registry / daedalus-cli / 1.38.3

daedalus-cli@1.38.3

Local-first AI coding CLI with embedded model router, multi-agent orchestration, and codebase indexing

AI Security Review

scanned 27m ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

No confirmed malicious attack surface was established. The package has a minimal first-party postinstall config-directory creation and broad user-invoked AI coding CLI capabilities.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

npm install creates config directory; user runs daedalus for runtime tools

Impact

Creates ~/.daedalus and may later edit files/run commands only through explicit CLI workflows; no covert install/import-time attack found.

Mechanism

first-party config setup and user-invoked local coding-agent tooling

Rationale

Static source inspection found risky but expected AI coding CLI primitives, with install-time behavior limited to first-party ~/.daedalus directory creation. There is no concrete evidence of exfiltration, remote payload execution, destructive behavior, dependency confusion, or unconsented mutation of a foreign/broad AI-agent control surface.

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.jsdist/index.jsdist/update-check.jsdist/config/index.jsdist/model.jsdist/tools/executor.jsdist/tools/builtin/files.jsdist/tools/builtin/terminal.jsdist/tools/mcp/stdio.jsdist/tools/mcp/http.js~/.daedalus~/.daedalus/config.json~/.daedalus/indexing/<projectHash>.sqlite

Network endpoints6

registry.npmjs.org/daedalus-cli/latestregistry.modelcontextprotocol.ioapi.openai.com/v1api.groq.com/openai/v1openrouter.ai/api/v1api.anthropic.com/v1

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Clean at 90.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for block

package.json defines postinstall lifecycle: node scripts/postinstall.js
scripts/postinstall.js creates ~/.daedalus during install
dist/index.js enables --auto-approve/-y mode for runtime agent tools when user invokes CLI

Evidence against

scripts/postinstall.js only imports fs/os/path and creates the first-party ~/.daedalus config directory
No install-time network, child_process, shell-profile mutation, credential access, or foreign AI-agent control writes found
dist/tools/builtin/terminal.js strips common secret env vars and prompts before package install commands unless explicitly allowed
dist/model.js prompts before dangerous runtime tools terminal/write_file unless auto-approve is enabled by user/config
Network endpoints are package-aligned: npm update check, configured model endpoints, MCP transports, and web_search/fetch_url tools
Dynamic imports in dist/tools/executor.js load built-in tool modules from static TOOL_IMPLEMENTATIONS mappings

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 106 file(s), 827 KB of source, external domains: api.anthropic.com, api.groq.com, api.openai.com, api.primary.ai, api.secondary.ai, bgill55.github.io, example.com, html.duckduckgo.com, openrouter.ai, registry.modelcontextprotocol.io, registry.npmjs.org

Source & flagged code

9 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 8-48json

8 },

9 "files": [

10 "dist/",

11 "Daedalus.bat",

12 "README.md",

13 "CHANGELOG.md",

14 "CONTRIBUTING.md",

15 "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md",

16 "SECURITY.md",

17 "AGENTS.md",

18 "scripts/postinstall.js"

19 ],

20 "scripts": {

21 "start": "tsx src/index.ts",

22 "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",

23 "build": "tsc",

24 "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",

25 "test": "vitest run",

26 "lint": "eslint src --ext .ts",

27 "sync-docs": "tsx scripts/sync-docs.ts",

28 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js"

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L28

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L28

29 },

30 "engines": {

31 "node": ">=20.0.0"

32 },

33 "repository": {

34 "type": "git",

35 "url": "git+https://github.com/bgill55/daedalus.git"

36 },

37 "homepage": "https://github.com/bgill55/daedalus#readme",

38 "bugs": {

39 "url": "https://github.com/bgill55/daedalus/issues"

40 },

41 "keywords": [

42 "cli",

43 "ai",

44 "coding",

45 "assistant",

46 "local",

47 "llm",

48 "lm-studio",

dist/tools/mcp/stdio.test.jsView file

Lines 1-22javascript

1import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';

2import { EventEmitter } from 'events';

3vi.mock('child_process', () => ({

4 spawn: vi.fn(),

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/tools/mcp/stdio.test.jsView on unpkg · L2

5}));

dist/tools/builtin/files.jsView file

Lines 167-211javascript

167 }

168 if (ext === '.ts' || ext === '.tsx') {

169 // Walk up from the file's directory to find the nearest tsconfig.json

170 let tsconfigDir = path.dirname(filePath);

171 let tsconfigPath = null;

dist/tools/executor.jsView file

Lines 1-29javascript

1// Tool executor - loads and executes tool implementations

2import { TOOL_IMPLEMENTATIONS } from './definitions.js';

3import { executeMCPTool } from './mcp/tool-executor.js';

4const implementationCache = new Map();

5async function loadImplementation(modulePath) {

dist/tools/builtin/screenshot.jsView file

Lines 1-30javascript

1import path from 'path';

2import fs from 'fs';

3function formatError(error) {

4 return { toolCallId: '', name: 'screenshot_page', success: false, content: '', error };

Daedalus.batView file

•path = Daedalus.bat kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 439 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Daedalus.batView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

9 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/tools/mcp/stdio.test.jsView file

2import { EventEmitter } from 'events'; L3: vi.mock('child_process', () => ({ L4: spawn: vi.fn(),

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/tools/mcp/stdio.test.jsView on unpkg · L2

dist/tools/builtin/files.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = daedalus-cli@1.38.0 matchedIdentity = npm:ZGFlZGFsdXMtY2xp:1.38.0 similarity = 0.931 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

dist/tools/builtin/files.jsView on unpkg

191encoding: 'utf8', L192: shell: true, L193: });

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/tools/builtin/files.jsView on unpkg · L191

187const tsconfigRoot = path.dirname(tsconfigPath); L188: const runTsc = () => spawnSync('npx', ['tsc', '--noEmit', '--skipLibCheck'], { L189: cwd: tsconfigRoot,

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

dist/tools/builtin/files.jsView on unpkg · L187

dist/tools/executor.jsView file

9try { L10: const mod = await import(modulePath); L11: implementationCache.set(modulePath, mod);

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/tools/executor.jsView on unpkg · L9

dist/tools/builtin/screenshot.jsView file

10package = daedalus-cli; repositoryIdentity = daedalus; dependency = puppeteer-core L10: try { L11: puppeteer = (await import('puppeteer-core')).default; L12: }

High

Copied Package Dependency Bridge

Package metadata claims a different repository identity while copied source loads a runtime dependency bridge.

dist/tools/builtin/screenshot.jsView on unpkg · L10

Daedalus.batView file

•path = Daedalus.bat kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 439 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Daedalus.batView on unpkg

Findings

1 Critical5 High6 Medium5 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/tools/builtin/files.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processdist/tools/mcp/stdio.test.js

HighShelldist/tools/builtin/files.js

HighCopied Package Dependency Bridgedist/tools/builtin/screenshot.js

HighRuntime Package Installdist/tools/builtin/files.js

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumDynamic Requiredist/tools/executor.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumShips Build HelperDaedalus.bat

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Source & flagged code

9 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 8-48json

8 },

9 "files": [

10 "dist/",

11 "Daedalus.bat",

12 "README.md",

13 "CHANGELOG.md",

14 "CONTRIBUTING.md",

15 "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md",

16 "SECURITY.md",

17 "AGENTS.md",

18 "scripts/postinstall.js"

19 ],

20 "scripts": {

21 "start": "tsx src/index.ts",

22 "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",

23 "build": "tsc",

24 "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",

25 "test": "vitest run",

26 "lint": "eslint src --ext .ts",

27 "sync-docs": "tsx scripts/sync-docs.ts",

28 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js"

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L28

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L28

29 },

30 "engines": {

31 "node": ">=20.0.0"

32 },

33 "repository": {

34 "type": "git",

35 "url": "git+https://github.com/bgill55/daedalus.git"

36 },

37 "homepage": "https://github.com/bgill55/daedalus#readme",

38 "bugs": {

39 "url": "https://github.com/bgill55/daedalus/issues"

40 },

41 "keywords": [

42 "cli",

43 "ai",

44 "coding",

45 "assistant",

46 "local",

47 "llm",

48 "lm-studio",

dist/tools/mcp/stdio.test.jsView file

Lines 1-22javascript

1import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';

2import { EventEmitter } from 'events';

3vi.mock('child_process', () => ({

4 spawn: vi.fn(),

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/tools/mcp/stdio.test.jsView on unpkg · L2

5}));

dist/tools/builtin/files.jsView file

Lines 167-211javascript

167 }

168 if (ext === '.ts' || ext === '.tsx') {

169 // Walk up from the file's directory to find the nearest tsconfig.json

170 let tsconfigDir = path.dirname(filePath);

171 let tsconfigPath = null;

dist/tools/executor.jsView file

Lines 1-29javascript

1// Tool executor - loads and executes tool implementations

2import { TOOL_IMPLEMENTATIONS } from './definitions.js';

3import { executeMCPTool } from './mcp/tool-executor.js';

4const implementationCache = new Map();

5async function loadImplementation(modulePath) {

dist/tools/builtin/screenshot.jsView file

Lines 1-30javascript

1import path from 'path';

2import fs from 'fs';

3function formatError(error) {

4 return { toolCallId: '', name: 'screenshot_page', success: false, content: '', error };

Daedalus.batView file

•path = Daedalus.bat kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 439 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Daedalus.batView on unpkg