@velaro/cli@1.4.53
Velaro Workspace v20 — command-line interface for managing bots, knowledge base ingestion, MCP API keys, search indexes, and ops health.
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has a concrete, explicit-user-command AI-agent configuration mutation. Its install hook is limited to a package banner and does not establish the automatic broad-control chain required for blocking.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
The user runs `velaro mcp-key install`.
Impact
Claude Code can subsequently start the configured Velaro MCP server with that key.
Mechanism
Creates a Velaro API key and writes an MCP server entry to ~/.claude.json.
AI rationale
The package has a concrete, explicit-user-command AI-agent configuration mutation. Its install hook is limited to a package banner and does not establish the automatic broad-control chain required for blocking.
Evidence
lib/commands/mcp-key.js~/.claude.json
Network endpoints2
api-admin-us-east.velaro.comvelaro-admin-staging.azurewebsites.net
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 94.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The explicit `velaro mcp-key install` command adds an MCP server entry to the user's Claude Code configuration.
- That entry runs `npx -y @velaro/mcp-server` and stores a newly created API key in the agent configuration.
Evidence against
- The postinstall hook only imports the banner helper; it does not modify AI-agent configuration or contact a network service.
- The Claude configuration change is limited to an explicitly invoked subcommand, not installation.
- The package has no runtime dependency on its own package name.
- Network requests shown are authenticated calls to configured Velaro services or the npm registry.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
9 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkg•Remote tarball dependency specs: xlsx@https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-0.20.3/xlsx-0.20.3.tgz
Medium
Remote Tarball Dependency
Package manifest contains a dependency pinned to a remote tarball URL.
package.jsonView on unpkglib/kb-screenshot.jsView file
Findings
8 High5 Medium5 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processlib/kb-screenshot.js
HighShell
HighSame File Env Network Executionlib/kb-screenshot.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationlib/commands/update.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationlib/commands/update.js
HighRuntime Package Installlib/commands/update.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/kb-screenshot.js#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
MediumRemote Tarball Dependency
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @velaro/cli@1.4.53.
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