instabox@0.8.64
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 lifecycle hook, and the entrypoint performs its work when the user runs the CLI. The telemetry is disclosed and disableable; the repo-transfer skill warns users when the requested transfer may include token-bearing files.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the CLI; onboarding telemetry follows sign-in, and repo transfer or dependency setup requires using the corresponding workflow.
Impact
The source shows no automatic collection or unrelated credential transfer. The documented repo transfer can copy sensitive files to the user's cloud box when requested.
Mechanism
The CLI contacts the Instabox API and sends disclosed usage events to PostHog. The repo-move skill documents that a requested transfer may include token-bearing Git configuration or untracked secrets.
AI rationale
The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the entrypoint performs its work when the user runs the CLI. The telemetry is disclosed and disableable; the repo-transfer skill warns users when the requested transfer may include token-bearing files.
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 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json declares no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- The CLI dispatches to onboarding or the bundled CLI when invoked; the manifest exposes no automatic import or install action.
- Onboarding telemetry is disclosed, can be disabled, and sends the Instabox account ID with outcome and runtime metadata.
- The repo-move skill warns that a user-requested transfer can copy token-bearing Git configuration or untracked secrets.
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 Evidencebin/instabox.mjs
LowAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.64.
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