registry / @zeph-to/cli / 1.19.1

@zeph-to/cli@1.19.1

Zeph CLI + push notification SDK for AI agents

AI Security Review

scanned 2h ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Review flagged AI-agent configuration or capability changes. This remains warn-only unless evidence shows foreign-agent hijack through preinstall/install/postinstall, hidden persistence, exfiltration, remote code execution, or other concrete malicious behavior.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

User runs `zeph install`/`setup` or `zeph listener`; no consumer lifecycle trigger exists.

Impact

Installed rules and hooks can influence supported AI-agent behavior and execute Zeph CLI/MCP commands in those agents.

Mechanism

User-invoked multi-agent hook, MCP, and global-rule installation with remote notification control.

Rationale

No malicious install-time behavior is present, but the package deliberately modifies broad AI-agent control surfaces and installs remote-control hooks after an explicit user command. Treat this as a warning-level agent capability risk rather than a publish-blocking malware finding.

Evidence

package.jsondist/cli.jsdist/installer.jsdist/templates.jsdist/zeph-core.generated.jsdist/listener.jsdist/config.js~/.codex/hooks.json~/.codex/AGENTS.md~/.gemini/settings.json~/.gemini/GEMINI.md~/.cursor/mcp.json~/.cursor/hooks.json~/.cursor/rules/zeph.mdc~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json~/.codeium/windsurf/hooks.json~/.codeium/windsurf/memories/global_rules.md~/.copilot/hooks/zeph.json~/.copilot/instructions/zeph.instructions.md~/.cline/rules/zeph.md~/.aider.conf.yml~/.zeph/config.json~/.zeph/attachments

Network endpoints2

api.zeph.to/v1registry.npmjs.org/

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 90.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

`dist/installer.js` explicit `install` writes hooks and global rules for Codex, Gemini, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Cline, and Aider.
`dist/installer.js` registers an MCP server through `npx -y @zeph-to/mcp-server` and invokes Claude/Gemini CLIs during user setup.
`dist/templates.js` installs hook commands that fall back to `npx -y @zeph-to/cli`.
`dist/zeph-core.generated.js` supplies persistent agent-behavior rules including remote-origin handling and mandatory Zeph prompts.
`dist/listener.js` runs a persistent tmux/WebSocket listener and downloads attachments under `~/.zeph/attachments`.

Evidence against

`package.json` has only `prepublishOnly`; no preinstall/install/postinstall hook executes for consumers.
`dist/cli.js` dispatches installation and listener behavior only after explicit CLI subcommands.
`dist/config.js` stores Zeph configuration in `~/.zeph/config.json` with mode `0600`.
Observed network use targets package-aligned Zeph API endpoints and the npm registry; no unrelated exfiltration endpoint was found.
No source evidence of credential harvesting beyond configured `ZEPH_API_KEY`, destructive commands, eval/vm execution, or stealth install-time persistence.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 23 file(s), 240 KB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, api.zeph.to, app.zeph.to, registry.npmjs.org

Source & flagged code

4 flagged

dist/agents.jsView file

Lines 1-23javascript

1"use strict";

2Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });

3exports.detectAgents = exports.hasCommand = void 0;

4const child_process_1 = require("child_process");

5const fs_1 = require("fs");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/agents.jsView on unpkg · L3

6const os_1 = require("os");

7const path_1 = require("path");

8const HOME = (0, os_1.homedir)();

9const hasCommand = (cmd) => {

10 try {

11 (0, child_process_1.execSync)(`which ${cmd}`, { stdio: 'pipe' });

12 return true;

13 }

14 catch {

15 return false;

16 }

17};

18exports.hasCommand = hasCommand;

19const detectAgents = () => [

20 { name: 'Claude Code', id: 'claude', detected: (0, exports.hasCommand)('claude') },

21 { name: 'Cursor', id: 'cursor', detected: (0, fs_1.existsSync)((0, path_1.join)(HOME, '.cursor')) },

22 { name: 'Windsurf', id: 'windsurf', detected: (0, fs_1.existsSync)((0, path_1.join)(HOME, '.codeium')) },

23 { name: 'Gemini CLI', id: 'gemini', detected: (0, exports.hasCommand)('gemini') },

dist/zeph-hook.jsView file

Lines 1-25javascript

1"use strict";

2Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });

3exports.ZephHook = void 0;

4const node_crypto_1 = require("node:crypto");

5const node_os_1

dist/installer.jsView file

Lines 165-205javascript

165 ok('Response hook added');

166 }

167 catch {

168 fail('Hook install failed');

169 }

170 try {

171 // Windsurf reads ~/.codeium/windsurf/memories/global_rules.md as always-on

172 // global rules. Managed-block append preserves the user's own rules.

Source & flagged code

4 flagged · loading source

dist/agents.jsView file

3exports.detectAgents = exports.hasCommand = void 0; L4: const child_process_1 = require("child_process"); L5: const fs_1 = require("fs");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/agents.jsView on unpkg · L3

dist/zeph-hook.jsView file

5const node_os_1 = require("node:os"); L6: const node_child_process_1 = require("node:child_process"); L7: const errors_js_1 = require("./errors.js"); L8: const crypto_js_1 = require("./crypto.js"); L9: const DEFAULT_BASE_URL = 'https://api.zeph.to/v1'; L10: const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000; ... L19: const agentSessionContext = () => { L20: if (!process.env.TMUX) L21: return null;

High

Same File Env Network Execution

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

dist/zeph-hook.jsView on unpkg · L5

dist/installer.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = @zeph-to/cli@1.19.0 matchedIdentity = npm:QHplcGgtdG8vY2xp:1.19.0 similarity = 0.913 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

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

dist/installer.jsView on unpkg

185// legacy `mcp add zeph -- npx …` form; fall back for those. L186: (0, child_process_1.execSync)('gemini mcp add -s user zeph npx -- -y @zeph-to/mcp-server', { stdio: 'pipe' }); L187: ok('MCP server added');

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

dist/installer.jsView on unpkg · L185

Findings

1 Critical3 High3 Medium5 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/installer.js

HighChild Processdist/agents.js

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/zeph-hook.js

HighRuntime Package Installdist/installer.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings