instabox@0.8.128
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 is an Instabox CLI with no install hook, and its inspected network and file operations align with its documented features. Its runtime telemetry is disclosed, opt-out capable, and restricted to onboarding usage data.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
The CLI runs when invoked; onboarding telemetry runs during onboarding. Skill installation, repository migration, and dependency setup require the corresponding user command.
Impact
Expected service use, disclosed usage measurement, and user-directed file transfer or toolchain setup; no automatic credential collection or unrelated data transfer was identified.
Mechanism
The CLI calls the configured Instabox API and sends disclosed onboarding usage events to PostHog. Skills copy their own files or perform the documented migration and setup tasks.
AI rationale
The package is an Instabox CLI with no install hook, and its inspected network and file operations align with its documented features. Its runtime telemetry is disclosed, opt-out capable, and restricted to onboarding usage data.
Evidence
~/.config/instabox/credentials.json~/.config/instabox/telemetry.json~/.claude/skills~/.agents/skills~/.gemini/config/skills~/.profile~/.bashrc
Network endpoints4
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.commise.runraw.githubusercontent.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 describes a cloud-box CLI and exposes bin/instabox.mjs; it declares no install lifecycle hook.
- The CLI discloses usage telemetry and provides INSTABOX_NO_TELEMETRY and DO_NOT_TRACK opt-outs.
- Telemetry is limited to onboarding outcome and package/runtime context, is sent only for the default Instabox server, and stops when telemetry is disabled.
- The repository migration skill explains that it transfers repository files and conversation history, and warns that committed data or untracked files may contain credentials.
- The dependency helper downloads mise from its official mise.run host when a user runs the skill's setup.
Evidence against
- The package ships native CLI binaries whose behavior is not fully readable in the provided analysis; their role matches the package's stated CLI purpose.
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 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 Evidencebin/instabox.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.128.
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