registry / claude-recall / 0.41.0

claude-recall@0.41.0

Persistent memory for Claude Code and Pi with native Skills integration, automatic capture, failure learning, and project scoping

AI Security Review

scanned 23d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Automatic install-time updates to existing package-owned agent hooks establish a concrete lifecycle risk. The inspected guards and backups support downgrade_to_warn rather than blocking for broad agent control hijacking.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

npm installation or upgrade runs postinstall when the CLI exists.

Impact

Existing agent hooks can switch to the installed Claude Recall command without a fresh confirmation; unrelated hook entries are preserved.

Mechanism

Postinstall enables automatic repair, scans settings beneath the home directory, and rewrites recognized broken or incompatible Claude Recall hook commands after creating backups.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.jsdist/cli/claude-recall-cli.jsdist/cli/commands/repair.js.claude/settings.json.claude/settings.local.json

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 94.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

package.json enables automatic postinstall execution.
scripts/postinstall.js invokes repair with automatic application across all scopes.
The CLI forwards the automatic flag and selected scope to runRepair.
Repair scans user-global settings and project settings beneath the home directory.
Repairs target broken or incompatible existing Claude Recall hook commands, replacing them with the package command.
Repair backs up settings before writing changes.

Evidence against

The inspected repair preserves other hook entries and does not install hooks into configurations lacking them.
Skill installation requires the explicit setup command; MCP consolidation requires the doctor fix option.
No concrete credential theft or unrelated payload execution was established in the inspected chain.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStrings

Source & flagged code

20 flagged

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js || true

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js || true

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

scripts/postinstall.jsView file

13if (!fs.existsSync(dest)) { L14: fs.mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true }); L15: } ... L25: } else { L26: fs.copyFileSync(srcPath, destPath); L27: } ... L48: // Set up database location in user's home directory L49: const dbDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude-recall'); L50: L51: if (!fs.existsSync(dbDir)) { L52: fs.mkdirSync(dbDir, { recursive: true }); L53: console.log(`📁 Created database directory: ${dbDir}`);

Critical

Ai Agent Control Hijack

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

scripts/postinstall.jsView on unpkg · L13

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = scripts/postinstall.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

scripts/postinstall.jsView on unpkg

dist/cli/claude-recall-cli.jsView file

•path = dist/cli/claude-recall-cli.js kind = trigger_reachable_excluded_payload sizeBytes = 114727 triggerReachableSource = dist/cli/claude-recall-cli.js excludedPayload = .claude/hooks/search_enforcer.py

Critical

Trigger Reachable Excluded Directory Payload

A package entrypoint or install-reachable source explicitly loads and activates an executable-looking payload from a test, fixture, or hidden path.

dist/cli/claude-recall-cli.jsView on unpkg

•Manifest-trigger-reachable source links an external AI-agent control path to a behavior-bearing write operation. process.exit(1); } } truncatecontent(content) { const str = typeof content === 'string' ? content : json.stringify(content); const maxlength = 100; if (str.length <= maxlength) return str; return str.substring(0, maxlength) + '...'; } } function getversion() { try { const packagejson = json.parse(fs.readfilesync(path.join(__dirname, '../../package.json'), 'utf-8')); return packagejson.version; } catch (error) { return '0.3.0'; } } async function main() { program .name('claude-recall') .descr

High

Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation

Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

dist/cli/claude-recall-cli.jsView on unpkg

•matchType = token_shingles matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/cli/claude-recall-cli.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 shingleOverlap = 48 summary = source token shingles overlapped finalized malicious source

.claude/hooks/search_enforcer.pyView file

•path = .claude/hooks/search_enforcer.py kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 10876 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

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

.claude/hooks/search_enforcer.pyView on unpkg

•path = .claude/hooks/search_enforcer.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 10876 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

.claude/hooks/search_enforcer.pyView on unpkg

dist/cli/commands/hook-commands.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 5

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/cli/commands/hook-commands.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

dist/hooks/kiro-hooks.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/hooks/kiro-hooks.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/hooks/kiro-hooks.jsView on unpkg

dist/hooks/memory-janitor.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/hooks/memory-janitor.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/hooks/memory-janitor.jsView on unpkg

dist/memory/storage.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/memory/storage.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/memory/storage.jsView on unpkg

dist/hooks/cc-capture.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/hooks/cc-capture.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/hooks/cc-capture.jsView on unpkg

dist/hooks/cc-classifier.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/hooks/cc-classifier.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/hooks/cc-classifier.jsView on unpkg

dist/hooks/kiro-classifier.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/hooks/kiro-classifier.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/hooks/kiro-classifier.jsView on unpkg

dist/hooks/memory-stop-hook.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/hooks/memory-stop-hook.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/hooks/memory-stop-hook.jsView on unpkg

dist/services/config.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/services/config.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/services/config.jsView on unpkg

dist/mcp/server.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/mcp/server.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/mcp/server.jsView on unpkg

dist/services/action-pattern-detector.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = claude-recall@0.38.0 matchedPath = dist/services/action-pattern-detector.js matchedIdentity = npm:Y2xhdWRlLXJlY2FsbA:0.38.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/services/action-pattern-detector.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

20 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js || true

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js || true

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

scripts/postinstall.jsView file

Critical

Ai Agent Control Hijack

Findings

2 Critical16 High4 Medium4 Low

CriticalAi Agent Control Hijackscripts/postinstall.js

CriticalTrigger Reachable Excluded Directory Payloaddist/cli/claude-recall-cli.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationdist/cli/claude-recall-cli.js

HighPayload In Excluded Dir.claude/hooks/search_enforcer.py

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/cli/commands/hook-commands.js#virtual:normalized:round1

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/cli/claude-recall-cli.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/hooks/kiro-hooks.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/hooks/memory-janitor.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/memory/storage.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to claude-recall@0.41.0.

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Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-30 11:19:21.241Z (UTC).

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Findings

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