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Source & flagged code

7 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node tools/install-codex-skill.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

20"postinstall": "node tools/install-codex-skill.mjs",

Medium

Ai Review Evidence

The package runs a Codex skill installer automatically after npm installation.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L20

tools/install-codex-skill.mjsView file

1#!/usr/bin/env node L2: import { chmodSync, cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, renameSync, rmSync, statSync } from 'node:fs'; L3: import { dirname, join, resolve } from 'node:path'; ... L40: while (existsSync(root)) root = join(skillsDir, `.aow-backup-${stamp}-${suffix++}`); L41: mkdirSync(root, { recursive: true }); L42: return root; ... L62: } L63: const codexHome = join(homeDir(), '.codex'); L64: const skillsDir = join(codexHome, 'skills'); L65: const dst = join(skillsDir, SKILL_NAME); L66: mkdirSync(skillsDir, { recursive: true }); L67:

Critical

Ai Agent Control Hijack

Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel.

tools/install-codex-skill.mjsView on unpkg · L1

•Runtime or CLI code links a write operation to an explicit external AI-agent control path: === '1'; const strict = process.argv.includes('--strict') || process.env.aow_postinstall_strict === '1'; function log(message) { if (!quiet) console.log(message); } function warn(message) { if (!quiet) console.warn(message); } function isdirectory(path) { try { return statsync(path).isdirectory(); } catch { return false; } } function homedir() { const home = process.env.home || process.env.userprofile || ''; if (!home) throw new error('unable to resolve home for codex skill install.'); return resolve(home); } function backuproot(skillsdir) { const stamp = new date().toisostring().replace(/[-:tz.]/g, '').slice(0, 17); let root = join(skillsdir, `.aow-backup-${stamp}`);

High

External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation

Runtime or CLI source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

tools/install-codex-skill.mjsView on unpkg

install.shView file

•path = install.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 12382 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

install.shView on unpkg

tests/orchestration_lifecycle_validation.pyView file

•path = tests/orchestration_lifecycle_validation.py kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 16742 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths.

tests/orchestration_lifecycle_validation.pyView on unpkg

tests/npm_cli_validation.mjsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = agent-orchestration-workflow@0.4.0 matchedIdentity = npm:[redacted]:0.4.0 similarity = 0.714 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

High

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

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

tests/npm_cli_validation.mjsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

7 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 1-40json

1{

2 "name": "agent-orchestration-workflow",

3 "version": "0.4.2",

4 "private": false,

5 "description": "Route-controlled orchestration CLI and four bounded worker roles for Orca projects.",

6 "license": "MIT",

7 "type": "module",

8 "bin": {

9 "aow": "bin/aow.mjs"

10 },

11 "scripts": {

12 "fix:permissions": "node tools/fix-permissions.mjs",

13 "test": "node tools/fix-permissions.mjs --quiet && PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 python3 tests/workflow_v2_validation.py && PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 python3 tests/orchestration_lifecycle_validation.py && PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 python3 tests/aggressive_validation.py",

14 "test:v2": "PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 python3 tests/workflow_v2_validation.py",

15 "test:npm-cli": "node tools/fix-permissions.mjs --quiet && PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 node tests/aow_03_validation.mjs && PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 node tests/npm_cli_validation.mjs",

16 "pack:dry": "npm pack --dry-run",

17 "doctor": "node bin/aow.mjs doctor",

18 "publish:check": "node tools/fix-permissions.mjs --quiet && node bin/aow.mjs publish-check --pack-dry-run",

19 "validate:production": "node tools/fix-permissions.mjs --quiet && npm test && npm run test:npm-cli && npm run publish:check && npm pack --dry-run",

20 "postinstall": "node tools/install-codex-skill.mjs",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L20

Medium

Ai Review Evidence

The package runs a Codex skill installer automatically after npm installation.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L20

21 "prepublishOnly": "npm run validate:production"

22 },

23 "files": [

24 "bin/",

25 "tools/",

26 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/SKILL.md",

27 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/evals/evals.json",

28 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/bin/aow-control",

29 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/bin/",

30 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/config/default-agents.yaml",

31 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/agents/openai.yaml",

32 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/references/context-capsule.md",

33 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/references/context-coverage-gate.md",

34 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/references/control-plane.md",

35 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/references/dag-plan-gate.md",

36 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/references/dispatch-packet.md",

37 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/references/evaluation-harness.md",

38 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/references/event-bus.md",

39 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/references/failure-recovery.md",

40 "skills/agent-orchestration-skill/references/leaf-worker-boundary.md",

tools/install-codex-skill.mjsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2import { chmodSync, cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, renameSync, rmSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';

3import { dirname, join, resolve } from 'node:path';

Critical

Ai Agent Control Hijack

Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel.

tools/install-codex-skill.mjsView on unpkg · L1

4import { fileURLToPath }

install.shView file

•path = install.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 12382 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

install.shView on unpkg

tests/orchestration_lifecycle_validation.pyView file

•path = tests/orchestration_lifecycle_validation.py kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 16742 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths.

tests/orchestration_lifecycle_validation.pyView on unpkg

tests/npm_cli_validation.mjsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = agent-orchestration-workflow@0.4.0 matchedIdentity = npm:[redacted]:0.4.0 similarity = 0.714 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

High

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

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

tests/npm_cli_validation.mjsView on unpkg