chemx@26.9.13-383
Chemical X Protocol: Private drop-in architecture starter kit and capsule generator
AI Security Review
scanned 11d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no install hook, and the agent configuration write occurs only during explicit scaffolding. Because that command creates a behavior-bearing project directive file, this is a limited agent capability risk rather than a confirmed attack.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A user runs the chemx create command or invokes the scaffolder through its default CLI route.
Impact
The generated directives can influence coding-agent behavior in the scaffolded project, but the inspected text sets project size limits.
Mechanism
The scaffolder writes project directives only when the .cursorrules file is absent.
AI rationale
The package has no install hook, and the agent configuration write occurs only during explicit scaffolding. Because that command creates a behavior-bearing project directive file, this is a limited agent capability risk rather than a confirmed attack.
Evidence
.cursorrules
Network endpoints2
chemicalx.xophz.comapi.github.com/graphql
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The package exposes a CLI, with no install lifecycle script in its manifest.
- The user-invoked create command runs the project scaffolder.
- Scaffolding creates a project-level .cursorrules file with project coding directives.
- License verification sends the supplied license key and device ID to the configured service.
- Discussion publishing sends audit content through the GitHub publishing flow.
Evidence against
- The .cursorrules write occurs during explicit project scaffolding, not package installation.
- The written directives set file and capsule size limits; the inspected excerpt shows no credential collection or control bypass.
- Browser launching uses platform commands with the URL passed as an argument.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcecli/navigator-share.jsView file
2import path from 'node:path';
L3: import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
L4: import {
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
cli/navigator-share.jsView on unpkg · L2cli/terminal.jsView file
10} else if (platform === "win32") {
L11: spawnSync("cmd.exe", ["/c", "start", '""', url], { stdio: "ignore" });
L12: } else {
High
cli/license.jsView file
3import os from 'node:os';
L4: import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
L5: import {
...
L17:
L18: export const API_BASE = process.env.CHEMICAL_X_API_URL || 'https://chemicalx.xophz.com';
L19: export const GATEKEEPER_API_URL = process.env.COMPASS_GATEKEEPER_URL || 'https://mycompassconsulting.com/wp-json/compass/v1/gatekeeper';
Findings
5 High2 Medium5 Low
HighChild Processcli/navigator-share.js
HighShellcli/terminal.js
HighSame File Env Network Executioncli/license.js
HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationcli/scaffold.js
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltacli/license.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowNo License
Affected versions and remediation
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