instabox@0.8.84
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 install lifecycle hook. Its runtime telemetry is disclosed and opt-out capable, while the API downloads and skill installation serve the package’s advertised CLI setup.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
User runs the CLI or its onboarding and skills commands; telemetry can run during onboarding.
Impact
No malicious behavior identified. The reviewed network activity and file writes match the package’s stated setup and service purpose.
Mechanism
The CLI contacts the Instabox API, sends disclosed usage events to PostHog when enabled, and copies package skills to user-level skill folders.
AI rationale
The package has no install lifecycle hook. Its runtime telemetry is disclosed and opt-out capable, while the API downloads and skill installation serve the package’s advertised CLI setup.
Evidence
~/.claude/skills~/.agents/skills
Network endpoints2
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json declares no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook; its scripts are prepack, test, and formatting commands.
- The CLI discloses usage telemetry as command names and outcomes, says arguments are not sent, and provides environment-variable opt-outs.
- Telemetry is sent only for the default Instabox server when an account user ID is available and telemetry is enabled; it uses an anonymous ID and event properties.
- The CLI installer fetches its install script from the configured Instabox API as part of CLI setup.
- Onboarding copies this package’s skills to the documented user skill directories; the explicit skills command also describes that behavior.
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 = 8984064
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@0.8.84.
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