instabox@0.8.114
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 lifecycle hook, and its CLI behavior is triggered by user-supplied commands. Its disclosed runtime telemetry sends command outcomes and ordinary runtime details to PostHog with an opt-out; the reviewed credential references describe credentials used inside the Instabox box workflow.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A user runs the CLI onboarding or skills command, or follows the migration skill; no npm install hook is declared.
Impact
Observed behavior supports the package’s stated purpose; no unauthorized credential transfer, account action, or destructive behavior was identified.
Mechanism
The CLI contacts the configured Instabox API for sign-in and box operations, can install its bundled CLI and skills, and reports disclosed usage telemetry to PostHog with an opt-out.
AI rationale
The package has no install lifecycle hook, and its CLI behavior is triggered by user-supplied commands. Its disclosed runtime telemetry sends command outcomes and ordinary runtime details to PostHog with an opt-out; the reviewed credential references describe credentials used inside the Instabox box workflow.
Evidence
~/.config/instabox/telemetry.json~/.config/instabox/credentials.json~/.claude/skills~/.agents/skills~/.gemini/config/skills~/.local/bin/instabox
Network endpoints4
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.commise.runraw.githubusercontent.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 declares no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook; its listed scripts are prepack, test, and formatting scripts.
- The CLI dispatches onboarding, skill installation, or another CLI command based on the arguments supplied when the user runs it.
- Onboarding telemetry is disclosed as command names and outcomes, never arguments, and has INSTABOX_NO_TELEMETRY and DO_NOT_TRACK opt-outs.
- Telemetry sends onboarding outcomes and ordinary runtime details to PostHog only with the default Instabox server and when telemetry is enabled.
- The repository migration instructions run deps.sh explicitly over SSH as part of the migration workflow.
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 = 9057792
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 unpkgbin/instabox.mjsView file
Findings
1 High5 Medium6 Low
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/instabox.mjs
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
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.114.
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