instabox@0.8.153
A cloud box for your coding agent, the instabox CLI and its agent skills in one command: npx instabox@latest
AI Security Review
scanned 20h ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the CLI’s disclosed usage telemetry is limited to command names and outcomes with an opt-out. The flagged network and file operations fit the documented Instabox CLI and user-run repository migration workflow.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
The CLI runs when invoked; the repository migration helper runs only when a user follows the skill.
Impact
No unauthorized credential collection, account action, or unrelated data transfer was identified in the inspected source.
Mechanism
The CLI communicates with Instabox services and sends disclosed usage events to PostHog. The migration helper copies selected repository and conversation data to a box as part of its stated purpose.
AI rationale
The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the CLI’s disclosed usage telemetry is limited to command names and outcomes with an opt-out. The flagged network and file operations fit the documented Instabox CLI and user-run repository migration workflow.
Evidence
~/.instabox/telemetry.json~/.claude/skills~/.agents/skills~/.gemini/config/skills
Network endpoints2
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 88.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The package exposes a CLI entry point and has no install, preinstall, or postinstall lifecycle script.
- The CLI discloses usage telemetry, limits it to command names and outcomes, and provides opt-out variables.
- Telemetry is gated on an account user ID, the default Instabox server, and telemetry not being disabled; it uses an anonymous ID for account linking.
- The repository migration helper is documented as a user-run command and describes the project files and conversation history it copies.
Evidence against
- Telemetry is sent to PostHog and includes the Instabox account user ID as its distinct ID.
- The migration skill copies Claude Code and Codex conversation history by default; it warns that history may contain secrets.
- The package ships platform-specific CLI binaries whose contents were not fully readable from the available binary views.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView file
•path = cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 9172480
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 Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.153.
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