instabox@0.8.147
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 default onboarding telemetry is disclosed, opt-out, and limited to service usage fields. The bundled native executables serve the package's stated CLI purpose; the inspected source did not show malicious behavior.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
Telemetry runs during CLI onboarding after a successful sign-in; skill installation and repository migration are user-invoked features.
Impact
Routine service usage reporting and the package's documented cloud-box and agent-skill functions; no malicious credential or unrelated data collection was found.
Mechanism
The CLI sends onboarding outcomes and ordinary runtime fields to PostHog, gated on the default Instabox server and telemetry settings. CLI API requests use the configured Instabox service.
AI rationale
The package has no install lifecycle hook, and its default onboarding telemetry is disclosed, opt-out, and limited to service usage fields. The bundled native executables serve the package's stated CLI purpose; the inspected source did not show malicious behavior.
Evidence
~/.config/instabox/telemetry.json~/.config/instabox/credentials.json~/.claude/skills~/.agents/skills~/.gemini/config/skills/usr/local/bin/instabox~/.local/bin/instabox
Network endpoints4
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.commise.runraw.githubusercontent.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 96.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest declares a CLI entry point and no install, preinstall, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- Runtime usage telemetry is disclosed, includes an opt-out, and sends command names and outcomes rather than arguments.
- Onboarding telemetry reports the Instabox account ID and ordinary runtime and platform fields; it does not include credentials, paths, or command arguments.
- Telemetry is sent to PostHog only for the default Instabox server and when telemetry has not been disabled.
- The shipped skills are copied into coding-agent skill folders; the installer code says it does not sign in or contact the network.
- The repository-migration skill describes transferring repository data, including committed or staged files and Git configuration, as part of its user-invoked feature.
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 = 9152000
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/telemetry.mjs
LowAi Review Evidencebin/instabox.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.147.
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