instabox@0.8.103
A cloud box for your coding agent, the instabox CLI and its agent skills in one command: npx instabox@latest
AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no install hook, and its network and filesystem activity is tied to the user-run CLI’s sign-in, service operations, telemetry and skill setup. The shipped native CLI binaries are expected artifacts for this package, and the available source shows no malicious behavior.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
User runs the CLI; onboarding and skill setup occur through its command flow.
Impact
No malicious impact identified; the observed network and file operations support the package’s stated CLI and skill-installation functions.
Mechanism
The CLI contacts the Instabox service for sign-in and box operations, sends disclosed usage events to PostHog, and can copy its skills to supported agent skill directories.
AI rationale
The package has no install hook, and its network and filesystem activity is tied to the user-run CLI’s sign-in, service operations, telemetry and skill setup. The shipped native CLI binaries are expected artifacts for this package, and the available source shows no malicious behavior.
Evidence
bin/instabox.mjslib/telemetry.mjslib/skills.mjs~/.config/instabox/credentials.json~/.config/instabox/telemetry.json~/.claude/skills~/.agents/skills~/.gemini/config/skills
Network endpoints2
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 90.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest declares no install lifecycle hook; its scripts are prepack, test and formatting commands.
- The executable is a CLI whose onboarding or command handling runs when invoked by the user.
- The CLI discloses usage telemetry, says it does not send arguments, and provides opt-out variables.
- Telemetry is gated by the default Instabox server and the opt-out settings; it uses an anonymous ID and the signed-in account ID.
- Skill installation copies the package’s skills and only overwrites copies marked as installed by Instabox.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView file
•path = cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 9036800
magicHex = [redacted]
Medium
Ships Native Binary
Package ships native binary artifacts.
cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView on unpkgskills/instabox-basic-setup/scripts/install-files.pyView file
•path = skills/instabox-basic-setup/scripts/install-files.py
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 2977
magicHex = [redacted]
Medium
Ships Build Helper
Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.
skills/instabox-basic-setup/scripts/install-files.pyView on unpkgpackage.jsonView file
Findings
5 Medium7 Low
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Native Binarycli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
MediumShips Build Helperskills/instabox-basic-setup/scripts/install-files.py
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
LowAi Review Evidencebin/instabox.mjs
LowAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.103.
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