instabox@0.8.111
A cloud box for your coding agent, the instabox CLI and its agent skills in one command: npx instabox@latest
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no install hook, and its network behavior supports the documented, user-invoked cloud-box CLI. Usage telemetry is disclosed and has opt-out switches; the move-repo skill also warns users about secrets in transferred Git data and conversation history.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the CLI onboarding or an agent follows one of the installed skills.
Impact
Expected effects include Instabox account requests, local CLI and skill setup, and usage reporting; no unrelated credential collection or attack behavior was found.
Mechanism
The CLI authenticates to the configured Instabox server, can install its CLI and skills, and sends limited usage events to PostHog when telemetry is enabled.
AI rationale
The package has no install hook, and its network behavior supports the documented, user-invoked cloud-box CLI. Usage telemetry is disclosed and has opt-out switches; the move-repo skill also warns users about secrets in transferred Git data and conversation history.
Evidence
~/.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 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest has no install lifecycle hook; its scripts are limited to prepack, tests, and formatting.
- The CLI sends its bearer token with requests to the configured Instabox server as part of its sign-in flow.
- Usage telemetry is disclosed, reports command names and outcomes without arguments, and can be disabled with INSTABOX_NO_TELEMETRY or DO_NOT_TRACK.
- Onboarding telemetry contains outcomes and routine runtime metadata; it is sent only when using the default Instabox server and an account user ID is available.
- The move-repo skill warns that copied history or committed Git data can contain secrets and instructs the user to review the plan and history before transfer.
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 = 9053696
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 Evidencelib/api.mjs
LowAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.111.
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