---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/grix-connector/v/3.25.0"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/grix-connector/v/3.25.0.md"
package: "grix-connector"
report_status: "published"
title: "grix-connector@3.25.0 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "3.25.0"
---

# grix-connector@3.25.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged as AI-agent capability risk** — Allowed by default with warning: agent-facing configuration or capability changes need review before use.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Warn-only AI-agent capability risk
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** AI-agent capability abuse
- **Selected version:** 3.25.0
- **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: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The package contains risky, persistent AI-agent provisioning behavior and accepts an optionally unhashed remote artifact. Its npm postinstall is limited to Grix-owned state, so the source does not meet the block threshold for malicious lifecycle hijacking.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 92.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-10T07:17:02.116Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-10T07:18:15.550Z
- **Download time:** 1293 ms
- **Static scan time:** 2694 ms
- **AI review time:** 69446 ms
- **Total time:** 73434 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:** Runtime OpenClaw tooling can download a caller-supplied persona archive, write agent instruction files, modify OpenClaw configuration, and create a recurring update cron job. The install hook only refreshes Grix-owned upgrade tooling.

- **Trigger:** An enabled OpenClaw Grix tool invocation, especially grix\_egg; postinstall writes the Grix guardian.

- **Impact:** A trusted or compromised agent/tool caller can provision or alter local OpenClaw agents using an optionally unhashed remote archive.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, scripts/install-guardian.mjs, openclaw-plugin/index.js, dist/adapter/openhuman/openhuman-adapter.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-08-10T07:18:15.550Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** Runtime agent-extension provisioning and persistent configuration mutation

- **Rationale:** The package contains risky, persistent AI-agent provisioning behavior and accepts an optionally unhashed remote artifact. Its npm postinstall is limited to Grix-owned state, so the source does not meet the block threshold for malicious lifecycle hijacking.

- **Files touched:** scripts/install-guardian.mjs, ~/.grix/bin/upgrade-guardian.sh, ~/.openclaw/workspace-\<agent\>, ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json, ~/.openclaw/egg-installs/\<installId\>.json, ~/.openhuman/users/local/workspace/mcp\_clients/mcp\_clients.db, ~/.openhuman/skills

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 92.0%

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

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for warning:** package.json runs postinstall, scripts/install-guardian.mjs overwrites ~/.grix/bin/upgrade-guardian.sh, openclaw-plugin/index.js grix\_egg fetches caller-supplied ZIP; hash is optional, openclaw-plugin/index.js writes OpenClaw agents/config, persona files, and an update cron job, dist/adapter/openhuman/openhuman-adapter.js registers MCP tools and skills in ~/.openhuman

- **Evidence against:** Postinstall only writes the package's ~/.grix guardian, not foreign agent configuration, OpenClaw changes are reachable through registered runtime tools, not npm lifecycle, No confirmed credential harvesting, covert exfiltration, or remote code execution found

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to grix-connector@3.25.0.

- Review the evidence and your use of grix-connector@3.25.0 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/grix-connector@3.25.0/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node scripts/install-guardian.mjs
```

### 2. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

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

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 4. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** openclaw-plugin/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/grix-connector@3.25.0/openclaw-plugin/index.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3107: // src/openclaw/gateway-provider.ts
L3108: import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
L3109: import { readFile, writeFile as writeFile2, mkdir as mkdir2, unlink as unlink2 } from "node:fs/promises";
```

### 5. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** openclaw-plugin/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/grix-connector@3.25.0/openclaw-plugin/index.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3058: }
L3059: function buildExecApprovalResolveArgv(params) {
L3060: const cliArgvPrefix = params.cliArgvPrefix && params.cliArgvPrefix.length > 0 ? params.cliArgvPrefix : resolveOpenClawCliArgvPrefix();
```

### 6. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/proxy/crypto/certificate.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/grix-connector@3.25.0/dist/core/proxy/crypto/certificate.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{createHash as x,createPrivateKey as G,createPublicKey as V,generateKeyPairSync as I,sign as z}from"node:crypto";import{existsSync as b}from"node:fs";import{mkdir as J,readFi...
L2: `)??"";return`-----BEGIN ${e}-----
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 10. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/adapter/openhuman/openhuman-adapter.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/grix-connector@3.25.0/dist/adapter/openhuman/openhuman-adapter.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{EventEmitter as f}from"node:events";import{stat as g}from"node:fs/promises";import{mkdirSync as _}from"node:fs";import{homedir as u}from"node:os";import{join as p,resolve as...
L2: `);n("sqlite3",[s,h],{timeout:1e4,stdio:"ignore"}),i.info("openhuman-adapter",`MCP server registered in SQLite: ${s}`);const c=p(u(),".openhuman","skills"),l=$(c);l.length>0&&i.inf...
L3: `)+`
```

### 11. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/provider-quota/kiro.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/grix-connector@3.25.0/dist/core/provider-quota/kiro.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{readFile as _}from"node:fs/promises";import{existsSync as m}from"node:fs";import{homedir as h}from"node:os";import{join as u}from"node:path";import{execFile as I}from"node:c...
```

### 12. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/installer/npm-registry.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/grix-connector@3.25.0/dist/core/installer/npm-registry.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{execFile as p}from"node:child_process";import{promisify as y}from"node:util";import{log as g}from"../log/logger.js";import{probeUrls as w}from"./speed-test.js";const x=y(p),...
L2: ${u??""}`.trim())})})}function _(t){return c.map(e=>({label:e.label,command:`npm install -g ${t} --registry ${e.url}`}))}export{c as NPM_REGISTRIES,A as getCurrentRegistry,_ as get...
```

### 13. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/adapter/claude/claude-adapter.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/grix-connector@3.25.0/dist/adapter/claude/claude-adapter.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/adapter/claude/claude-adapter.js spawns openclaw-plugin/index.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L1: import{spawn as Z,spawnSync as ee,execSync as te,execFile as We}from"node:child_process";import{promisify as Qe}from"node:util";import{randomUUID as J}from"node:crypto";import{kill...
L2: `):"No skills found",data:n}}catch(n){return{status:"failed",message:`Failed to scan skills: ${n instanceof Error?n.message:n}`}}if(!this.claudeProcess&&!this.claudePty)if(e==="com...
L3: `)}finally{it(r)}}else this.claudeProcess?.stdin?.write(`${s}
...
L5: `)}extractSingleTurnDelta(e){const t=e.trim();if(!t)return null;let i;try{i=JSON.parse(t)}catch{return o.warn("claude-adapter",`Single-turn fallback: dropping non-JSON stdout noise...
```

### 14. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/adapter/codex/codex-bridge.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/grix-connector@3.25.0/dist/adapter/codex/codex-bridge.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.main -> dist/index.js -> dist/adapter/codex/index.js -> dist/adapter/codex/codex-bridge.js
L1: import{execFileSync as G}from"node:child_process";import{createInterface as le}from"node:readline";import{EventEmitter as X}from"node:events";import{stat as J}from"node:fs/promises...
L2: \u2026(truncated)`,ie=80,Ge=120*1e3,Xe=[{id:"gpt-5.3-codex",displayName:"GPT-5.3 Codex",defaultReasoningEffort:null,supportedReasoningEfforts:[],defaultServiceTier:null,serviceTier...
L3: `)})}catch{return!1}}getStatus(){return{alive:this.alive,busy:this.currentTurnId!==null||this.compacting,sessions:this.threadId?1:0}}getActiveEventIds(){return this.activeEventId?[...
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 17. Medium: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/core/proxy/hermes-profile-relay.py
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/grix-connector@3.25.0/dist/core/proxy/hermes-profile-relay.py>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```python
path = dist/core/proxy/hermes-profile-relay.py
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 21259
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 18. 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.

### 19. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/adapter/claude/claude-adapter.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/grix-connector@3.25.0/dist/adapter/claude/claude-adapter.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 = grix-connector@3.20.1
matchedIdentity = npm:Z3JpeC1jb25uZWN0b3I:3.20.1
similarity = 0.900
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall, prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 10
- **Optional dependencies:** 1
- **Peer dependencies:** 1
- **Development dependencies:** 7
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 12

### Published dependency entries
- @modelcontextprotocol/client ^2.0.0 (Dependency)
- @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.29.0 (Dependency)
- @modelcontextprotocol/server ^2.0.0 (Dependency)
- @sentry/node ^10.57.0 (Dependency)
- extract-zip ^2.0.1 (Dependency)
- node-forge ^1.4.0 (Dependency)
- proxy-agent ^6.5.0 (Dependency)
- socket.io-client ^4.8.3 (Dependency)
- ws ^8.20.0 (Dependency)
- zod ^4.4.3 (Dependency)
- node-pty ^1.1.0 (OptionalDependency)
- openclaw \>=2026.4.8 (PeerDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** grix-connector
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 3.25.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-08-08T07:38:36.850Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-03T02:18:22.714Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-22T11:58:32.900Z
- **Known versions:** 86
- **Latest version:** 4.16.1
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Connect local AI coding agents (Claude, Codex, Gemini, Qwen, DeepSeek, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi, OpenHuman, Reasonix) to the Grix scheduling platform. Also serves as an OpenClaw plugin for Grix channel transport.
- **Author:** askie
- **Maintainers:** askie
- **Keywords:** grix, aibot, agent-connector, claude, codex, gemini, qwen, deepseek, cursor, opencode, pi, openhuman
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 434
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 2,552,048 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/grix-connector/v/3.25.0>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/askie/grix-connector>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/askie/grix-connector#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/askie/grix-connector/issues>)
