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autodev-ai@0.1.38

AutoDev — Autonomous Engineering Team. DevTeam in a Box. Runs on pi.

AI Security Review

scanned 12d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

No confirmed malicious attack surface was found. The package is an AI-agent/dev automation CLI whose risky primitives are exposed through explicit setup, config, docs, update, or uninstall commands.

Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
User runs autodev subcommands or install.sh; package import/install alone has no lifecycle trigger.
Impact
Can modify project AutoDev files, agent config, shell rc env line, and invoke network/package-manager commands when explicitly requested.
Mechanism
User-invoked AI agent framework setup and automation
Rationale
Static inspection found powerful automation, shell, network, and AI-agent control-surface writes, but they are consistent with an explicit AutoDev CLI/extension and are not activated by npm lifecycle or import-time execution. I found no unconsented credential theft, persistence payload, hidden destructive action, or malicious endpoint.
Evidence
package.jsoninstall.shscripts/cli.tsscripts/onboard.tsextensions/autodev/index.tsextensions/autodev/installer/tools.tsextensions/autodev/installer/config-module.tsextensions/autodev/installer/init-module.tsextensions/autodev/installer/uninstall-module.tsextensions/autodev/embeddings.ts~/.AutoDev/agent/.env~/.AutoDev/agent/auth.json~/.AutoDev/agent/models.json~/.bashrc~/.zshrc~/.profile~/.config/fish/config.fishproject/.autodev/project/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/autodev-request.mdproject/AGENTS.mdproject/CONTEXT.md
Network endpoints7
bun.sh/installraw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.shcli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpgdeb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.xapi.voyageai.com/v1/embeddingsollama.com/v1github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new

Decision evidence

public snapshot
AI called this Clean at 86.0% confidence as Benign with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
  • User-invoked install/update paths run shell/package-manager commands in install.sh, scripts/cli.ts, installer/tools.ts.
  • User-invoked config stores entered API tokens in agent .env/auth files in installer/config-module.ts and auth.ts.
  • Extension augments AI-agent prompts and registers tools in extensions/autodev/index.ts, matching package purpose.
Evidence against
  • package.json has no preinstall/postinstall lifecycle hooks; bin is only ./scripts/cli.ts.
  • Network calls are package-aligned: GitHub/gh setup, npm self-update, docs seeding, VoyageAI embeddings, model provider validation.
  • No source evidence of credential harvesting or exfiltration; secrets are prompted/imported by config and used for validation or SDK auth.
  • Remote code/package install behavior is user-invoked install/update/doctor tooling, not import-time or install-time payload execution.
  • Test secret patterns are synthetic redaction fixtures in extensions/autodev/debug/__tests__/debug.test.ts.
  • Project/agent control-surface writes occur under explicit autodev init/onboard/config commands for an AI-agent framework.
Behavioral surface
Source
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
Supply chain
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.
scanned 88 file(s), 633 KB of source, external domains: api.anthropic.com, api.context7.com, api.openai.com, api.voyageai.com, bun.sh, cli.github.com, deb.nodesource.com, discord.com, generativelanguage.googleapis.com, github.com, grep.app, ollama.com, raw.githubusercontent.com

Source & flagged code

10 flagged · loading source
extensions/autodev/debug/__tests__/debug.test.tsView file
247patternName = github_pat severity = critical line = 247 matchedText = github: ...34",
Critical
Critical Secret

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

extensions/autodev/debug/__tests__/debug.test.tsView on unpkg · L247
247patternName = github_pat severity = critical line = 247 matchedText = github: ...34",
Critical
Secret Pattern

GitHub personal access token in extensions/autodev/debug/__tests__/debug.test.ts

extensions/autodev/debug/__tests__/debug.test.tsView on unpkg · L247
246patternName = google_api_key severity = high line = 246 matchedText = google: ...PQ",
High
Secret Pattern

Google API key in extensions/autodev/debug/__tests__/debug.test.ts

extensions/autodev/debug/__tests__/debug.test.tsView on unpkg · L246
extensions/autodev/background/manager.tsView file
150L151: spawn(config: SpawnConfig): string { L152: const id = this.nextId();
High
Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

extensions/autodev/background/manager.tsView on unpkg · L150
extensions/autodev/docs/seeding.tsView file
194const mdUrls: string[] = []; L195: let match: RegExpExecArray | null; L196: while ((match = linkRegex.exec(indexText)) !== null) {
High
Shell

Package source references shell execution.

extensions/autodev/docs/seeding.tsView on unpkg · L194
extensions/autodev/installer/uninstall-module.tsView file
181try { L182: const { execSync } = await import("node:child_process"); L183: const cmd = `npx @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent uninstall ${source}`; L184: execSync(cmd, { stdio: "pipe", timeout: 60_000, cwd: process.cwd() });
High
Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

extensions/autodev/installer/uninstall-module.tsView on unpkg · L181
23const SHELL_RC_CANDIDATES = [ L24: ".bashrc", L25: ".zshrc", ... L55: const { notify } = deps; L56: const home = process.env.HOME ?? "~"; L57: const targets = [ ... L181: try { L182: const { execSync } = await import("node:child_process"); L183: const cmd = `npx @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent uninstall ${source}`; L184: execSync(cmd, { stdio: "pipe", timeout: 60_000, cwd: process.cwd() }); L185: notify(`Uninstalled ${source}`, "info");
Medium
Install Persistence

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

extensions/autodev/installer/uninstall-module.tsView on unpkg · L23
extensions/autodev/embeddings.tsView file
37): Promise<Float32Array[]> { L38: const apiKey = process.env.VOYAGE_API_KEY; L39: if (!apiKey) throw new Error("VOYAGE_API_KEY not set"); ... L42: const batch = texts.slice(i, i + VOYAGE_BATCH_SIZE); L43: const res = await fetch("https://api.voyageai.com/v1/embeddings", { L44: method: "POST", ... L48: }, L49: body: JSON.stringify({ L50: model: "voyage-3", ... L55: if (!res.ok) { L56: throw new Error(`VoyageAI embeddings failed: ${res.status} ${await res.text()}`); L57: }
High
Credential Exfiltration

Source combines credential-like environment material and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

extensions/autodev/embeddings.tsView on unpkg · L37
extensions/autodev/installer/tools.tsView file
1import { execSync, type ExecSyncOptions } from "node:child_process"; L2: import { platform } from "node:os"; ... L59: function isNonInteractive(): boolean { L60: if (process.env.CI === "true" || process.env.CI === "1") return true; L61: if (process.stdout != null && process.stdout.isTTY === false) return true; L62: if (process.argv.includes("--yes") || process.argv.includes("-y")) return true; ... L65: L66: const HOMEBREW_BOOTSTRAP_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.[redacted].sh"; L67: ... L108: notify(`Installing Homebrew from ${HOMEBREW_BOOTSTRAP_URL}...`, "info"); L109: exec(`bash -c 'NONINTERACTIVE=1 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL ${HOMEBREW_BOOTSTRAP_URL})"`, { L110: stdio: "inherit",
Critical
Download Execute

Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.

extensions/autodev/installer/tools.tsView on unpkg · L1
install.shView file
path = install.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 2692 magicHex = [redacted]
Medium
Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

install.shView on unpkg

Findings

3 Critical5 High5 Medium4 Low
CriticalCritical Secretextensions/autodev/debug/__tests__/debug.test.ts
CriticalDownload Executeextensions/autodev/installer/tools.ts
CriticalSecret Patternextensions/autodev/debug/__tests__/debug.test.ts
HighChild Processextensions/autodev/background/manager.ts
HighShellextensions/autodev/docs/seeding.ts
HighCredential Exfiltrationextensions/autodev/embeddings.ts
HighRuntime Package Installextensions/autodev/installer/uninstall-module.ts
HighSecret Patternextensions/autodev/debug/__tests__/debug.test.ts
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumInstall Persistenceextensions/autodev/installer/uninstall-module.ts
MediumShips Build Helperinstall.sh
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings