instabox@0.8.127
A cloud box for your coding agent, the instabox CLI and its agent skills in one command: npx instabox@latest
AI Security Review
scanned 2d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no install lifecycle hook, and its CLI behavior runs after user invocation. Its disclosed, disableable telemetry reports usage metadata to the configured Instabox setup and PostHog; reviewed credential and repository-move references do not show automatic credential exfiltration.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
The user invokes the CLI; skill installation and repository migration are CLI or skill workflows.
Impact
Observed behavior supports the package's stated purpose; no malicious data collection or unrequested account actions were identified.
Mechanism
The CLI contacts Instabox for sign-in and service operations, sends disclosed usage events to PostHog when enabled, and copies its bundled CLI and skills to their documented locations. The dependency helper fetches official tool installers when its setup workflow needs them.
AI rationale
The package has no install lifecycle hook, and its CLI behavior runs after user invocation. Its disclosed, disableable telemetry reports usage metadata to the configured Instabox setup and PostHog; reviewed credential and repository-move references do not show automatic credential exfiltration.
Evidence
~/.config/instabox/telemetry.json~/.claude/skills/~/.agents/skills/~/.gemini/config/skills//usr/local/bin/instabox~/.local/bin/instabox
Network endpoints9
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.commise.runraw.githubusercontent.combun.shastral.shsh.rustup.rsgo.devdeno.land
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 install, preinstall, or postinstall hook; its scripts are for packaging, tests, and formatting.
- The CLI discloses usage telemetry and says it records command names and outcomes, never arguments, with an opt-out.
- Onboarding telemetry includes status, flags, agent name, platform, architecture, and runtime versions; it is gated to the default Instabox server and can be disabled.
- The bundled CLI is copied locally and checked before replacement.
- The repository-move skill says untracked .env files and credentials stored outside the repository are not moved, and warns that committed or staged files are included.
- The dependency helper downloads tool installers only as part of its explicit setup workflow, when a required runtime is missing.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView file
•path = cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 9100800
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 unpkglib/cli.mjsView file
Findings
1 High5 Medium6 Low
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltalib/cli.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 Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.127.
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