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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@vpxa/aikit/v/0.1.461"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@vpxa/aikit/v/0.1.461.md"
package: "@vpxa/aikit"
report_status: "published"
title: "@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.1.461"
---

# @vpxa/aikit@0.1.461 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged as agent extension risk** — Allowed by default with warning: install-time first-party agent extension setup was detected.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Warn-only agent extension risk
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Agent extension lifecycle risk
- **Selected version:** 0.1.461
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

LPM treats this as warn-only first-party agent extension lifecycle risk. The postinstall hook can alter existing AI Kit MCP registrations during a narrowly identified managed-updater staging install. No broader install-time exfiltration or remote execution was confirmed.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Confidence:** 91.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-04T09:02:11.284Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-04T09:02:53.560Z
- **Download time:** 755 ms
- **Static scan time:** 5957 ms
- **AI review time:** 35558 ms
- **Total time:** 42276 ms

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** The postinstall hook can alter existing AI Kit MCP registrations during a narrowly identified managed-updater staging install. No broader install-time exfiltration or remote execution was confirmed.

- **Trigger:** npm postinstall inside ~/.aikit/versions/v\*-staging/package

- **Impact:** Updates version-pinned AI Kit IDE MCP configuration to a version-neutral launcher.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, bin/postinstall-managed-launcher.mjs, bin/aikit.mjs, packages/cli/dist/index.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-08-04T09:02:53.560Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** narrow legacy MCP launcher migration

- **Rationale:** Source inspection confirms a guarded same-vendor legacy CLI shim migration rather than concrete malware. Per policy, this warrants a warning rather than a block.

- **Files touched:** bin/postinstall-managed-launcher.mjs, packages/cli/dist/index.js, ~/.aikit/current-version.json, IDE MCP configuration files

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 91.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for:** package.json runs a postinstall launcher., bin/postinstall-managed-launcher.mjs activates only under ~/.aikit/versions/v\*-staging/package., The launcher imports the bundled CLI and invokes migrate-launcher., packages/cli/dist/index.js migrates version-pinned IDE MCP entries to the AI Kit launcher.

- **Evidence against:** Postinstall is a silent no-op outside the exact managed staging path., Migration requires ~/.aikit/current-version.json and a bundled CLI., No lifecycle network, credential harvesting, or payload download is present., Registry access and browser installation occur only in explicit CLI commands.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node ./bin/postinstall-managed-launcher.mjs
```

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 3. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** packages/tools/dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/packages/tools/dist/index.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{a as e,n as t,o as n,r,s as i,t as a}from"./import-resolver-CUsGkGED.js";import{access as o,mkdir as s,readFile as c,readdir as l,rename as u,stat as d,writeFile as f}from"n...
L2: `)){if(!a)continue;if(a.startsWith(`## `)){i=a.slice(3).split(`...`)[0];continue}let e=a[0],o=a[1],s=a.slice(3).trim();e===`?`&&o===`?`?r.push(s):(e!==` `&&e!==`?`&&t.push({status:...
```

### 4. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 5. Low: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 45.0%
- **Path:** scaffold/dist/definitions/bodies.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/scaffold/dist/definitions/bodies.mjs>)

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L496: - [ ] **SSRF protection**: URLs validated against allowlist, no open redirects, internal IPs blocked
L497: - [ ] **eval/Function prevention**: No dynamic code execution from user input (\`eval()\`, \`new Function()\`, \`vm.runInNewContext()\`)
L498: - [ ] **Path traversal**: File paths sanitized, no \`..\` sequences reaching outside allowed directories
```

### 6. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/aikit.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/bin/aikit.mjs>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L53: 
L54: await import(pathToFileURL(serverPath).href);
L55: } else {
```

### 7. Medium: Unsafe Vm Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 68.0%
- **Path:** packages/tools/dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/packages/tools/dist/index.js>)

Package source executes code through a VM context API.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{a as e,n as t,o as n,r,s as i,t as a}from"./import-resolver-CUsGkGED.js";import{access as o,mkdir as s,readFile as c,readdir as l,rename as u,stat as d,writeFile as f}from"n...
L2: `)){if(!a)continue;if(a.startsWith(`## `)){i=a.slice(3).split(`...`)[0];continue}let e=a[0],o=a[1],s=a.slice(3).trim();e===`?`&&o===`?`?r.push(s):(e!==` `&&e!==`?`&&t.push({status:...
L3: `).trim()||t.message||`Command failed`}async function st(e={}){if(at>=2)throw Error(`Too many concurrent check runs (${at}/2). Retry when one finishes or use targeted check({ files...
L4: `).length-1,a=t.slice(r).match(/export\s+(?:async\s+)?(\w+)/);l.push({name:n[1],path:e.record.sourcePath,line:e.record.startLine+i,kind:a?.[1]??`unknown`})}}let f=new Map;for(let e...
L5: `)){let e=t.match(/^\s*-\s+['"]?([^'"#\s]+)[
```

### 8. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** packages/tools/dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/packages/tools/dist/index.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{a as e,n as t,o as n,r,s as i,t as a}from"./import-resolver-CUsGkGED.js";import{access as o,mkdir as s,readFile as c,readdir as l,rename as u,stat as d,writeFile as f}from"n...
L2: `)){if(!a)continue;if(a.startsWith(`## `)){i=a.slice(3).split(`...`)[0];continue}let e=a[0],o=a[1],s=a.slice(3).trim();e===`?`&&o===`?`?r.push(s):(e!==` `&&e!==`?`&&t.push({status:...
L3: `).trim()||t.message||`Command failed`}async function st(e={}){if(at>=2)throw Error(`Too many concurrent check runs (${at}/2). Retry when one finishes or use targeted check({ files...
L4: `).length-1,a=t.slice(r).match(/export\s+(?:async\s+)?(\w+)/);l.push({name:n[1],path:e.record.sourcePath,line:e.record.startLine+i,kind:a?.[1]??`unknown`})}}let f=new Map;for(let e...
L5: `)){let e=t.match(/^\s*-\s+['"]?([^'"#\s]+)[
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 12. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** packages/server/dist/browser-Nf8JA\_qi.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/packages/server/dist/browser-Nf8JA_qi.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L264: })();
L265: <\/script>`}function Me(e){let t=Date.now();if(!(t-V<3e4)){V=t;try{if(process.platform===`win32`){let t=E(`rundll32`,[`url.dll,FileProtocolHandler`,e],{detached:!0,stdio:`ignore`,w...
L266: `)}function Le(e){return e.some(e=>e.id!==`__dismiss`)}function Re(e){return e.replace(`</head>`,`${d}\n</head>`).replace(`</body>`,`${l}\n</body>`)}function $(e){if(!e.headersSent...
L267: `);return{content:[{type:`text`,text:`[ERROR:VALIDATION] Template "${n.id}" data validation failed:\n${e}\n\nExpected schema: ${JSON.stringify(n.inputSchema,null,2)}`}],structuredC...
```

### 13. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** packages/browser/dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/packages/browser/dist/index.js>)

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{exec as e,execFileSync as t,execSync as n,spawn as r}from"node:child_process";import{appendFileSync as i,closeSync as a,copyFileSync as o,existsSync as s,mkdirSync as c,open...
L2: `)}return JSON.stringify(t,null,2)}catch{return e}}function we(e,t=0,n=[]){let r=`  `.repeat(t),i=typeof e.role==`string`?e.role.toUpperCase():``,a=typeof e.ref==`string`?e.ref:``,...
L3: const text = await r.text();
```

### 14. High: Cloud Metadata Access
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** packages/tools/dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/packages/tools/dist/index.js>)

Source reaches cloud instance metadata or link-local credential endpoints.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{a as e,n as t,o as n,r,s as i,t as a}from"./import-resolver-CUsGkGED.js";import{access as o,mkdir as s,readFile as c,readdir as l,rename as u,stat as d,writeFile as f}from"n...
L2: `)){if(!a)continue;if(a.startsWith(`## `)){i=a.slice(3).split(`...`)[0];continue}let e=a[0],o=a[1],s=a.slice(3).trim();e===`?`&&o===`?`?r.push(s):(e!==` `&&e!==`?`&&t.push({status:...
L3: `).trim()||t.message||`Command failed`}async function st(e={}){if(at>=2)throw Error(`Too many concurrent check runs (${at}/2). Retry when one finishes or use targeted check({ files...
L4: `).length-1,a=t.slice(r).match(/export\s+(?:async\s+)?(\w+)/);l.push({name:n[1],path:e.record.sourcePath,line:e.record.startLine+i,kind:a?.[1]??`unknown`})}}let f=new Map;for(let e...
L5: `)){let e=t.match(/^\s*-\s+['"]?([^'"#\s]+)[
```

### 15. Medium: Protestware
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 90.0%

Package source has broad protestware-like patterns that need review.

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 17. Low: Telemetry
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 19. Medium: Ships Wasm Module
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** packages/chunker/wasm/tree-sitter-go.wasm
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/packages/chunker/wasm/tree-sitter-go.wasm>)

Package ships WebAssembly modules.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = packages/chunker/wasm/tree-sitter-go.wasm
kind = wasm_module
sizeBytes = 235957
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 20. 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.

### 21. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** packages/browser/dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@vpxa/aikit@0.1.461/packages/browser/dist/index.js>)

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = @vpxa/aikit@0.1.446
matchedIdentity = npm:QHZweGEvYWlraXQ:0.1.446
similarity = 0.650
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall
- **Dependencies:** 23
- **Optional dependencies:** 2
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 13
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 25

### Published dependency entries
- @huggingface/transformers ^4.x (Dependency)
- @lancedb/lancedb ^0.x (Dependency)
- @mcp-ui/server ^6.x (Dependency)
- @mixmark-io/domino ^2.x (Dependency)
- @modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps ^1.x (Dependency)
- @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.x (Dependency)
- ajv ^8.x (Dependency)
- diff ^9.x (Dependency)
- express ^5.x (Dependency)
- gpt-tokenizer ^3.x (Dependency)
- linkedom ^0.x (Dependency)
- lru-cache ^11.x (Dependency)
- marked ^18.x (Dependency)
- mermaid ^11 (Dependency)
- minimatch ^10.x (Dependency)
- onnxruntime-common ^1.x (Dependency)
- sql.js ^1.x (Dependency)
- sqlite-vec ^0.x (Dependency)
- tree-sitter-wasms ~0.1.13 (Dependency)
- turndown ^7.x (Dependency)
- web-tree-sitter ~0.24.7 (Dependency)
- yaml ^2.x (Dependency)
- zod ^4.x (Dependency)
- better-sqlite3 ^12.x (OptionalDependency)
- playwright-core ^1.x (OptionalDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @vpxa/aikit
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.1.461
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-08-02T15:38:07.595Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-09T00:47:00.971Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-08-19T01:42:11.501Z
- **Known versions:** 41
- **Latest version:** 0.1.476
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Local-first AI developer toolkit — knowledge base, code analysis, context management, and developer tools for LLM agents
- **Author:** AnVPX
- **Maintainers:** anvpx
- **Keywords:** knowledge-base, mcp, ai, developer-tools, local-first, embeddings, vector-search, code-analysis
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18
- **Artifact files:** 907
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 41,704,711 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@vpxa/aikit/v/0.1.461>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/anvpx/aikit>)
