instabox@0.8.78
A cloud box for your coding agent, the instabox CLI and its agent skills in one command: npx instabox@latest
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no npm install lifecycle hook, and its runtime network activity supports the Instabox CLI and disclosed, opt-out usage telemetry. Bundled native CLI behavior is only partly visible in the supplied static analysis, but the inspected JavaScript shows it being used as the package's advertised CLI.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the CLI; onboarding telemetry is sent after onboarding completes. Skill installation occurs through the CLI flow or its skills install command.
Impact
No malicious impact was identified in the inspected source. Telemetry can be disabled with DO_NOT_TRACK=1 or INSTABOX_NO_TELEMETRY=1.
Mechanism
The CLI sends API credentials to the configured Instabox server and reports documented usage fields to PostHog when enabled. It copies its bundled skills into agent skill directories.
AI rationale
The package has no npm install lifecycle hook, and its runtime network activity supports the Instabox CLI and disclosed, opt-out usage telemetry. Bundled native CLI behavior is only partly visible in the supplied static analysis, but the inspected JavaScript shows it being used as the package's advertised CLI.
Evidence
~/.config/instabox/credentials.json~/.config/instabox/telemetry.json~/.claude/skills/<skill>/**~/.agents/skills/<skill>/**
Network endpoints2
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 87.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook; its listed scripts are for packing, tests, and formatting.
- The CLI discloses usage reporting and documents opt-out variables.
- Telemetry is gated on the default Instabox server and opt-out settings; reported onboarding fields are command outcomes and platform/runtime versions.
- API bearer tokens are sent to the configured Instabox server for its API requests.
- Skill installation copies the package's own skill files into agent skill directories.
Evidence against
- The package includes native CLI binaries; the available static views provide limited inspection of their behavior.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView file
•path = cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 8981504
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@0.8.78.
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