---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/autopilot-ai/v/1.20.0"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/autopilot-ai/v/1.20.0.md"
package: "autopilot-ai"
report_status: "published"
title: "autopilot-ai@1.20.0 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "1.20.0"
---

# autopilot-ai@1.20.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 24 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 1.20.0
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The manifest has no install-time lifecycle hook, and inspected agent evaluation is isolated with tool access mediated by the executor. The scanner’s remote-execution and DNS hints are not supported as malicious behavior by the source reviewed.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 86.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-11T12:38:36.256Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-11T12:39:37.737Z
- **Download time:** 1273 ms
- **Static scan time:** 6238 ms
- **AI review time:** 53969 ms
- **Total time:** 61481 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No attack was identified in the inspected source. Dynamic evaluation supports the coding-agent feature and runs in an isolated VM.

- **Trigger:** A user invokes the CLI or SDK coding-agent functionality.

- **Impact:** No malicious impact was established from the inspected behavior.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-11T12:39:37.737Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** The agent evaluates code in an isolated VM with a memory limit and routes tool calls through its executor and permission gate.

- **Rationale:** The manifest has no install-time lifecycle hook, and inspected agent evaluation is isolated with tool access mediated by the executor. The scanner’s remote-execution and DNS hints are not supported as malicious behavior by the source reviewed.

- **Files touched:** package.json, dist/index.js, dist/sdk/index.js, dist/sdk/index.d.ts

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 86.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** package.json exposes the CLI and two JavaScript entrypoints; its only lifecycle script is prepublishOnly, which runs a build., The flagged agent code reads bounded workspace context files and creates a permission gate for tool requests., The flagged dynamic evaluation runs inside isolated-vm with a configurable memory limit; tool access is routed through the supplied executor., dist/sdk/index.d.ts contains public type declarations, including agent modes and tool-call shapes.

- **Evidence against:** Static hints report remote-response execution and DNS exfiltration, but inspected code shows isolated evaluation and no matching DNS lookup in dist/index.js.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to autopilot-ai@1.20.0.

- Review the evidence and your use of autopilot-ai@1.20.0 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 3. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1122: // src/remote/deploy.ts
L1123: import { execSync } from "child_process";
L1124: import { join as join7, dirname as dirname4 } from "path";
```

### 4. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L7713: if (lower === "cmd") {
L7714: return { shell: process.env.COMSPEC || "cmd.exe", args: ["/c"], isPosix: false };
L7715: }
```

### 5. High: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

### 6. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2949: async function rotateJsonl(path, maxBytes, rotations) {
L2950: const { rename: rename3 } = await import("fs/promises");
L2951: let s;
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 10. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/sdk/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/sdk/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L6519: const { command, env: coauthorEnv } = isPosix ? injectCoauthor(args.command, ctx.coauthor) : { command: args.command, env: {} };
L6520: return new Promise((resolve6, reject) => {
L6521: logger.debug("bash:spawn", { command: args.command.slice(0, 200), cwd: ctx.cwd, shell });
L6522: const child = spawn(shell, [...shellArgs, command], {
L6523: cwd: ctx.cwd,
L6524: env: {
L6525: ...process.env,
L6526: ...coauthorEnv,
```

### 11. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/index.js:
import { readFile, mkdir, writeFile, chmod } from "fs/promises";
const baseUrl = process.env.KIMIFLARE_BASE_URL ?? persisted.baseUrl;
const requesty = !!requestyApiKey && !openrouterApiKey && !baseUrl;
if (!openrouterApiKey && !baseUrl && !requestyApiKey) return null;
baseUrl,
await writeFile(p, JSON.stringify(next, null, 2), "utf8");
await writeFile(p, JSON.stringify(merged, null, 2), "utf8");
await writeFile(p, JSON.stringify(cfg, null, 2), "utf8");
```

### 12. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L59: function defaultLogDir() {
L60: const xdg = process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || join(homedir(), ".config");
L61: return join(xdg, "kimiflare", "logs");
...
L76: if (currentStream) {
L77: currentStream.end();
L78: currentStream = null;
...
L195: function setFetchForTesting(f) {
L196: fetchImpl = f ?? ((url, init) => fetch(url, init));
L197: }
...
L651: const raw = await readFile(configPath(), "utf8");
L652: persisted = JSON.parse(raw);
L653: hasFile = true;
```

### 13. Critical: Dns Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 88.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Source appears to send environment or credential material through DNS lookups.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L59: function defaultLogDir() {
L60: const xdg = process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || join(homedir(), ".config");
L61: return join(xdg, "kimiflare", "logs");
...
L76: if (currentStream) {
L77: currentStream.end();
L78: currentStream = null;
...
L195: function setFetchForTesting(f) {
L196: fetchImpl = f ?? ((url, init) => fetch(url, init));
L197: }
...
L651: const raw = await readFile(configPath(), "utf8");
L652: persisted = JSON.parse(raw);
L653: hasFile = true;
```

### 14. High: Obfuscated Payload Loader
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Source contains an obfuscated payload loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L59: function defaultLogDir() {
L60: const xdg = process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || join(homedir(), ".config");
L61: return join(xdg, "kimiflare", "logs");
...
L76: if (currentStream) {
L77: currentStream.end();
L78: currentStream = null;
...
L195: function setFetchForTesting(f) {
L196: fetchImpl = f ?? ((url, init) => fetch(url, init));
L197: }
...
L651: const raw = await readFile(configPath(), "utf8");
L652: persisted = JSON.parse(raw);
L653: hasFile = true;
```

### 15. High: Remote Agent Bridge
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Source exposes local file and command tools to a remote model endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L656: const openrouterApiKey = process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY || process.env.KIMIFLARE_OPENROUTER_KEY || persisted.openrouterApiKey || persisted.providerKeys?.openrouter || void 0;
L657: const baseUrl = process.env.KIMIFLARE_BASE_URL ?? persisted.baseUrl;
L658: const apiKey = process.env.KIMIFLARE_API_KEY ?? persisted.apiKey;
...
L946: try {
L947: const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, "utf8"));
L948: cachedVersion = pkg.version ?? "0.0.0";
...
L1122: // src/remote/deploy.ts
L1123: import { execSync } from "child_process";
L1124: import { join as join7, dirname as dirname4 } from "path";
...
L4621: - Treat blockers as problems to work through, not as a stopping point. After an error or failed attempt, diagnose the cause and try a safe, materially different recovery or verific...
L4622:
```

### 16. Critical: Remote Response Code Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 98.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Source passes code obtained from a remote response into a dynamic execution sink.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L59: function defaultLogDir() {
L60: const xdg = process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || join(homedir(), ".config");
L61: return join(xdg, "kimiflare", "logs");
...
L76: if (currentStream) {
L77: currentStream.end();
L78: currentStream = null;
...
L195: function setFetchForTesting(f) {
L196: fetchImpl = f ?? ((url, init) => fetch(url, init));
L197: }
...
L651: const raw = await readFile(configPath(), "utf8");
L652: persisted = JSON.parse(raw);
L653: hasFile = true;
```

### 17. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/index.js spawns dist/sdk/index.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L59: function defaultLogDir() {
L60: const xdg = process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || join(homedir(), ".config");
L61: return join(xdg, "kimiflare", "logs");
...
L76: if (currentStream) {
L77: currentStream.end();
L78: currentStream = null;
...
L195: function setFetchForTesting(f) {
L196: fetchImpl = f ?? ((url, init) => fetch(url, init));
L197: }
...
L651: const raw = await readFile(configPath(), "utf8");
L652: persisted = JSON.parse(raw);
L653: hasFile = true;
```

### 18. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/index.js>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.exports -> dist/index.js
L59: function defaultLogDir() {
L60: const xdg = process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || join(homedir(), ".config");
L61: return join(xdg, "kimiflare", "logs");
...
L76: if (currentStream) {
L77: currentStream.end();
L78: currentStream = null;
...
L195: function setFetchForTesting(f) {
L196: fetchImpl = f ?? ((url, init) => fetch(url, init));
L197: }
...
L651: const raw = await readFile(configPath(), "utf8");
L652: persisted = JSON.parse(raw);
L653: hasFile = true;
```

### 19. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/sdk/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/sdk/index.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.exports -> dist/sdk/index.js
L6519: const { command, env: coauthorEnv } = isPosix ? injectCoauthor(args.command, ctx.coauthor) : { command: args.command, env: {} };
L6520: return new Promise((resolve6, reject) => {
L6521: logger.debug("bash:spawn", { command: args.command.slice(0, 200), cwd: ctx.cwd, shell });
L6522: const child = spawn(shell, [...shellArgs, command], {
L6523: cwd: ctx.cwd,
...
L6529: });
L6530: child.stdin?.end();
L6531: let stdout = "";
L6532: let stderr = "";
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 22. 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.

### 23. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/sdk/index.d.ts\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/sdk/index.d.ts%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 1
```

### 24. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/sdk/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/autopilot-ai@1.20.0/dist/sdk/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 = autopilot-ai@1.11.0
matchedIdentity = npm:YXV0b3BpbG90LWFp:1.11.0
similarity = 0.600
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 14
- **Optional dependencies:** 2
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 7
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 16

### Published dependency entries
- @hotcell/sdk ^0.1.23 (Dependency)
- @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.29.0 (Dependency)
- @resvg/resvg-js ^2.6.2 (Dependency)
- better-sqlite3 ^12.9.0 (Dependency)
- commander ^12.1.0 (Dependency)
- ink ^7.0.1 (Dependency)
- ink-select-input ^6.2.0 (Dependency)
- ink-spinner ^5.0.0 (Dependency)
- ink-text-input ^6.0.0 (Dependency)
- qrcode ^1.5.4 (Dependency)
- react ^19.2.0 (Dependency)
- turndown ^7.2.0 (Dependency)
- typescript ^5.7.2 (Dependency)
- vscode-languageserver-protocol ^3.17.5 (Dependency)
- camouflage-tui beta (OptionalDependency)
- isolated-vm ^6.1.2 (OptionalDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** autopilot-ai
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.20.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-10-11T12:36:49.224Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-09-25T21:41:14.681Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-05T02:30:50.751Z
- **Known versions:** 41
- **Latest version:** 3.10.0
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** autopilot (formerly kimiflare): a terminal coding agent that runs any OpenRouter model with your own key. Per-turn billed cost, web search, GitHub, headless browser, LSP, MCP, local memory.
- **Maintainers:** sinameraji
- **Keywords:** autopilot, kimiflare, ai, cli, coding-agent, terminal, kimi, k2.6, openrouter, vision, image-understanding, llm
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=20
- **Artifact files:** 12
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 6,875,546 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/autopilot-ai/v/1.20.0>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/sinameraji/autopilot>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/sinameraji/autopilot#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/sinameraji/autopilot/issues>)