---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/first-tree-staging/v/0.5.19-staging.1085.1"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/first-tree-staging/v/0.5.19-staging.1085.1.md"
package: "first-tree-staging"
report_status: "published"
title: "first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "0.5.19-staging.1085.1"
---

# first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 19 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 0.5.19-staging.1085.1
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The scanner's exfiltration claim is not supported: the bundle's telemetry path explicitly redacts credentials and runtime content. Install-time deletion is constrained to named SDK dependencies during global installs and is not an AI-agent control-surface hijack.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 90.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-06T01:55:44.574Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-06T01:56:46.409Z
- **Download time:** 503 ms
- **Static scan time:** 14359 ms
- **AI review time:** 46972 ms
- **Total time:** 61835 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No confirmed malicious attack surface. The install hook only performs scoped global-install dependency pruning; runtime network activity belongs to the First Tree CLI and sanitized error telemetry.

- **Trigger:** Global npm installation; separately, explicit CLI commands or daemon startup.

- **Impact:** May remove named bundled SDK packages from this package's global dependency tree; no credential or command-output exfiltration confirmed.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, scripts/prune-codex-runtime-binary.mjs, scripts/prune-claude-runtime-binary.mjs, scripts/prune-claude-sdk-deps.mjs, dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs, dist/cli/index.mjs

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-08-06T01:56:46.409Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** Scoped SDK footprint pruning and authenticated First Tree CLI API access

- **Rationale:** The scanner's exfiltration claim is not supported: the bundle's telemetry path explicitly redacts credentials and runtime content. Install-time deletion is constrained to named SDK dependencies during global installs and is not an AI-agent control-surface hijack.

- **Files touched:** package.json, scripts/prune-codex-runtime-binary.mjs, scripts/prune-claude-runtime-binary.mjs, scripts/prune-claude-sdk-deps.mjs, dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs, dist/cli/index.mjs

- **Network endpoints:** https://5d27fb42311f9f8764ccc38823ee3ff4@o4510502633209856.ingest.us.sentry.io/4511646359486464, https://cloud.first-tree.ai, https://dev.cloud.first-tree.ai

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 90.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** package.json defines a postinstall hook., Postinstall scripts delete specified SDK packages only for global installs., CLI bundle includes a default Sentry DSN.

- **Evidence against:** Pruners exit unless npm\_config\_global is true and target only named bundled SDK packages., No lifecycle script imports or invokes the CLI bundle., Sentry initialization sanitizes token, credential, prompt, stdout, and stderr fields before sending., Server API calls use configured First Tree URLs and user-invoked CLI actions.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1.

- Review the evidence and your use of first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node scripts/prune-codex-runtime-binary.mjs && node scripts/prune-claude-runtime-binary.mjs && node scripts/prune-claude-sdk-deps.mjs
```

### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/package.json>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node scripts/prune-codex-runtime-binary.mjs && node scripts/prune-claude-runtime-binary.mjs && node scripts/prune-claude-sdk-deps.mjs
```

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 4. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli/index.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/dist/cli/index.mjs>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L9: import { chmodSync, closeSync, cpSync, existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, openSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, realpathSync, renameSync, rmSync, statSync, unlinkSync, w...
L10: import { execFileSync, spawn } from "node:child_process";
L11: import { createInterface } from "node:readline";
```

### 5. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli/index.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/dist/cli/index.mjs>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L7883: print.line("  If you need to restart the inline daemon:\n");
L7884: print.line(`    stop the PowerShell running \`${channelConfig.binName} daemon start\` with Ctrl+C,\n`);
L7885: print.line(`    then run \`${channelConfig.binName} daemon start\` again.\n\n`);
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

### 8. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs>)

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L18: import { accessSync, appendFileSync, chmodSync, closeSync, constants, createReadStream, createWriteStream, existsSync, fchmodSync, fstatSync, fsyncSync, linkSync, lstatSync, mkdirS...
L19: import * as http from "node:http";
L20: import * as https from "node:https";
...
L22: import { AsyncLocalStorage } from "node:async_hooks";
L23: import { execFile, execFileSync, spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L24: import * as util$2 from "node:util";
...
L65: *
L66: * @private
L67: * @param {Error} err
...
L883: for (var i = 0; i < flen;) {
L884: if (f.charCodeAt(i) === 37 && i + 1 < flen) {
L885: lastPos = lastPos > -1 ? lastPos : 0;
```

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 10. Critical: Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
A module-load call serializes the broad process environment, working directory, and command-line arguments and posts them to a literal external destination.
dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs:
* Internal method that keeps a track of which error we have already added, to avoid circular recursion
* Internal method that keeps a track of which error we have already added, to avoid circular recursion
method: {
_req.method = req.method;
const { paths = [], censor = "[REDACTED]", serialize = JSON.stringify, strict = true, remove = false } = options;
return JSON.stringify(cloned);
const writeSym = Symbol("pino.write");
const endSym = Symbol("pino.end");
```

### 11. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs>)

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L18: import { accessSync, appendFileSync, chmodSync, closeSync, constants, createReadStream, createWriteStream, existsSync, fchmodSync, fstatSync, fsyncSync, linkSync, lstatSync, mkdirS...
L19: import * as http from "node:http";
L20: import * as https from "node:https";
...
L22: import { AsyncLocalStorage } from "node:async_hooks";
L23: import { execFile, execFileSync, spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L24: import * as util$2 from "node:util";
...
L65: *
L66: * @private
L67: * @param {Error} err
...
L883: for (var i = 0; i < flen;) {
L884: if (f.charCodeAt(i) === 37 && i + 1 < flen) {
L885: lastPos = lastPos > -1 ? lastPos : 0;
```

### 12. Critical: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs>)

Source executes local commands and sends command output to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L18: import { accessSync, appendFileSync, chmodSync, closeSync, constants, createReadStream, createWriteStream, existsSync, fchmodSync, fstatSync, fsyncSync, linkSync, lstatSync, mkdirS...
L19: import * as http from "node:http";
L20: import * as https from "node:https";
...
L22: import { AsyncLocalStorage } from "node:async_hooks";
L23: import { execFile, execFileSync, spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L24: import * as util$2 from "node:util";
...
L65: *
L66: * @private
L67: * @param {Error} err
...
L883: for (var i = 0; i < flen;) {
L884: if (f.charCodeAt(i) === 37 && i + 1 < flen) {
L885: lastPos = lastPos > -1 ? lastPos : 0;
```

### 13. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs>)

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.exports -> dist/index.mjs -> dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
L18: import { accessSync, appendFileSync, chmodSync, closeSync, constants, createReadStream, createWriteStream, existsSync, fchmodSync, fstatSync, fsyncSync, linkSync, lstatSync, mkdirS...
L19: import * as http from "node:http";
L20: import * as https from "node:https";
...
L22: import { AsyncLocalStorage } from "node:async_hooks";
L23: import { execFile, execFileSync, spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L24: import * as util$2 from "node:util";
...
L65: *
L66: * @private
L67: * @param {Error} err
...
L883: for (var i = 0; i < flen;) {
L884: if (f.charCodeAt(i) === 37 && i + 1 < flen) {
L885: lastPos = lastPos > -1 ? lastPos : 0;
```

### 14. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.exports -> dist/index.mjs -> dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
L18: import { accessSync, appendFileSync, chmodSync, closeSync, constants, createReadStream, createWriteStream, existsSync, fchmodSync, fstatSync, fsyncSync, linkSync, lstatSync, mkdirS...
L19: import * as http from "node:http";
L20: import * as https from "node:https";
...
L22: import { AsyncLocalStorage } from "node:async_hooks";
L23: import { execFile, execFileSync, spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L24: import * as util$2 from "node:util";
...
L65: *
L66: * @private
L67: * @param {Error} err
...
L883: for (var i = 0; i < flen;) {
L884: if (f.charCodeAt(i) === 37 && i + 1 < flen) {
L885: lastPos = lastPos > -1 ? lastPos : 0;
```

### 15. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.exports -> dist/index.mjs -> dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
L18: import { accessSync, appendFileSync, chmodSync, closeSync, constants, createReadStream, createWriteStream, existsSync, fchmodSync, fstatSync, fsyncSync, linkSync, lstatSync, mkdirS...
L19: import * as http from "node:http";
L20: import * as https from "node:https";
...
L22: import { AsyncLocalStorage } from "node:async_hooks";
L23: import { execFile, execFileSync, spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L24: import * as util$2 from "node:util";
...
L65: *
L66: * @private
L67: * @param {Error} err
...
L883: for (var i = 0; i < flen;) {
L884: if (f.charCodeAt(i) === 37 && i + 1 < flen) {
L885: lastPos = lastPos > -1 ? lastPos : 0;
```

### 16. High: Runtime Package Install
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/first-tree-staging@0.5.19-staging.1085.1/dist/connect-token-CDyCksov.mjs>)

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L94659: /**
L94660: * Validate an npm install spec (the part after `@` in `<pkg>@<spec>`). We
L94661: * accept either a known dist-tag string (`latest`, `alpha`, …) or an exact
...
L94664: * want to forward an attacker-controlled shell metacharacter from a
L94665: * (compromised) server welcome frame straight into `spawn`. spawn() already
L94666: * argv-escapes, but a `--registry=...` style spec would still be
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 19. 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:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall
- **Dependencies:** 17
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 12
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 17

### Published dependency entries
- @antfu/utils ^9.3.0 (Dependency)
- @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk ^0.3.187 (Dependency)
- @botiverse/kimi-code-sdk 0.26.0-botiverse.2 (Dependency)
- @inquirer/prompts ^8.3.0 (Dependency)
- @openai/codex-sdk ^0.144.1 (Dependency)
- commander ^13.1.0 (Dependency)
- ejs ^6.0.1 (Dependency)
- fs-native-extensions ^1.5.0 (Dependency)
- gray-matter ^4.0.3 (Dependency)
- jose ^6.0.0 (Dependency)
- mdast-util-from-markdown ^2.0.3 (Dependency)
- semver ^7.6.3 (Dependency)
- smol-toml ^1.6.1 (Dependency)
- ws ^8.20.0 (Dependency)
- yaml ^2.8.3 (Dependency)
- yazl ^3.3.1 (Dependency)
- zod ^4.0.0 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** first-tree-staging
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.5.19-staging.1085.1
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Version published:** 2026-08-06T01:54:47.862Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T04:58:13.635Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-11T11:49:04.067Z
- **Known versions:** 135
- **Latest version:** 0.5.24-staging.1243.1
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** First Tree — unified CLI for Context Tree onboarding, agent management, and team messaging. (Source-tree dev build; CI rewrites \`name\` and \`bin\` for prod / staging publishes — see docs/local-dev-isolation.md.)
- **Maintainers:** dev-unispark.ai
- **Keywords:** agents, cli, context-tree, first-tree, github, collaboration
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=22.13.0
- **Artifact files:** 833
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 17,530,090 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/first-tree-staging/v/0.5.19-staging.1085.1>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/agent-team-foundation/first-tree>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/agent-team-foundation/first-tree#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/agent-team-foundation/first-tree/issues>)
