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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/create-mastra/v/1.22.0"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/create-mastra/v/1.22.0.md"
package: "create-mastra"
report_status: "published"
title: "create-mastra@1.22.0 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "1.22.0"
---

# create-mastra@1.22.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged as agent extension risk** — Allowed by default with warning: install-time first-party agent extension setup was detected.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Warn-only agent extension risk
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Agent extension lifecycle risk
- **Selected version:** 1.22.0
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

LPM treats this as warn-only first-party agent extension lifecycle risk. Explicitly running the project generator can install Mastra skills for detected coding agents in the newly created project. The package also emits opt-out telemetry on CLI invocation; no install-time attack is established.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Confidence:** 88.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-09T08:37:54.058Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-09T08:38:57.926Z
- **Download time:** 507 ms
- **Static scan time:** 2489 ms
- **AI review time:** 60871 ms
- **Total time:** 63868 ms

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** Explicitly running the project generator can install Mastra skills for detected coding agents in the newly created project. The package also emits opt-out telemetry on CLI invocation; no install-time attack is established.

- **Trigger:** User runs the create-mastra CLI without --no-skills.

- **Impact:** Adds first-party AI-agent skills through an external CLI; telemetry includes host/system metadata.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, dist/index.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-08-09T08:38:57.926Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** auto-detected agent skill installation via npx

- **Rationale:** No concrete malicious chain was found. The default, external AI-skill installation merits a warning under the lifecycle policy.

- **Files touched:** ~/.mastra/analytics.json, \<new-project\>/.env

- **Network endpoints:** https://us.posthog.com, https://platform.mastra.ai

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 88.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for:** dist/index.js auto-detects installed AI coding-agent executables., User-invoked create flow runs \`npx skills add mastra-ai/skills --agent … -y\` by default., CLI telemetry sends hostname-derived system properties to us.posthog.com unless disabled.

- **Evidence against:** package.json has no preinstall/install/postinstall lifecycle hook., AI-skill setup occurs only after explicit \`create-mastra\` project creation and supports \`--no-skills\`., No source evidence of credential harvesting, foreign agent-config writes, or remote payload execution., Platform token use is tied to an interactive observability opt-in and Mastra endpoints.

## Public findings

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-mastra@1.22.0/dist/index.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L8: import fsPromises__default, { readFile, mkdir, writeFile, chmod } from 'node:fs/promises';
L9: import require$$0, { execFileSync, ChildProcess, execFile, spawnSync, spawn } from 'node:child_process';
L10: import { createServer } from 'node:http';
```

### 3. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-mastra@1.22.0/dist/index.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L11: import require$$4, { styleText, debuglog, stripVTControlCharacters, inspect, promisify, callbackify, aborted as aborted$1 } from 'node:util';
L12: import process$3, { stdout, stdin, platform, hrtime, execPath, execArgv } from 'node:process';
L13: import * as l from 'node:readline';
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 7. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-mastra@1.22.0/dist/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
L21235: try {
L21236: await execa(packageManager || getPackageManager(), ["install"], {
L21237: cwd: projectPath,
...
L21247: }
L21248: const TEMPLATES_API_URL = process.env.MASTRA_TEMPLATES_API_URL || "https://mastra.ai/api/templates.json";
L21249: async function loadTemplates() {
```

### 8. Critical: Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-mastra@1.22.0/dist/index.js>)

Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L8: import fsPromises__default, { readFile, mkdir, writeFile, chmod } from 'node:fs/promises';
L9: import require$$0, { execFileSync, ChildProcess, execFile, spawnSync, spawn } from 'node:child_process';
L10: import { createServer } from 'node:http';
L11: import require$$4, { styleText, debuglog, stripVTControlCharacters, inspect, promisify, callbackify, aborted as aborted$1 } from 'node:util';
L12: import process$3, { stdout, stdin, platform, hrtime, execPath, execArgv } from 'node:process';
L13: import * as l from 'node:readline';
...
L88: // with no body, we should not to set Content-Type
L89: serializedBody === void 0 || // if serialized body is FormData; browser will correctly set Content-Type & boundary expression
L90: serializedBody instanceof FormData ? {} : {
...
L216: if (parseAs
```

### 9. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-mastra@1.22.0/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L10339: // If `subprocess.stdin` is destroyed before being fully written to, it is considered aborted and should throw an error.
L10340: // This can happen for example when user called `subprocess.stdin.destroy()` before `subprocess.stdin.end()`.
L10341: // However, Node.js calls `subprocess.stdin.destroy()` on exit for cleanup purposes.
L10342: // https://github.[redacted]child_process.js#L278
L10343: // This is normal and should not throw an error.
...
L10348: // The only way to detect this is to spy on `subprocess.stdin._destroy()` by wrapping it.
L10349: // If `subprocess.exitCode` or `subprocess.signalCode` is set, it means `.destroy()` is being called by Node.js itself.
L10350: const handleStdinDestroy = (stream, {originalStreams: [originalStdin], subprocess}) => {
```

### 10. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-mastra@1.22.0/dist/index.js>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L8: import fsPromises__default, { readFile, mkdir, writeFile, chmod } from 'node:fs/promises';
L9: import require$$0, { execFileSync, ChildProcess, execFile, spawnSync, spawn } from 'node:child_process';
L10: import { createServer } from 'node:http';
L11: import require$$4, { styleText, debuglog, stripVTControlCharacters, inspect, promisify, callbackify, aborted as aborted$1 } from 'node:util';
L12: import process$3, { stdout, stdin, platform, hrtime, execPath, execArgv } from 'node:process';
L13: import * as l from 'node:readline';
...
L88: // with no body, we should not to set Content-Type
L89: serializedBody === void 0 || // if serialized body is FormData; browser will correctly set Content-Type & boundary expression
L90: serializedBody instanceof FormData ? {} : {
...
L216: if (parseAs
```

### 11. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-mastra@1.22.0/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.main -> dist/index.js
L8: import fsPromises__default, { readFile, mkdir, writeFile, chmod } from 'node:fs/promises';
L9: import require$$0, { execFileSync, ChildProcess, execFile, spawnSync, spawn } from 'node:child_process';
L10: import { createServer } from 'node:http';
L11: import require$$4, { styleText, debuglog, stripVTControlCharacters, inspect, promisify, callbackify, aborted as aborted$1 } from 'node:util';
L12: import process$3, { stdout, stdin, platform, hrtime, execPath, execArgv } from 'node:process';
L13: import * as l from 'node:readline';
...
L88: // with no body, we should not to set Content-Type
L89: serializedBody === void 0 || // if serialized body is FormData; browser will correctly set Content-Type & boundary expression
L90: serialize
```

### 12. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-mastra@1.22.0/dist/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.main -> dist/index.js
L10339: // If `subprocess.stdin` is destroyed before being fully written to, it is considered aborted and should throw an error.
L10340: // This can happen for example when user called `subprocess.stdin.destroy()` before `subprocess.stdin.end()`.
L10341: // However, Node.js calls `subprocess.stdin.destroy()` on exit for cleanup purposes.
L10342: // https://github.[redacted]child_process.js#L278
L10343: // This is normal and should not throw an error.
...
L10348: // The only way to detect this is to spy on `subprocess.stdin._destroy()` by wrapping it.
L10349: // If `subprocess.exitCode` or `subprocess.signalCode` is set, it means `.destroy()` is being called by Node.js itself.
L10350: const handleStdinDestro
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 14. Low: Telemetry
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 16. 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.

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 5
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 13
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 5

### Published dependency entries
- commander ^14.0.3 (Dependency)
- pino ^10.3.1 (Dependency)
- pino-pretty ^13.1.3 (Dependency)
- posthog-node ^5.37.0 (Dependency)
- tinyexec ^1.1.1 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** create-mastra
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.22.0
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Version published:** 2026-08-05T00:18:54.032Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-06-30T15:00:00.099Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-08-21T01:28:04.372Z
- **Known versions:** 11
- **Latest version:** 1.26.0
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Create Mastra apps with one command
- **Maintainers:** abhiaiyer, smthomas, rase-, calcsam, nikaiyer, tylerbarnes, wardpeet
- **Keywords:** mastra, create, cli, starter, boilerplate, template, init, generator, scaffold, ai, llm, llms
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=22.13.0
- **Artifact files:** 11
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 2,601,788 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/create-mastra/v/1.22.0>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra>)
- [Homepage](<https://mastra.ai/>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra/issues>)