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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@viraatdas/rudder/v/2.15.3"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@viraatdas/rudder/v/2.15.3.md"
package: "@viraatdas/rudder"
report_status: "published"
title: "@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "2.15.3"
---

# @viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 24 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 2.15.3
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

Source inspection found a prerequisite installer and user-triggered product features, with no concrete malicious behavior. Static similarity and network indicators do not establish an attack in the inspected source.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 91.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-14T21:38:07.019Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-14T21:39:39.025Z
- **Download time:** 2537 ms
- **Static scan time:** 1811 ms
- **AI review time:** 87656 ms
- **Total time:** 92006 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No malicious attack surface was identified in the inspected source. The flagged behaviors align with Rudder's prerequisite installation and user-triggered cloud and improvement features.

- **Trigger:** The postinstall hook checks for jj during installation; other examined behaviors require a Rudder command or user action.

- **Impact:** No unauthorized credential disclosure, agent control change, or malicious execution was established.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-14T21:39:39.025Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** The installer checks for jj and may install it with a package manager. Cloud snapshot creation stages credentials for the cloud launch flow, while agent-related reads access local conversation and model data.

- **Rationale:** Source inspection found a prerequisite installer and user-triggered product features, with no concrete malicious behavior. Static similarity and network indicators do not establish an attack in the inspected source.

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 91.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** The manifest has a postinstall hook for the package installer and no runtime dependency on itself., The installer checks for the jj prerequisite and uses brew or cargo only when jj is missing., Claude credentials are staged for a cloud snapshot that is sent through the explicit Rudder Cloud launch flow., The agent-related locations read Claude conversation records and a local Codex model cache; I found no agent control-configuration change there., The improvement collector reads registered project run records, and scheduling requires the explicit schedule install command., The remaining flagged behavior is consistent with local file locking, guarded local board requests, version checks, supplied feedback, and disclosed, switchable usage telemetry.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3.

- Review the evidence and your use of @viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs
```

### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/package.json>)

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs
```

### 3. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 4. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** dist/util.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/util.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L2: import { createHash, randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
...
L7: import readline from "node:readline/promises";
L8: import { stdin as input, stdout as output } from "node:process";
L9: const DEFAULT_PATH = [
...
L24: export function rudderHome() {
L25: return path.resolve(process.env.RUDDER_HOME?.trim() || path.join(os.homedir(), ".rudder"));
L26: }
...
L65: const raw = await fsp.readFile(filePath, "utf8");
L66: return JSON.parse(raw);
L67: }
...
L160: const TOOL_INSTALL_HINTS = {
```

### 5. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 6. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 7. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/improve/schedule.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/improve/schedule.js>)

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L7: function plistPath() {
L8: return path.join(os.homedir(), "Library", "LaunchAgents", `${LAUNCHD_LABEL}.plist`);
L9: }
...
L49: export async function scheduleCommand(action) {
L50: if (process.platform !== "darwin") {
L51: throw new Error("rudder improve schedule currently supports macOS (launchd) only; run `rudder improve run` from cron/systemd on other platforms.");
...
L59: // Re-bootstrap idempotently: boot out any prior registration first.
L60: await runCommand("launchctl", ["bootout", `gui/${uid}/${LAUNCHD_LABEL}`], { allowFailure: true });
L61: const bootstrap = await runCommand("launchctl", ["bootstrap", `gui/${uid}`, plistPath()], {
```

### 8. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 9. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cloud.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/cloud.js>)

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/cloud.js:
"~/.claude/.credentials.json",
"~/.claude/settings.json",
"~/.claude/CLAUDE.md",
"~/.claude.json",
"~/.codex/auth.json",
"~/.codex/config.toml",
"~/.codex/AGENTS.md",
"~/.codex/hooks.json",
```

### 10. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** scripts/postinstall.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/scripts/postinstall.mjs>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L5: // install: on any problem it prints guidance and exits 0.
L6: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L7: 
...
L13: try {
L14: const probe = process.platform === "win32" ? "where" : "which";
L15: return spawnSync(probe, [cmd], { stdio: "ignore" }).status === 0;
...
L34: warn("  Rust:   cargo install jj-cli");
L35: warn("  Other:  https://jj-vcs.github.io/jj/latest/install-and-setup/");
L36: warn("Then run: rudder doctor");
...
L39: function main() {
L40: if (process.env.RUDDER_SKIP_POSTINSTALL) {
L41: return;
```

### 11. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/improve/schedule.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/improve/schedule.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable persistence chain: scripts.start -> dist/index.js -> dist/main.js -> dist/improve/index.js -> dist/improve/schedule.js
L7: function plistPath() {
L8: return path.join(os.homedir(), "Library", "LaunchAgents", `${LAUNCHD_LABEL}.plist`);
L9: }
...
L49: export async function scheduleCommand(action) {
L50: if (process.platform !== "darwin") {
L51: throw new Error("rudder improve schedule currently supports macOS (launchd) only; run `rudder improve run` from cron/systemd on other platforms.");
...
L59: // Re-bootstrap idempotently: boot out any prior registration first.
L60: await runCommand("launchctl", ["bootout", `gui/${uid}/${LAUNCHD_LABEL}`], { allowFailure: true });
L61: const bootstrap = await runCommand("launchctl", ["bootstrap", `gui/${uid}`, plistPath()], {
```

### 12. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 13. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 14. Medium: Ships Native Binary
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-native
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-native>)

Package ships native binary artifacts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-native
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 5041128
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 15. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 16. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/improve/collect.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/improve/collect.js>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 6
```

### 17. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/util.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/util.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.69
matchedPath = dist/util.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.69
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 18. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/board/daemon.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/board/daemon.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.69
matchedPath = dist/board/daemon.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.69
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 19. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/handoff.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/handoff.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.69
matchedPath = dist/handoff.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.69
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 20. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/version-check.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/version-check.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.69
matchedPath = dist/version-check.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.69
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 21. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/feedback.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/feedback.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.69
matchedPath = dist/feedback.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.69
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 22. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/improve/state.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/improve/state.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.69
matchedPath = dist/improve/state.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.69
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/models.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/dist/models.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.69
matchedPath = dist/models.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.69
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 24. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** scripts/postinstall.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@viraatdas/rudder@2.15.3/scripts/postinstall.mjs>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.69
matchedPath = scripts/postinstall.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.69
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall
- **Dependencies:** 1
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 7
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 1

### Published dependency entries
- ws ^8.18.0 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @viraatdas/rudder
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 2.15.3
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-10-14T21:35:45.896Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T18:27:55.536Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-23T00:49:32.505Z
- **Known versions:** 98
- **Latest version:** 3.9.7
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** A TUI for managing coding agents: run Claude Code, Codex and opencode side by side, each in its own isolated jj workspace.
- **Maintainers:** viraatdas
- **Keywords:** tui, coding-agents, claude-code, codex, opencode, ai-agents, jujutsu, terminal, cli
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=22
- **Artifact files:** 163
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 16,988,310 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@viraatdas/rudder/v/2.15.3>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/viraatdas/rudder>)
- [Homepage](<https://rudder.viraat.dev/>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/viraatdas/rudder/issues>)
