instabox@0.8.57
A cloud box for your coding agent, the instabox CLI and its agent skills in one command: npx instabox@latest
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest has no install-time hook, and the reviewed runtime behavior serves the package's cloud-box CLI purpose. Its onboarding telemetry is disclosed, limited to usage and runtime metadata, and has an opt-out.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the CLI or its explicit setup and migration commands.
Impact
No malicious impact identified. Normal sign-in, cloud-box operations, and opt-in workflow setup are expected package behavior.
Mechanism
The CLI contacts the configured Instabox API, sends disclosed usage telemetry to PostHog unless disabled, and can install the bundled CLI and agent skills.
AI rationale
The manifest has no install-time hook, and the reviewed runtime behavior serves the package's cloud-box CLI purpose. Its onboarding telemetry is disclosed, limited to usage and runtime metadata, and has an opt-out.
Evidence
~/.config/instabox/credentials.json~/.config/instabox/telemetry.json~/.claude/skills~/.agents/skills
Network endpoints2
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 93.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest has no install, preinstall, or postinstall hook; its listed scripts are prepack, test, and formatting.
- Onboarding telemetry is disclosed, can be disabled, and reports outcomes and runtime metadata without command arguments.
- Authentication uses a bearer token with the configured Instabox server, which defaults to api.instabox.sh.
- The CLI installer downloads the Instabox CLI installer script from the supplied API URL.
Evidence against
- The package documents the CLI's sign-in, cloud-box, and agent-skill setup as its purpose.
- The routed repository-migration helper transfers project history only when that workflow is invoked.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView file
•path = cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 8966144
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@0.8.57.
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