instabox@0.8.61
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 install hook. Its onboarding telemetry is disclosed, limited to usage information and opt-out capable; credentials are sent through the configured Instabox service client. The flagged downloads and filesystem writes support user-invoked CLI installation, migration and skill setup.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user invokes the CLI; onboarding triggers its usage event and skill setup. The migration helper runs when its workflow is explicitly used.
Impact
Expected service and migration activity; no unrelated credential transfer, unsolicited account action or concealed remote execution was identified.
Mechanism
The CLI communicates with the configured Instabox API and disclosed analytics endpoint, installs its CLI and agent skills, and its migration helper installs project dependencies on the remote box.
AI rationale
The package has no npm install hook. Its onboarding telemetry is disclosed, limited to usage information and opt-out capable; credentials are sent through the configured Instabox service client. The flagged downloads and filesystem writes support user-invoked CLI installation, migration and skill setup.
Evidence
~/.config/instabox/telemetry.json~/.claude/skills/*~/.agents/skills/*CLI install directory selected by the installer
Network endpoints4
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.commise.runraw.githubusercontent.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json has no install, preinstall or postinstall hook; its scripts are for prepack, tests and formatting.
- The CLI discloses that it sends command names and outcomes, never arguments, and provides telemetry opt-outs.
- Telemetry is disabled when opted out and only sends when the configured server is the package’s default Instabox server.
- API credentials are attached as bearer tokens to requests sent through the configured service client.
- Skill installation is part of CLI onboarding, can be skipped with --no-skills, and is also available as a dedicated skills install command.
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 = 8968192
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 Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.61.
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