---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/ft-scout/v/9.5.2"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/ft-scout/v/9.5.2.md"
package: "ft-scout"
report_status: "published"
title: "ft-scout@9.5.2 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "9.5.2"
---

# ft-scout@9.5.2 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 23 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Telemetry warning (can be blocked)
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Telemetry
- **Selected version:** 9.5.2
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **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: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The package’s agent feature legitimately sends user prompts to an AI service, and the telemetry upload is gated on a companion session ID. However, it also streams prompt text and project names to Firestore, with no clear per-session disable control, so this is a runtime telemetry concern rather than clear malicious exfiltration.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 84.0%
- **Started:** 2026-11-04T03:24:02.930Z
- **Finished:** 2026-11-04T03:25:21.097Z
- **Download time:** 506 ms
- **Static scan time:** 1957 ms
- **AI review time:** 75702 ms
- **Total time:** 78167 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:** Session-gated runtime telemetry can send task prompts and project names to the companion service without a clear per-session disable control.

- **Trigger:** A user runs the agent while a sessionId remains in ~/.ft/scout\_telemetry.json from a paired session.

- **Impact:** Task text and project identifiers may be disclosed to the package operator’s companion telemetry service beyond the AI task request itself.

- **Evidence paths:** bin/src/utils/qrBridge.js, bin/src/engine/agentEngine.js, bin/src/commands/agent.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-11-04T03:25:21.097Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** Agent execution writes its goal, project basename, and activity details into the local telemetry snapshot; the telemetry helper merges the snapshot and PATCHes it to Firestore when it finds a sessionId.

- **Rationale:** The package’s agent feature legitimately sends user prompts to an AI service, and the telemetry upload is gated on a companion session ID. However, it also streams prompt text and project names to Firestore, with no clear per-session disable control, so this is a runtime telemetry concern rather than clear malicious exfiltration.

- **Files touched:** ~/.ft/scout\_telemetry.json

- **Network endpoints:** firestore.googleapis.com

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 84.0%

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

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for warning:** The telemetry helper sends session snapshots to Firestore at firestore.googleapis.com., Cloud upload occurs when a sessionId is present in the saved telemetry snapshot., Agent execution records the full task goal, project basename, and a goal excerpt in telemetry., The agent engine sends telemetry when an execution starts, so this can recur during normal agent use.

- **Evidence against:** The cloud upload is session-gated, consistent with a previously paired Scout Companion session., The package describes itself as an AI coding assistant, and sending a user’s task to an AI service is part of its purpose., The QR pairing flow tells the user that telemetry streams to Scout Mission Control.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to ft-scout@9.5.2.

- Review the evidence and your use of ft-scout@9.5.2 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. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 3. High: High Secret
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.d.ts
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.d.ts>)

Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```typescript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 2
```

### 4. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/server/server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/server/server.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: import path from 'path';
L4: import { exec } from 'child_process';
L5: import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
```

### 5. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/commands/watch.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/commands/watch.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L12: import { extractErrorDiagnostics } from '../engine/verifier.js';
L13: const execAsync = promisify(exec);
L14: export function detectTestCommand(cwd) {
```

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 9. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/holoseneAuth.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/utils/holoseneAuth.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import http from 'http';
L2: import { exec } from 'child_process';
L3: export const HOLOSENE_BASE_URL = process.env.HOLOSENE_BASE_URL || 'https://scout.frontterrain.com';
L4: export const HOLOSENE_OAUTH_AUTHORIZE_URL = process.env.HOLOSENE_OAUTH_AUTHORIZE_URL || `${HOLOSENE_BASE_URL}/oauth/authorize`;
```

### 10. Critical: Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/qrBridge.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/utils/qrBridge.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import QRCode from 'qrcode';
L2: import http from 'http';
L3: import os from 'os';
...
L12: const BRIDGE_PORT = 4290;
L13: const TELEMETRY_PATH = path.join(os.homedir(), '.ft', 'scout_telemetry.json');
L14: /**
...
L63: headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
L64: body: JSON.stringify({ fields }),
L65: signal: controller.signal,
...
L82: try {
L83: current = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(TELEMETRY_PATH, 'utf-8'));
L84: }
```

### 11. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/email.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/utils/email.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L5: import { FIREBASE_API_KEY, FIREBASE_TENANT_ID } from './firebaseAuth.js';
L6: const cwdEnv = path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env');
L7: if (fs.existsSync(cwdEnv)) {
...
L80: </ul>
L81: <p>For more commands refer <a href="https://frontterrain.com/ft-scout">here</a></p><br>
L82: <p>Have any suggestion, feedback or need assistance we\'re always here on <a href="https://frontterrain.com/support">Help Center</a>
...
L94: /**
L95: * Create custom Nodemailer transport using process.env SMTP or fallback
L96: */
...
L142: },
L143: body: JSON.stringify({
L144: sender: { name: 'Scout Welcome', email: senderEmail },
```

### 12. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/commands/setup.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/commands/setup.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L4: import path from 'path';
L5: import { execSync } from 'child_process';
L6: import { safeNote } from '../utils/markdown.js';
...
L9: s.start('Diagnosing local runtime environment & dependencies...');
L10: const cwd = process.cwd();
L11: const passes = [];
...
L16: try {
L17: const checkCmd = process.platform === 'win32' ? `where ${cmd}` : `command -v ${cmd}`;
L18: execSync(checkCmd, { stdio: 'ignore', cwd });
...
L46: // Check 2: Node version check
L47: const pkgPath = path.join(cwd, 'package.json');
L48: if (fs.existsSync(pkgPath)) {
```

### 13. High: Remote Agent Bridge
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/engine/agentEngine.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/engine/agentEngine.js>)

Source exposes local file and command tools to a remote model endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: import path from 'path';
L3: import { exec } from 'child_process';
L4: import { promisify } from 'util';
...
L828: try {
L829: const content = fs.readFileSync(fullP, 'utf-8');
L830: const lines = content.split('\n');
...
L995: response = await callOpenAIWithRetry(async (model) => {
L996: return await openai.chat.completions.create({
L997: model,
...
L1018: \`\`\`
L1019: Available tools: ${availableToolNames}
L1020: You MUST output exactly ONE JSON code block per tool call. Do NOT describe what you would do in plain text — output the JSON tool call directly!`,
```

### 14. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/qrBridge.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/utils/qrBridge.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 -> bin/src/index.js -> bin/src/commands/agent.js -> bin/src/utils/qrBridge.js
L1: import QRCode from 'qrcode';
L2: import http from 'http';
L3: import os from 'os';
...
L12: const BRIDGE_PORT = 4290;
L13: const TELEMETRY_PATH = path.join(os.homedir(), '.ft', 'scout_telemetry.json');
L14: /**
...
L63: headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
L64: body: JSON.stringify({ fields }),
L65: signal: controller.signal,
...
L82: try {
L83: current = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(TELEMETRY_PATH, 'utf-8'));
L84: }
```

### 15. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/email.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/utils/email.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.main -> bin/src/index.js -> bin/src/commands/signup.js -> bin/src/utils/email.js
L5: import { FIREBASE_API_KEY, FIREBASE_TENANT_ID } from './firebaseAuth.js';
L6: const cwdEnv = path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env');
L7: if (fs.existsSync(cwdEnv)) {
...
L80: </ul>
L81: <p>For more commands refer <a href="https://frontterrain.com/ft-scout">here</a></p><br>
L82: <p>Have any suggestion, feedback or need assistance we\'re always here on <a href="https://frontterrain.com/support">Help Center</a>
...
L94: /**
L95: * Create custom Nodemailer transport using process.env SMTP or fallback
L96: */
...
L142: },
L143: body: JSON.stringify({
L144: sender: { name: 'Scout Welcome', email: senderEmail },
```

### 16. High: Runtime Package Install
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/server/server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/server/server.js>)

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L399: else if (fs.existsSync(indexScript)) {
L400: execCmd = `npx tsx "${indexScript}" ${command}`;
L401: }
...
L404: }
L405: exec(execCmd, { cwd: process.cwd() }, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
L406: const output = (stdout || '') + (stderr || '');
```

### 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.

### 20. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/engine/web.js\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/engine/web.js%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 1
```

### 21. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/engine/computer/computerController.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/engine/computer/computerController.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = ft-scout@9.5.1
matchedIdentity = npm:ZnQtc2NvdXQ:9.5.1
similarity = 0.976
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

### 22. High: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.d.ts
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.d.ts>)

Google API key in bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.d.ts

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```typescript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 2
```

### 23. High: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.5.2/bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js>)

Google API key in bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 1
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 12
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 3
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 12

### Published dependency entries
- @clack/prompts ^1.7.0 (Dependency)
- @types/nodemailer ^8.0.2 (Dependency)
- @types/qrcode ^1.5.6 (Dependency)
- chalk ^6.0.0 (Dependency)
- codrop ^1.0.0 (Dependency)
- commander ^13.1.0 (Dependency)
- dotenv ^17.4.2 (Dependency)
- nodemailer ^9.0.4 (Dependency)
- openai ^7.1.0 (Dependency)
- qrcode ^1.5.4 (Dependency)
- razorpay ^2.9.8 (Dependency)
- simple-git ^3.36.0 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** ft-scout
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 9.5.2
- **License:** ISC
- **Version published:** 2026-11-04T03:19:32.391Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-08-05T17:09:29.608Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-04T03:25:21.097Z
- **Known versions:** 54
- **Latest version:** 9.5.2
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** FrontTerrain — The Onboarding Co-Pilot for New Codebases
- **Author:** Front Terrain
- **Maintainers:** rishishandilya
- **Keywords:** cli, onboarding, git, llm, ai
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 183
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 1,356,888 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/ft-scout/v/9.5.2>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/Front-Terrain/FT-Check>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/Front-Terrain/FT-Check#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/Front-Terrain/FT-Check/issues>)