instabox@0.8.90
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 reviewed source matches the package's stated CLI and agent-skill purpose. Its onboarding telemetry is documented, opt-out capable, and limited to usage/runtime properties; the flagged install and migration flows are user-triggered.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
Telemetry runs during onboarding; the CLI installer runs during onboarding or an explicit CLI install/update action; repository transfer requires the user to follow the migration skill.
Impact
No malicious collection or account action was identified. The disclosed telemetry is limited to usage/runtime properties; the migration can transfer sensitive repository or conversation content when the user follows its instructions.
Mechanism
Onboarding telemetry sends command outcome and runtime properties to Instabox's PostHog endpoint, with opt-out controls. CLI installation fetches the Instabox install script from the configured API host. The migration skill describes sending repository and conversation data to the user's box.
AI rationale
The reviewed source matches the package's stated CLI and agent-skill purpose. Its onboarding telemetry is documented, opt-out capable, and limited to usage/runtime properties; the flagged install and migration flows are user-triggered.
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
- The package describes itself as the Instabox CLI and agent skills for its cloud box service.
- The onboarding telemetry reports command outcome and runtime details, and explicitly excludes names, paths, and messages.
- Telemetry is disabled by either INSTABOX_NO_TELEMETRY or DO_NOT_TRACK and is restricted to the default Instabox server.
- The CLI installer fetches install.sh from the configured Instabox API URL; the package describes this as installing the Instabox CLI.
Evidence against
- The repo-migration skill can transfer repository files and agent conversation history, which may contain secrets, but documents that behavior and tells the user to disclose it before starting.
- The package ships native CLI binaries whose behavior is not fully readable from the available inspection.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView file
•path = cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 9001472
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
LowAi Review Evidencepackage.json
LowAi Review Evidencebin/instabox.mjs
LowAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.90.
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