---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/effect-analyzer/v/3.2.0"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/effect-analyzer/v/3.2.0.md"
package: "effect-analyzer"
report_status: "published"
title: "effect-analyzer@3.2.0 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "3.2.0"
---

# effect-analyzer@3.2.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 15 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 3.2.0
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

No confirmed malicious attack surface was established. Process execution is limited to explicit analysis and development-tool actions.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-01T04:21:38.202Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-01T04:24:02.839Z
- **Download time:** 503 ms
- **Static scan time:** 7270 ms
- **AI review time:** 136862 ms
- **Total time:** 144637 ms

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No confirmed malicious attack surface was established. Process execution is limited to explicit analysis and development-tool actions.

- **Trigger:** A user explicitly runs the CLI, migration feature, or development repository-analysis script.

- **Impact:** The tools can read selected source projects and produce requested analysis output; no exfiltration or install-time action was confirmed.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-01T04:24:02.839Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** Local static analysis and explicit Git or diagnostics subprocesses.

- **Rationale:** The high-risk scanner labels are not supported by the inspected source: there is no install hook, credential handling, unofficial gateway, or exfiltration path. The child-process and repository-cloning code is explicit tooling consistent with a static analyzer.

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 94.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for:** The CLI imports child-process spawning for its user-invoked command-line functionality., The migration feature imports child-process support to inspect Git references., The rules bundle invokes the installed Effect TypeScript diagnostics tool., A separately run development script clones a fixed list of public repositories and launches the local CLI.

- **Evidence against:** The manifest has no preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook., No source-backed credential collection, gateway redirection, or command-output exfiltration was found., The inspected command execution is package-aligned analysis, diagnostics, or explicit repository tooling., No persistence, destructive consumer-project mutation, or relevant runtime network endpoint was established.

## 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/rules.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/effect-analyzer@3.2.0/dist/rules.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L88: `&&c.push(S+1);let s=new Map,a=/\/\/\s*(eslint|effect-analyzer)-disable-(next-line|line)\b([^\n]*)/g,l;for(;(l=a.exec(o))!==null;){let S=l.index,b=1;for(let T=1;T<c.length&&!(c[T]>...
L89: `)},jd=(e=!0)=>JSON.stringify(Ke(),null,e?2:0),Fa=()=>Ke().map(e=>({id:`${e.domain}:${e.code}`,code:e.code,domain:e.domain,severity:e.severity,confidence:e.confidence,title:e.title...
L90: `).trimEnd()},Nf=(e,t)=>Pt(e).idsBySpanPath.get(Tn(t))??[];import{Option as Bi}from"effect";var wf=e=>{let t=[],n=new Map,r=0,i=0,o=0;for(let a of e){let l=Ya(a);t.push(...l);for(l...
```

### 3. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 4. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/rules.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/effect-analyzer@3.2.0/dist/rules.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: `).map(a=>a.replace(/^\s*\*\s?/,"")).join(`
L4: `),n=[],r,i=[],o,c=/@(param|returns?|throws?|exception|example)\s*(.*)/gi,s;for(;(s=c.exec(t))!==null;){let a=s[1].toLowerCase(),l=s[2].trim();if(a==="param"){let f=/^(?:\{[^}]*\}\...
L5: `)}function Cd(e){return JSON.stringify({valid:e.valid,errorCount:e.errors.length,warningCount:e.warnings.length,diagnostics:e.diagnostics.map(t=>({rule:t.rule,severity:t.severity,...
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 8. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/migration.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/effect-analyzer@3.2.0/dist/migration.cjs>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: `).map(l=>l.replace(/^\s*\*\s?/,"")).join(`
L4: `),n=[],s,r=[],c,f=/@(param|returns?|throws?|exception|example)\s*(.*)/gi,d;for(;(d=f.exec(t))!==null;){let l=d[1].toLowerCase(),a=d[2].trim();if(l==="param"){let i=/^(?:\{[^}]*\}\...
L5: `)}function jr(e){return(e??"").replace(/\s+/g," ").trim()}function Vr(e,t){return`${e.filePath}::${e.pattern}::${jr(e.codeSnippet)}::${t}`}function qr(e){let t=new Map,n=new Map;f...
```

### 9. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/effect-analyzer@3.2.0/dist/cli.js>)

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/cli.js:
`))}return t});function kn(e){let t=n=>r=>e?`\x1B[${n}m${r}\x1B[0m`:r;return{dim:t(2),green:t(32),cyan:t(36),yellow:t(33),red:t(31),bold:t(1)}}var Al=e=>{let t=e??".";if(lm(t))retu...
`)}function ry(e){return e.replace(/'/g,"\\'").replace(/"/g,'\\"')}import{Effect as Ml}from"effect";var Ol=1,jl={pretty:!0,includeMetadata:!0,compact:!1},Kl=(e,t)=>Ml.gen(function*...
`)}),as=(e,t,n,r="TB",s=!0,i,o=!1)=>Rn.gen(function*(){let a=qy(e,n),d=yield*Uy(t,r,s,i,o,e);return yield*Rn.tryPromise({try:()=>to.writeFile(a,d,"utf-8"),catch:l=>new os({outputPa...
`)},Gy=(e,t)=>{let n=it.dirname(e),r=t.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/g,"_").toLowerC
```

### 10. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/effect-analyzer@3.2.0/dist/cli.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L250: `+on(y??{runtimes:[],commandDefinitions:[],layerAssemblies:[],filesScanned:0},e)));let b=s.allPrograms.length,L=m?r.green(`Analyzed ${String(p)} file(s) with Effect programs, wrote...
L251: ${r.bold(A)}`);for(let C of v)yield*de.log(`  ${C.filePath}  (${x(C.metricValue)})`),yield*de.log(`    ${r.dim(C.tip)}`)});yield*w("Top offenders: largest programs",$.largestProgra...
L252: `)}function uf(e){return['<!doctype html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8">',`<style>body{margin:0;background:${we.bg};display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:24px;padding:24px;}</s...
```

### 11. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** scripts/analyze-public-repos.ts
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/effect-analyzer@3.2.0/scripts/analyze-public-repos.ts>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```typescript
Cross-file remote execution chain: scripts/analyze-public-repos.ts spawns dist/cli.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L15: import { join, resolve } from 'path';
L16: import { execFileSync, spawnSync } from 'child_process';
L17: 
L18: const ROOT = resolve(process.cwd());
L19: const ANALYSIS_DIR = join(ROOT, '.analysis-output');
...
L22: const REPOS: { name: string; url: string }[] = [
L23: { name: 'typed', url: 'https://github.com/TylorS/typed.git' },
L24: { name: 'effect-http', url: 'https://github.com/sukovanej/effect-http.git' },
...
L93: try {
L94: const json = JSON.parse(readFileSync(auditPath, 'utf-8'));
L95: return {
```

### 12. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/effect-analyzer@3.2.0/dist/cli.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.bin -> dist/cli.js
L250: `+on(y??{runtimes:[],commandDefinitions:[],layerAssemblies:[],filesScanned:0},e)));let b=s.allPrograms.length,L=m?r.green(`Analyzed ${String(p)} file(s) with Effect programs, wrote...
L251: ${r.bold(A)}`);for(let C of v)yield*de.log(`  ${C.filePath}  (${x(C.metricValue)})`),yield*de.log(`    ${r.dim(C.tip)}`)});yield*w("Top offenders: largest programs",$.largestProgra...
L252: `)}function uf(e){return['<!doctype html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8">',`<style>body{margin:0;background:${we.bg};display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:24px;padding:24px;}</s...
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 15. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

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

- **Dependencies:** 3
- **Optional dependencies:** 2
- **Peer dependencies:** 1
- **Development dependencies:** 12
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 6

### Published dependency entries
- @effect/tsgo 0.37.0 (Dependency)
- ts-morph ^28.0.0 (Dependency)
- tsx 4.23.12 (Dependency)
- vscode-languageserver ^10.1.0 (OptionalDependency)
- vscode-languageserver-textdocument ^1.0.14 (OptionalDependency)
- effect ^4.0.0-beta.101 (PeerDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** effect-analyzer
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 3.2.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-08-30T15:59:57.798Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-06-30T15:00:00.099Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-09-01T04:24:02.839Z
- **Known versions:** 5
- **Latest version:** 3.2.0
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Static analysis for Effect-TS code. Analyze Effect code to extract structure, calculate complexity, and generate visualizations.
- **Author:** Jag Reehal
- **Maintainers:** jagreehal
- **Keywords:** effect, effect-ts, static-analysis, ts-morph, typescript, visualization, mermaid, functional-programming
- **Artifact files:** 203
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 18,043,567 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/effect-analyzer/v/3.2.0>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/jagreehal/effect-analyzer>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/jagreehal/effect-analyzer/tree/main/packages/effect-analyzer#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/jagreehal/effect-analyzer/issues>)
