instabox@0.8.161
A cloud box for your coding agent, the instabox CLI and its agent skills in one command: npx instabox@latest
AI Security Review
scanned 4h ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no npm install hook, and the reviewed CLI behavior aligns with its cloud-box and agent-skill purpose. Its telemetry reports command and outcome data, is disclosed with an opt-out, and sends to its analytics host.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
The user runs the CLI; telemetry is sent during onboarding or CLI usage when enabled and using the default Instabox server.
Impact
Expected service access and limited usage reporting; no evidence of unrelated credential or file collection.
Mechanism
The CLI sends service credentials to its configured Instabox API. Telemetry sends command and outcome events to PostHog and is suppressed by opt-out flags.
AI rationale
The package has no npm install hook, and the reviewed CLI behavior aligns with its cloud-box and agent-skill purpose. Its telemetry reports command and outcome data, is disclosed with an opt-out, and sends to its analytics host.
Evidence
~/.config/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 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The package has no install lifecycle hook; its scripts are for packaging, tests, and formatting.
- API bearer tokens are sent to the configured Instabox server as part of the CLI’s service requests.
- Runtime telemetry is disclosed, reports command names and outcomes without arguments, and can be disabled with environment flags.
- The executable installs the package’s agent skills when run; existing user-authored skill files are kept.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView file
•path = cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 9174528
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/api.mjs
LowAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
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