instabox@0.8.58
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 package has no npm lifecycle hook, and the reviewed network and file operations fit its disclosed CLI, telemetry, and skill-installation functions. Telemetry is limited to usage outcomes and runtime/platform metadata, with an opt-out; the shipped native CLI artifacts do not change the reviewed wrapper behavior.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
The CLI runs when a user invokes it; onboarding telemetry runs after onboarding. CLI installation is initiated by the user.
Impact
No harmful effect identified in the inspected source. The package performs its stated CLI and agent-skill setup functions.
Mechanism
The wrapper sends usage outcomes and runtime/platform metadata to PostHog, gated on the default instabox server and telemetry opt-out settings. Its installer fetches the instabox CLI from the configured instabox API.
AI rationale
The package has no npm lifecycle hook, and the reviewed network and file operations fit its disclosed CLI, telemetry, and skill-installation functions. Telemetry is limited to usage outcomes and runtime/platform metadata, with an opt-out; the shipped native CLI artifacts do not change the reviewed wrapper behavior.
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; it exposes a CLI entrypoint.
- Onboarding telemetry reports command outcome and runtime/platform metadata, and the CLI documents what it sends and how to opt out.
- Telemetry is disabled when opted out and only sends when using the package’s default instabox server.
- The CLI download-and-run helper fetches the instabox installer from the configured API URL when a person runs the install or update flow.
- The skills module copies the package’s own skills into agent skill folders; its source states that it does not sign in or access the network.
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 = 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 Evidencebin/instabox.mjs
LowAi Review Evidencebin/instabox.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.58.
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