instabox@0.8.145
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 manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the reviewed runtime behavior matches the documented cloud CLI, including disclosed and opt-out onboarding telemetry. Native binaries are shipped with matching checksum entries; their limited readability alone does not establish malicious behavior.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
The CLI runs when the user invokes it; onboarding or setup behavior occurs through the corresponding CLI command or skill workflow.
Impact
The reviewed source shows no unauthorized credential transfer, unrelated account actions, install-time data collection, or concealed automatic execution.
Mechanism
The wrapper contacts the Instabox API for sign-in and box operations, sends disclosed onboarding usage events to PostHog with an opt-out, and copies agent skills during onboarding. The move-repo helper installs project runtimes and dependencies when used on a box.
AI rationale
The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the reviewed runtime behavior matches the documented cloud CLI, including disclosed and opt-out onboarding telemetry. Native binaries are shipped with matching checksum entries; their limited readability alone does not establish malicious behavior.
Evidence
bin/instabox.mjslib/api.mjslib/telemetry.mjslib/skills.mjsskills/instabox-move-repo/scripts/deps.shcli/SHA256SUMS
Network endpoints2
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 92.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest has no install, preinstall, or postinstall hook; its scripts are prepack, test, and formatting commands.
- The CLI documents that onboarding telemetry reports steps and outcomes, not names or arguments, and provides opt-out environment variables.
- Telemetry is limited to the onboarding event and account user ID; the reported fields include outcome, timing, platform, runtime version, and options.
- The CLI dispatches onboarding only for its documented command-line flow; other commands are passed to the Instabox CLI.
Evidence against
- The package includes native CLI binaries whose contents are not readable in the provided source views.
- The CLI installs its agent skills into user-level agent directories during onboarding, and the package includes helpers that install runtimes and project dependencies when invoked.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView file
•path = cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 9138176
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@0.8.145.
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