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gaoding-cli
Gaoding command-line interface for agents and people.
This report shows the evidence for gaoding-cli@1.0.0-alpha.12. 1 of 10 known versions is blocked or flagged. The newest version, 1.0.0-alpha.24, is flagged. See all versions.
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe source confirms install-time mutation of multiple foreign AI-agent skill locations. The global-install guard reduces reach but does not make the mutation consensual. Product guard normalized a concrete AI-agent control hijack publish_block to the blockable dangerous-capability shape.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
npm/pnpm global installation that passes the lifecycle environment checks.
Impact
Modifies agent instruction/extension surfaces without an explicit user command.
Mechanism
postinstall synchronizes bundled skills into multiple agent-host directories.
Policy narrative
Installing this package globally triggers postinstall. When its environment checks pass, it loads the package's bundled skill and synchronizes it to a canonical skills directory plus any detected Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, OpenClaw, or WorkBuddy skill directories. The installer can copy, replace managed directories, or create links. This mutates broad foreign AI-agent control surfaces without requiring the user to invoke the CLI's update/setup command.
AI rationale
The source confirms install-time mutation of multiple foreign AI-agent skill locations. The global-install guard reduces reach but does not make the mutation consensual. Product guard normalized a concrete AI-agent control hijack publish_block to the blockable dangerous-capability shape.
Evidence
package.jsondist/bin/postinstall.jsdist/src/features/skill/installer.jsskills/gd-cli/SKILL.mdskills/gd-cli~/.agents/skills/gd-cli~/.claude/skills/gd-cli~/.codex/skills/gd-cli~/.cursor/skills/gd-cli~/.config/opencode/skills/gd-cli~/.openclaw/skills/gd-cli~/.workbuddy/skills/gd-cli
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI identified this as a dangerous AI-agent capability at 96.0% confidence with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for policy risk
- npm postinstall imports and executes dist/bin/postinstall.js.
- On qualifying installs, postinstall automatically syncs bundled skills.
- The sync targets include detected Claude, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, OpenClaw, and WorkBuddy skill directories.
- Sync copies/replaces content and creates links in those agent control surfaces.
Evidence against
- Postinstall is limited to npm/pnpm global installs or a narrow pnpm global pattern.
- The bundled skill is package-owned and the CLI also exposes an explicit update command.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node -e "const p='./dist/bin/postinstall.js'; if (require('node:fs').existsSync(p)) import(p)"
Critical
Red Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script matches a deterministic static-gate block pattern.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node -e "const p='./dist/bin/postinstall.js'; if (require('node:fs').existsSync(p)) import(p)"
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/src/features/dam/object-storage.jsView file
12try {
L13: const url = new URL(value.includes("://") ? value : `https://${value}`);
L14: if (url.protocol !== "http:" && url.protocol !== "https:") {
...
L128: .update(stringToSign)
L129: .digest("base64");
L130: const stream = createReadStream(input.filePath);
...
L140: },
L141: body: stream,
L142: signal: input.signal,
Findings
1 Critical3 High3 Medium5 Low
CriticalRed Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/src/features/update/update-service.js
HighCloud Metadata Accessdist/src/platform/url-safety.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptodist/src/features/dam/object-storage.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to gaoding-cli@1.0.0-alpha.12.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing gaoding-cli@1.0.0-alpha.12. 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.
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