instabox@0.8.96
A cloud box for your coding agent, the instabox CLI and its agent skills in one command: npx instabox@latest
AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no install hook, and its executable dispatches work from user-supplied CLI arguments. Its telemetry is disclosed and disableable, while the flagged download and repository-migration behaviors serve the CLI's stated purpose and are command-driven.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the instabox CLI or invokes one of its agent skills; there is no install hook.
Impact
Normal operation sends authentication and requested box-operation data to the Instabox service, plus disclosed usage telemetry. The inspected source does not show unrelated credential collection or automatic account actions.
Mechanism
The CLI contacts the configured Instabox API for sign-in and cloud-box operations, and sends usage events to PostHog when telemetry is enabled. Binary downloads are checked against SHA-256 values.
AI rationale
The package has no install hook, and its executable dispatches work from user-supplied CLI arguments. Its telemetry is disclosed and disableable, while the flagged download and repository-migration behaviors serve the CLI's stated purpose and are command-driven.
Evidence
~/.config/instabox/credentials.json~/.config/instabox/telemetry.jsonCLI installation directory selected by the user or platform
Network endpoints8
api.instabox.shus.i.posthog.commise.runraw.githubusercontent.combun.shastral.shsh.rustup.rsgo.dev
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 95.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The package exposes an explicit CLI command and has no install lifecycle hook.
- Onboarding telemetry reports command outcomes and runtime details, with code comments excluding names, paths and messages.
- Telemetry is disclosed and can be disabled with INSTABOX_NO_TELEMETRY or DO_NOT_TRACK; it only runs against the package's default server.
- The CLI downloads its own binary from the configured Instabox API and verifies it against a SHA-256 checksum.
- The repository-move skill describes copying project data, including some committed secrets, and tells the agent to explain this and ask the user before starting.
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 = 9010688
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 unpkgbin/instabox.mjsView 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 Evidencebin/instabox.mjs
LowAi Review Evidencebin/instabox.mjs
LowAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.96.
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