registry / accelr8 / 3.0.3

accelr8@3.0.3

Collaborative ascii canvas in your terminal. Real multiplayer, live cursors, mouse-driven TUI.

AI Security Review

scanned 31m ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

No confirmed malicious attack surface. The CLI performs user-invoked updates, optional FFmpeg setup, and configured AI-provider calls for its stated collaborative terminal app features.

Static reason

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

Trigger

User runs `accelr8`, confirms an update/voice setup, or explicitly adds and invokes an agent.

Impact

Writes package-owned `~/.accelr8` settings, identity, update, and agent credential files; network use is feature-aligned.

Mechanism

Interactive CLI, WebSocket collaboration, optional package update, and user-configured AI requests.

Rationale

Direct source inspection shows feature-aligned, user-triggered execution and network behavior rather than install-time or covert malicious behavior. The scanner’s runtime-install and child-process signals are explained by interactive updater, FFmpeg, voice, and restricted AI-agent features.

Evidence

package.jsondist/cli.jsdist/chunks/update-UEPNGB6Y.jsdist/chunks/install-DL5WLVXN.jsdist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.jsdist/chunks/client-HLMFYYAQ.jsdist/chunks/server-IVR5UHTM.js~/.accelr8/identity.json~/.accelr8/settings.json~/.accelr8/update-check.json~/.accelr8/accounts.json~/.accelr8/agent-tokens.json

Network endpoints4

wss://accelr8-canvas.patonchain.workers.devregistry.npmjs.org/accelr8/latestapi.anthropic.comapi.openai.com

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Clean at 93.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for block

`dist/chunks/update-UEPNGB6Y.js` can run `npm install -g accelr8@latest`, but only from the interactive update action.
`dist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.js` stores user-provided AI API keys locally and sends them to their selected Anthropic/OpenAI API endpoint during explicit agent use.

Evidence against

`package.json` has only `prepublishOnly`; no preinstall/install/postinstall hook executes for consumers.
`dist/cli.js` gates all behavior behind explicit CLI invocation; dynamic imports select normal client/server/agent commands.
`dist/chunks/install-DL5WLVXN.js` only proposes or runs FFmpeg installation after an in-app confirmation.
`dist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.js` limits Claude CLI to plan mode and disallows file, shell, web, and task tools.
No hidden endpoint, remote code loader, credential harvesting, destructive action, or foreign AI-agent configuration write was found.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsObfuscatedUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 8 file(s), 211 KB of source, external domains: api.anthropic.com, api.openai.com, registry.npmjs.org

Source & flagged code

4 flagged

dist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.jsView file

Lines 115-168javascript

115function saveToken(projectId, agentId, token, baseDir) {

116 const tokens = loadTokens(baseDir);

117 tokens[tokenKey(projectId, agentId)] = token;

118 writeJson(path.join(dirOf(baseDir), TOKENS_FILE), tokens);

119}

120function detectClaudeCode() {

121 const dirs = (process.env.PATH ?? "").split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean);

122 for (const dir of dirs) {

123 const candidate = path.join(dir, "claude");

124 try {

125 if (!fs.existsSync(candidate)) continue;

126 fs.accessSync(candidate, fs.constants.X_OK);

127 if (fs.statSync(candidate).isFile()) return { available: true, path: candidate };

128 } catch {

129 }

130 }

131 return { available: false };

132}

133function detectEnvKeys() {

134 const out = {};

135 const a = process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY?.trim();

136 const o = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY?.trim();

137 if (a) out.anthropic = a;

138 if (o) out.openai = o;

139 return out;

140}

141function defaultHandle(userName, provider) {

142 const suffix = "s" + (provider === "anthropic" ? "claude" : "gpt");

143 let name = userName.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9-]/g, "").replace(/^-+/, "");

144 if (!name) name = "my";

145 return name.slice(0, 20 - suffix.length) + suffix;

146}

147

148// src/executor.ts

149import { spawn } from "node:child_process";

150var ANTHROPIC_VERSION = "2023-06-01";

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.jsView on unpkg · L148

151var ANTHROPIC_BASE = "https://api.anthropic.com";

152var OPENAI_BASE = "https://api.openai.com";

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/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.jsView on unpkg · L135

153var DELTA_MS = 100;

154var DELTA_CHARS = 800;

155var RETRY_CAP_MS = 1e4;

156var STDERR_TAIL = 500;

157var Run = class {

158 constructor(cb, secret) {

159 this.cb = cb;

160 this.secret = secret;

161 }

162 cb;

163 secret;

164 ac = new AbortController();

165 aborted = false;

166 settled = false;

167 buf = "";

168 timer = null;

dist/chunks/update-UEPNGB6Y.jsView file

Lines 40-80javascript

40 }

41 if (fresh) return;

42 const ac = new AbortController();

43 const timer = setTimeout(() => ac.abort(), 2500);

dist/chunks/install-DL5WLVXN.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = accelr8@3.0.1 matchedIdentity = npm:YWNjZWxyOA:3.0.1 similarity = 0.857 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/chunks/install-DL5WLVXN.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

4 flagged · loading source

dist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.jsView file

148// src/executor.ts L149: import { spawn } from "node:child_process"; L150: var ANTHROPIC_VERSION = "2023-06-01";

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.jsView on unpkg · L148

135const a = process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY?.trim(); L136: const o = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY?.trim(); L137: if (a) out.anthropic = a; ... L148: // src/executor.ts L149: import { spawn } from "node:child_process"; L150: var ANTHROPIC_VERSION = "2023-06-01"; L151: var ANTHROPIC_BASE = "https://api.anthropic.com"; L152: var OPENAI_BASE = "https://api.openai.com";

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/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.jsView on unpkg · L135

dist/chunks/update-UEPNGB6Y.jsView file

60const u = cachedUpdate(current, baseDir); L61: return u ? `update available \xB7 v${u.latest} \xB7 npm i -g accelr8@latest` : null; L62: } ... L66: try { L67: child = spawn("npm", ["install", "-g", "accelr8@latest", "--no-fund", "--no-audit"], { stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"] }); L68: } catch (e) {

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

dist/chunks/update-UEPNGB6Y.jsView on unpkg · L60

dist/chunks/install-DL5WLVXN.jsView 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/chunks/install-DL5WLVXN.jsView on unpkg

Findings

1 Critical4 High3 Medium6 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/chunks/install-DL5WLVXN.js

HighChild Processdist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.js

HighShell

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.js

HighRuntime Package Installdist/chunks/update-UEPNGB6Y.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowObfuscated

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Source & flagged code

4 flagged

dist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.jsView file

Lines 115-168javascript

115function saveToken(projectId, agentId, token, baseDir) {

116 const tokens = loadTokens(baseDir);

117 tokens[tokenKey(projectId, agentId)] = token;

118 writeJson(path.join(dirOf(baseDir), TOKENS_FILE), tokens);

119}

120function detectClaudeCode() {

121 const dirs = (process.env.PATH ?? "").split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean);

122 for (const dir of dirs) {

123 const candidate = path.join(dir, "claude");

124 try {

125 if (!fs.existsSync(candidate)) continue;

126 fs.accessSync(candidate, fs.constants.X_OK);

127 if (fs.statSync(candidate).isFile()) return { available: true, path: candidate };

128 } catch {

129 }

130 }

131 return { available: false };

132}

133function detectEnvKeys() {

134 const out = {};

135 const a = process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY?.trim();

136 const o = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY?.trim();

137 if (a) out.anthropic = a;

138 if (o) out.openai = o;

139 return out;

140}

141function defaultHandle(userName, provider) {

142 const suffix = "s" + (provider === "anthropic" ? "claude" : "gpt");

143 let name = userName.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9-]/g, "").replace(/^-+/, "");

144 if (!name) name = "my";

145 return name.slice(0, 20 - suffix.length) + suffix;

146}

147

148// src/executor.ts

149import { spawn } from "node:child_process";

150var ANTHROPIC_VERSION = "2023-06-01";

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.jsView on unpkg · L148

151var ANTHROPIC_BASE = "https://api.anthropic.com";

152var OPENAI_BASE = "https://api.openai.com";

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/chunks/chunk-3JNUWI22.jsView on unpkg · L135

153var DELTA_MS = 100;

154var DELTA_CHARS = 800;

155var RETRY_CAP_MS = 1e4;

156var STDERR_TAIL = 500;

157var Run = class {

158 constructor(cb, secret) {

159 this.cb = cb;

160 this.secret = secret;

161 }

162 cb;

163 secret;

164 ac = new AbortController();

165 aborted = false;

166 settled = false;

167 buf = "";

168 timer = null;

dist/chunks/update-UEPNGB6Y.jsView file

Lines 40-80javascript

40 }

41 if (fresh) return;

42 const ac = new AbortController();

43 const timer = setTimeout(() => ac.abort(), 2500);

dist/chunks/install-DL5WLVXN.jsView 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/chunks/install-DL5WLVXN.jsView on unpkg