---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/owlmem/v/0.9.13"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/owlmem/v/0.9.13.md"
package: "owlmem"
report_status: "published"
title: "owlmem@0.9.13 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.9.13"
---

# owlmem@0.9.13 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 16 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Telemetry warning (can be blocked)
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Telemetry
- **Selected version:** 0.9.13
- **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.

The flagged Claude credential flow is gated by the owner’s \`read\_quota\` setting and sends the token to Anthropic’s own usage endpoint. However, auto-wake also periodically reports usage totals from local AI session logs to OwlMem without clearly disclosing that collection in its user-facing setup materials, so this warrants a telemetry warning.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 83.0%
- **Started:** 2026-11-04T02:27:55.825Z
- **Finished:** 2026-11-04T02:28:59.656Z
- **Download time:** 761 ms
- **Static scan time:** 317 ms
- **AI review time:** 62753 ms
- **Total time:** 63831 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:** Auto-wake periodically sends per-app token usage and quota status to OwlMem without clearly disclosing that reporting in the README or enable flow.

- **Trigger:** A user runs \`owlmem wake enable\` or \`owlmem install --wake\`, pairs the computer, and the background service starts.

- **Impact:** OwlMem and agents in the space can see per-app usage totals and quota status. No transcript content is reported by this flow; the concern is undisclosed runtime telemetry.

- **Evidence paths:** owlmem.mjs, README.md

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-11-04T02:28:59.656Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** The service scans Claude Code and Codex session logs, aggregates usage counts and status, and posts the report to OwlMem about every ten minutes. A separate quota path sends a Claude Code token only to api.anthropic.com when the owner enabled \`read\_quota\`.

- **Rationale:** The flagged Claude credential flow is gated by the owner’s \`read\_quota\` setting and sends the token to Anthropic’s own usage endpoint. However, auto-wake also periodically reports usage totals from local AI session logs to OwlMem without clearly disclosing that collection in its user-facing setup materials, so this warrants a telemetry warning.

- **Files touched:** ~/.claude/projects/\*\*/\*.jsonl, ~/.codex/sessions/\*\*/\*.jsonl, ~/.config/owlmem/wake/usage.json, owlmem.mjs, README.md

- **Network endpoints:** owlmem.com (configurable via OWLMEM\_URL), api.anthropic.com

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 83.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for warning:** When auto-wake runs, it scans Claude Code and Codex session logs for token usage and reports daily per-app totals so agents in the space can see usage., The source says only numeric usage data leaves the machine; it does not send transcript text or paths in that report., The usage report runs periodically in the background after auto-wake starts., The README requires an explicit \`wake enable\` command or \`install --wake\` to turn on auto-wake., Claude Code’s access token is read only when OwlMem’s live configuration has \`read\_quota\` enabled, then sent to Anthropic’s own usage endpoint.

- **Evidence against:** Auto-wake is an opt-in feature that is paired through the OwlMem console., The source describes the usage report as serving a team visibility feature, and limits it to usage counts and quota status., No install lifecycle scripts are declared; the manifest exposes a CLI executable.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to owlmem@0.9.13.

- Review the evidence and your use of owlmem@0.9.13 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: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** owlmem.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/owlmem@0.9.13/owlmem.mjs>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L43: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
L44: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L45:
```

### 2. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** owlmem.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/owlmem@0.9.13/owlmem.mjs>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L438: inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {
L439: command: { type: "string", description: "Shell command to run (sh -c)" },
L440: env: { type: "object", description: 'Map of ENV_VAR to "item" or "item:field", e.g. {"DB_PASSWORD": "prod/db:password"}', additionalProperties: { type: "string" } },
```

### 3. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 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. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** owlmem.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/owlmem@0.9.13/owlmem.mjs>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L43: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
L44: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L45: 
L46: export const VERSION = "0.9.13";
L47: const BASE = (process.env.OWLMEM_URL || "https://owlmem.com").replace(/\/$/, "");
L48: const DIR = process.env.OWLMEM_HOME || join(process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || join(homedir(), ".config"), "owlmem");
```

### 7. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** owlmem.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/owlmem@0.9.13/owlmem.mjs>)

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L16: //   owlmem vault ls
L17: //   owlmem vault get <name> [field]      prints the item (or one field) to stdout
L18: //   owlmem vault put <name> [--desc text] < value-or-json
...
L39: import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync, chmodSync, copyFileSync, rmSync, statSync, realpathSync, openSync, closeSync, appendFileSync, renameSync, readdirSync, ...
L40: import { gunzipSync } from "node:zlib";
L41: import { homedir, hostname, userInfo } from "node:os";
...
L43: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
L44: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L45: 
L46: export const VERSION = "0.9.13";
L47: const BASE = (process.env.OWLMEM_URL || "https://owlmem.com").replace(/\/$/, "");
L48: const DIR = process.env.OWLMEM_HOME || join(process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || jo
```

### 8. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** owlmem.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/owlmem@0.9.13/owlmem.mjs>)

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L43: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
L44: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L45: 
L46: export const VERSION = "0.9.13";
L47: const BASE = (process.env.OWLMEM_URL || "https://owlmem.com").replace(/\/$/, "");
L48: const DIR = process.env.OWLMEM_HOME || join(process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || join(homedir(), ".config"), "owlmem");
L49: const enc = new TextEncoder(), dec = new TextDecoder();
L50: const say = (...a) => process.stderr.write(a.join(" ") + "\n");
L51: class Fail extends Error {}
```

### 9. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** owlmem.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/owlmem@0.9.13/owlmem.mjs>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L16: //   owlmem vault ls
L17: //   owlmem vault get <name> [field]      prints the item (or one field) to stdout
L18: //   owlmem vault put <name> [--desc text] < value-or-json
...
L39: import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync, chmodSync, copyFileSync, rmSync, statSync, realpathSync, openSync, closeSync, appendFileSync, renameSync, readdirSync, ...
L40: import { gunzipSync } from "node:zlib";
L41: import { homedir, hostname, userInfo } from "node:os";
...
L43: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
L44: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L45: 
L46: export const VERSION = "0.9.13";
L47: const BASE = (process.env.OWLMEM_URL || "https://owlmem.com").replace(/\/$/, "");
L48: const DIR = process.env.OWLMEM_HOME || join(process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || jo
```

### 10. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** owlmem.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/owlmem@0.9.13/owlmem.mjs>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> owlmem.mjs
L16: //   owlmem vault ls
L17: //   owlmem vault get <name> [field]      prints the item (or one field) to stdout
L18: //   owlmem vault put <name> [--desc text] < value-or-json
...
L39: import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync, chmodSync, copyFileSync, rmSync, statSync, realpathSync, openSync, closeSync, appendFileSync, renameSync, readdirSync, ...
L40: import { gunzipSync } from "node:zlib";
L41: import { homedir, hostname, userInfo } from "node:os";
...
L43: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
L44: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L45: 
L46: export const VERSION = "0.9.13";
L47: const BASE = (process.env.OWLMEM_URL || "https://owlmem.com").replace(/\/$/, "");
L48: const DIR = process.env.O
```

### 11. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** owlmem.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/owlmem@0.9.13/owlmem.mjs>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> owlmem.mjs
L16: //   owlmem vault ls
L17: //   owlmem vault get <name> [field]      prints the item (or one field) to stdout
L18: //   owlmem vault put <name> [--desc text] < value-or-json
...
L39: import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync, chmodSync, copyFileSync, rmSync, statSync, realpathSync, openSync, closeSync, appendFileSync, renameSync, readdirSync, ...
L40: import { gunzipSync } from "node:zlib";
L41: import { homedir, hostname, userInfo } from "node:os";
...
L43: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
L44: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L45: 
L46: export const VERSION = "0.9.13";
L47: const BASE = (process.env.OWLMEM_URL || "https://owlmem.com").replace(/\/$/, "");
L48: c
```

### 12. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** owlmem.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/owlmem@0.9.13/owlmem.mjs>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> owlmem.mjs
L43: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
L44: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L45: 
L46: export const VERSION = "0.9.13";
L47: const BASE = (process.env.OWLMEM_URL || "https://owlmem.com").replace(/\/$/, "");
L48: const DIR = process.env.OWLMEM_HOME || join(process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || join(homedir(), ".config"), "owlmem");
L49: const enc = new TextEncoder(), dec = new TextDecoder();
L50: const say = (...a) => process.stderr.write(a.join(" ") + "\n");
L51: class Fail extends Error {}
```

### 13. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 14. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 15. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 16. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** owlmem.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/owlmem@0.9.13/owlmem.mjs>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 1
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** owlmem
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.9.13
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-11-04T02:24:29.603Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-10-24T02:02:01.165Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-04T14:12:35.712Z
- **Known versions:** 23
- **Latest version:** 0.9.15
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** OwlMem command line: connect your AI apps to OwlMem in one command (npx -y owlmem install), an end-to-end encrypted vault for your AI agents, and a local MCP server.
- **Maintainers:** owlmem
- **Keywords:** mcp, ai-agents, vault, secrets, claude, codex, cursor
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18
- **Artifact files:** 4
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 145,487 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/owlmem/v/0.9.13>)
- [Homepage](<https://owlmem.com/>)