registry / AI-agent control-surface risk / devez-vibe

devez-vibe

Stable terminal UI for Codex and Claude Agent SDK

This report shows the evidence for devez-vibe@1.9.41. 84 of 198 known versions are blocked or flagged. The newest version, 1.10.18, is flagged. See all versions.

AI Security Review

scanned 16d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The automatic postinstall mutates user-level Codex and Claude agent skill directories and prunes their contents. This is an unconsented install-time change to AI-agent control surfaces, so the source supports blocking.

Static reason

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

Trigger

Installing the package through npm, which runs its postinstall hook.

Impact

Installation can alter both AI-agent configuration surfaces and delete existing content in the affected skill directories without an explicit setup command.

Mechanism

The installer writes into user-level agent skill locations and removes destination files or directories that are absent from the package's bundled skill trees.

Policy narrative

The package's automatic npm postinstall writes bundled skill content into both Codex and Claude user homes. It also prunes destination entries missing from the package source, so an npm installation can change agent skill content and remove existing entries without a separate user command.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsoninstall-skills.mjs

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI identified this as a dangerous AI-agent capability at 98.0% confidence with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for policy risk

The package runs install-skills.mjs automatically from its postinstall hook.
The installer targets skills directories under both the user's Codex and Claude configuration homes.
During installation it copies bundled skills and recursively removes destination entries missing from the package source.
The bridge exposes a separate plugin install operation invoked through its request handler; it does not mitigate the postinstall mutation.

Evidence against

The bundled skills are copied from this package's own skills directory and limited to two named skills.
The bridge's plugin installation is an explicit request operation, separate from the npm postinstall behavior.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystem

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 6 file(s), 268 KB of source, external domains: claude.ai

Source & flagged code

9 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 25-51json

25 "bin/dvz.js",

26 "bin/dvz.exe",

27 "bridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjs",

28 "install-skills.mjs",

29 "prepare-search-deps.mjs",

30 "skills/luna-loop/",

31 "skills/insane-search/",

32 "README.md",

33 "LICENSE"

34 ],

35 "os": [

36 "win32"

37 ],

38 "cpu": [

39 "x64"

40 ],

41 "engines": {

42 "node": ">=18"

43 },

44 "scripts": {

45 "postinstall": "node install-skills.mjs && node prepare-search-deps.mjs"

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L45

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L45

46 },

47 "dependencies": {

48 "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "0.3.283"

49 }

50}

install-skills.mjsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1import {

2 copyFileSync,

3 existsSync,

4 mkdirSync,

5 readdirSync,

6 rmSync,

7 writeFileSync,

8} from "node:fs";

9import { homedir } from "node:os";

10import { dirname, join } from "node:path";

11import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";

13const packageRoot = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));

14const skillNames = ["luna-loop", "insane-search"];

15const bundledMarker = ".devez-vibe-bundled-skill";

16const userHome = homedir();

17const codexHome = process.env.CODEX_HOME?.trim() || join(userHome, ".codex");

18const claudeHome = process.env.CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR?.trim() || join(userHome, ".claude");

Critical

Ai Agent Control Hijack

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

install-skills.mjsView on unpkg · L1

20const homes = [

21 { name: "Codex", root: join(codexHome, "skills") },

bin/dvz.exeView file

•path = bin/dvz.exe kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 25825792 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

bin/dvz.exeView on unpkg

skills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.pyView file

•path = skills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.py kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 4268 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

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

skills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.pyView on unpkg

•path = skills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 4268 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

skills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.pyView on unpkg

bridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = devez-vibe@1.9.38 matchedPath = bridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:ZGV2ZXotdmliZQ:1.9.38 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.

bridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjsView on unpkg

•matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature signature = ce791802fef7963c signatureType = suspicious_hashes sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious matchedPackage = devez-vibe@1.9.38 matchedPath = bridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:ZGV2ZXotdmliZQ:1.9.38 similarity = 1.000 shingleOverlap = 6 summary = package final verdict is malicious

High

Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature

Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review.

bridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjsView on unpkg

bin/dvz.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = devez-vibe@1.9.38 matchedPath = bin/dvz.js matchedIdentity = npm:ZGV2ZXotdmliZQ:1.9.38 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.

bin/dvz.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

9 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node install-skills.mjs && node prepare-search-deps.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node install-skills.mjs && node prepare-search-deps.mjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg

install-skills.mjsView file

1import { L2: copyFileSync, L3: existsSync, L4: mkdirSync, L5: readdirSync, L6: rmSync, L7: writeFileSync, L8: } from "node:fs"; ... L16: const userHome = homedir(); L17: const codexHome = process.env.CODEX_HOME?.trim() || join(userHome, ".codex"); L18: const claudeHome = process.env.CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR?.trim() || join(userHome, ".claude"); L19:

Critical

Ai Agent Control Hijack

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

install-skills.mjsView on unpkg · L1

bin/dvz.exeView file

•path = bin/dvz.exe kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 25825792 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

bin/dvz.exeView on unpkg

skills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.pyView file

•path = skills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.py kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 4268 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

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

skills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.pyView on unpkg

•path = skills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 4268 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

skills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.pyView on unpkg

bridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

bridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjsView on unpkg

High

Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature

Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review.

bridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjsView on unpkg

bin/dvz.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

bin/dvz.jsView on unpkg

Findings

1 Critical5 High5 Medium4 Low

CriticalAi Agent Control Hijackinstall-skills.mjs

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighPayload In Excluded Dirskills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.py

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjs

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybin/dvz.js

HighKnown Malware Source Fingerprint Signaturebridge/claude-agent-sdk-bridge.mjs

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumShips Native Binarybin/dvz.exe

MediumShips Build Helperskills/insane-search/tests/live_benchmark/bench.py

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to devez-vibe@1.9.41.

The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.

Avoid installing devez-vibe@1.9.41. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-07 04:45:01.889Z (UTC).

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Versions

198 known versions

Showing the 100 most recent of 198 known versions.

98%Malicious

AI assessment confidence

TypeSoft block: AI-agent control surface

False-positive riskLow

Review stagesource_first_review

Firewall policyWarn by default

This finding concerns changes to an AI agent's instructions or configuration without explicit user action. It does not by itself establish malware intent. The CLI warns by default and blocks when configured for this policy.

Package metadata

npm

Version1.9.41

PublishedOct 7, 2026

LicenseMIT

Dependencies1

Integrityverified

Package size6.58 MB

Files78

Keywordscodexclituiterminalapp-serverclaude-agent-sdk

LinksRepository Homepage Issues

Runtime surface

package.json

Entrypointsbin → dvz

Runtimenode >=18os win32cpu x64

Artifact25.4 MB · 78 files2 signature(s)

Install lifecyclepostinstall

Behavioral surface

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemHighEntropyStringsUrlStringsManifest: clean

AI Security Review

Decision evidence

Source & flagged code

Source & flagged code

Findings

Affected versions and remediation

Versions

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