--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/nanocorp" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/nanocorp/v/0.3.4.md" package: "nanocorp" report_status: "published" title: "nanocorp@0.3.4 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "0.3.4" --- # nanocorp@0.3.4 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Flagged as agent extension risk** — Allowed by default with warning: install-time first-party agent extension setup was detected. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Warn-only agent extension risk - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** Agent extension lifecycle risk - **Selected version:** 0.3.4 - **Selected version is latest:** No - **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai) This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions. AI assessment: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy. LPM treats this as warn-only first-party agent extension lifecycle risk. Installation automatically invokes a bundled agent skill installer. First-party skill assets and an environment opt-out support a lifecycle-risk warning; no confirmed malicious attack was established. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 86.0% - **Started:** 2026-09-30T18:05:27.555Z - **Finished:** 2026-09-30T18:08:28.115Z - **Download time:** 2062 ms - **Static scan time:** 117 ms - **AI review time:** 178379 ms - **Total time:** 180560 ms The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs. ## Security analysis ### Published attack-surface review - **Summary:** Installation automatically invokes a bundled agent skill installer. First-party skill assets and an environment opt-out support a lifecycle-risk warning; no confirmed malicious attack was established. - **Trigger:** npm postinstall when NANOCORP\_NO\_AGENT\_SKILLS is unset. - **Impact:** Automatic agent extension setup can alter available agent instructions; the compiled implementation leaves its exact write scope uncertain. - **Evidence paths:** package.json, scripts/postinstall.js, bin/nanocorp.js, vendor/nanocorp-linux-amd64 - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-09-30T18:08:28.115Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** The hook silently launches the native CLI with skills install --quiet and a 15-second timeout. - **Rationale:** The automatic first-party agent skill installation creates a concrete lifecycle risk that warrants a warning. Static inspection did not establish block-eligible malicious behavior. ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 86.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Medium - **Evidence for warning:** package.json automatically runs scripts/postinstall.js after installation., The hook invokes skills install --quiet unless NANOCORP\_NO\_AGENT\_SKILLS is set, suppressing output and errors., bin/nanocorp.js executes a bundled platform binary with the supplied arguments., The Linux binary contains bundled NanoCorp-owned skill assets, supporting classification as first-party agent extension setup. - **Evidence against:** No concrete exfiltration, destructive behavior, or remote payload execution was established., Compiled binaries limit verification of the installer’s precise mutation scope. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to nanocorp@0.3.4. - Review the evidence and your use of nanocorp@0.3.4 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report. - Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe. ## Public findings ### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js ``` ### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js ``` ### 3. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 4. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 5. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 6. Medium: Ships Native Binary - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** vendor/nanocorp-darwin-arm64 - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships native binary artifacts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = vendor/nanocorp-darwin-arm64 kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 7649970 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 7. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 80.0% Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean. ### 8. Low: No License - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package manifest does not declare a clear license. ### 9. High: Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** bin/nanocorp.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature signature = 2543233e9551b135 signatureType = suspicious_hashes sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious matchedPackage = nanocorp@0.3.3 matchedPath = bin/nanocorp.js matchedIdentity = npm:bmFub2NvcnA:0.3.3 similarity = 1.000 shingleOverlap = 2 summary = package final verdict is malicious ``` ### 10. Medium: Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 86.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() package.json automatically runs scripts/postinstall.js after installation. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json "scripts": { "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js", "test": "node --test" }, "os": [ ``` ### 11. Medium: Ai Review Evidence - **Category:** Ai Review - **Confidence:** 86.0% - **Path:** scripts/postinstall.js - **Public source:** [View source]() The hook invokes skills install --quiet unless NANOCORP\_NO\_AGENT\_SKILLS is set, suppressing output and errors. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript if (!process.env.NANOCORP_NO_AGENT_SKILLS) { const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process"); const { join } = require("node:path"); spawnSync( process.execPath, [join(__dirname, "..", "bin", "nanocorp.js"), "skills", "install", "--quiet"], { stdio: "ignore", timeout: 15000 } ); } } catc ``` ### 12. Medium: Ai Review Evidence - **Category:** Ai Review - **Confidence:** 86.0% - **Path:** bin/nanocorp.js - **Public source:** [View source]() bin/nanocorp.js executes a bundled platform binary with the supplied arguments. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript const res = spawnSync(bin, process.argv.slice(2), { stdio: "inherit" }); if (res.error) ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes - **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall - **Dependencies:** 0 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 0 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0 ## Package metadata - **Package:** nanocorp - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 0.3.4 - **License:** UNLICENSED - **Version published:** 2026-09-30T18:04:31.460Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-09-07T19:19:53.157Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-10-07T23:57:50.691Z - **Known versions:** 7 - **Latest version:** 0.3.9 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** NanoCorp CLI: create and run your autonomous company from the terminal. - **Maintainers:** plbjt - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18 - **Supported OS:** darwin, linux - **Supported CPU:** x64, arm64 - **Artifact files:** 9 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 31,151,320 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 2 - **Attestations:** No ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Homepage]()