registry / claude-recall / 0.44.1

claude-recall@0.44.1

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

AI Security Review

scanned 10d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The install hook changes agent configuration automatically, so a warning is warranted. Its repair is limited to Claude Recall hook paths and preserves backups, with no inspected evidence of broader malicious behavior.

Static reason

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

Trigger

npm installation runs the postinstall hook.

Impact

Existing Claude Recall hook configuration can change during installation without a prompt.

Mechanism

The hook invokes the CLI repair with automatic mode and all scopes; the repair updates eligible Claude Recall hook paths and backs up changed settings.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.jsdist/cli/commands/repair.js~/.claude/settings.json.claude/settings.json

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

package.json runs scripts/postinstall.js during installation.
The postinstall hook runs repair with --auto --scope all, bypassing an interactive prompt and scanning user and project settings.
The repair targets Claude Recall hook commands, rewrites only commands still matching the scanned value, and creates a backup before writing.

Evidence against

The repair is limited to Claude Recall hook paths; the inspected code does not show it replacing unrelated hooks or installing new hooks.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 64 file(s), 896 KB of source

Source & flagged code

20 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 13-53json

13 "skills/",

14 "scripts/postinstall.js",

15 "scripts/uninstall.js",

16 "README.md",

17 "LICENSE",

18 "docs/"

19 ],

20 "pi": {

21 "extensions": [

22 "./dist/pi/extension.js"

23 ],

24 "skills": [

25 "./skills/*.md"

26 ]

27 },

28 "directories": {

29 "doc": "docs",

30 "test": "tests"

31 },

32 "scripts": {

33 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js || true",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L33

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L33

34 "test": "jest",

35 "test:watch": "jest --watch",

36 "test:unit": "jest tests/unit",

37 "test:integration": "jest tests/integration",

38 "test:mcp": "jest tests/mcp",

39 "test:watch:unit": "jest --watch tests/unit",

40 "test:coverage": "jest --coverage",

41 "test:coverage:unit": "jest --coverage --maxWorkers=50% tests/unit",

42 "test:coverage:integration": "jest --coverage --maxWorkers=50% tests/integration",

43 "test:benchmarks": "jest tests/benchmarks",

44 "bench:retrieval": "ts-node tests/benchmarks/retrieval-benchmark.ts",

45 "test:experimental": "jest tests/experimental",

46 "build": "tsc && mkdir -p dist/memory dist/config && cp src/memory/schema.sql dist/memory/ && (cp -r src/config/* dist/config/ 2>/dev/null || true) && chmod +x dist/cli/claude-recall-cli.js",

47 "build:cli": "tsc && chmod +x dist/cli/claude-recall-cli.js",

48 "dev": "ts-node",

49 "start": "ts-node src/server.ts",

50 "start:dev": "nodemon --exec ts-node src/server.ts",

51 "claude-recall": "ts-node src/cli/claude-recall-cli.ts",

52 "install:global": "npm run build && npm link",

53 "stats": "npm run claude-recall stats",

scripts/postinstall.jsView file

Lines 1-33javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

3const fs = require('fs');

4const path = require('path');

5const os

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

•path = dist/cli/claude-recall-cli.js kind = trigger_reachable_excluded_payload sizeBytes = 115749 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