instabox@0.8.109
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 manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the reviewed downloads and network calls support the package’s stated CLI service. Its runtime usage telemetry is disclosed, limited to usage and runtime fields, and can be disabled; the shipped CLI binaries remain opaque but are the package’s expected product.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the instabox CLI or explicitly starts its onboarding flow.
Impact
Expected service access and limited usage reporting; no malicious behavior was found in the inspected source.
Mechanism
The CLI communicates with the Instabox API, can install the Instabox CLI from that API, and sends disclosed usage events to PostHog after sign-in unless telemetry is disabled.
AI rationale
The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the reviewed downloads and network calls support the package’s stated CLI service. Its runtime usage telemetry is disclosed, limited to usage and runtime fields, and can be disabled; the shipped CLI binaries remain opaque but are the package’s expected product.
Evidence
telemetry.json
Network endpoints2
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook; its bin is the documented instabox CLI.
- Onboarding telemetry reports outcomes and runtime/platform fields, and the report call uses the signed-in account’s user ID.
- Telemetry can be disabled with DO_NOT_TRACK or INSTABOX_NO_TELEMETRY and is sent only when the configured server is the package’s default API.
- The CLI installer downloads the instabox CLI installer from the configured Instabox API; bundled CLI checksums are provided for each supported platform.
Evidence against
- The shipped native CLI binaries are not readable as source in this review.
- Telemetry is sent to PostHog and includes an account user ID, though the package documents usage reporting and provides an opt-out.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView file
•path = cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 9043968
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@0.8.109.
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