registry / create-chemx / 26.9.11-631
create-chemx@26.9.11-631
Chemical X Protocol: Private drop-in architecture starter kit and capsule generator
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThere is no automatic npm lifecycle execution, but the explicit scaffold workflow trusts remote file paths and creates an AI-agent instruction file. That creates a meaningful supply-chain and agent-extension risk requiring a warning.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Running create-chemx or chemx to scaffold a project.
Impact
A compromised service response can place arbitrary files in the selected project; the generated agent rules can influence compatible coding assistants.
Mechanism
Remote template download followed by unchecked project writes and AI-agent rule creation.
AI rationale
There is no automatic npm lifecycle execution, but the explicit scaffold workflow trusts remote file paths and creates an AI-agent instruction file. That creates a meaningful supply-chain and agent-extension risk requiring a warning.
Evidence
cli/license.jscli/scaffold.js.chemical-x/config.json.chemical-x/device_id.cursorrules
Network endpoints1
chemicalx.xophz.com/api/starter-kit/download
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The user-invoked scaffold downloads server-provided files and writes each response entry into the new project without path validation.
- Scaffolding also creates a .cursorrules AI-agent instruction file automatically.
- The CLI caches a supplied license key and a persistent device identifier in the user home directory.
Evidence against
- package.json contains no preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- The writes and network download require an explicit create/scaffold command.
- Git hooks and GitHub workflow writes are behind an interactive installer choice.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
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
9} else if (platform === "win32") {
L10: spawnSync("cmd.exe", ["/c", "start", '""', url], { stdio: "ignore" });
L11: } else {
High
cli/license.jsView file
3import os from 'node:os';
L4: import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
L5: import {
...
L16:
L17: export const API_BASE = process.env.CHEMICAL_X_API_URL || 'https://chemicalx.xophz.com';
L18: export const URL_LEARN = 'https://chemicalx.xophz.com';
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
This report applies to create-chemx@26.9.11-631.
See all versions of create-chemx for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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