psyclaw@0.31.3
A standalone, evidence-grounded social-science research agent with research contracts, evidence gates, and recoverable workflows
AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package discloses default-on telemetry and offers an opt-out, but error reports can still transmit local path details that may identify project locations. This is a privacy risk warranting a warning, not evidence of credential theft or malicious intent.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Starting the CLI enables telemetry by default; CLI errors are reported with filesystem context.
Impact
Project directory and filesystem path details may reach the telemetry services, beyond the package's description of generic anonymized error telemetry.
Mechanism
Sentry and PostHog receive error metadata including cwd and failed_path. The home prefix is shortened to ~, but remaining path components are retained.
AI rationale
The package discloses default-on telemetry and offers an opt-out, but error reports can still transmit local path details that may identify project locations. This is a privacy risk warranting a warning, not evidence of credential theft or malicious intent.
Evidence
dist/src/observability/config.jsdist/src/observability/error-context.jsdist/src/observability/node-sdks.jsdist/src/cli.js~/.psyclaw/agent/psyclaw-settings.json
Network endpoints3
us.posthog.compsyclaw-langfuse-relay.psyclaw.workers.devo4512050300911616.ingest.us.sentry.io
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- CLI use enables default-on product telemetry, with a telemetry-off command and an interactive notice.
- The CLI initializes telemetry at startup and includes the current working directory when reporting errors.
- The telemetry allowlist includes cwd and failed_path fields.
- PostHog error events transmit cwd and failed_path values, each up to 240 characters.
- Path redaction replaces the home-directory prefix with ~, but does not remove the remaining path.
Evidence against
- The manifest has no install, preinstall, or postinstall hook; prepublishOnly runs branding checks and a build.
- The LLM telemetry code says it omits prompts, completions, and tool I/O.
- The notice describes product-use and error telemetry and provides a way to disable it.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flaggeddist/apps/panel/observability.jsView file
39async function loadEsm(url) {
L40: return import(url);
L41: }
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
dist/apps/panel/observability.jsView on unpkg · L39vendor/windows/x64/fd.exeView file
•path = vendor/windows/x64/fd.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 4104192
magicHex = [redacted]
Medium
vendor/ars/tools/release-discipline/scripts/sync-toolkit.shView file
Findings
3 High6 Medium6 Low
HighPayload In Excluded Dirvendor/ars/scripts/adapters/tests/conftest.py
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/src/tui/app.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/src/analysis/shell-timeout.js
MediumDynamic Requiredist/apps/panel/observability.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Native Binaryvendor/windows/x64/fd.exe
MediumShips Build Helpervendor/ars/tools/release-discipline/scripts/sync-toolkit.sh
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to psyclaw@0.31.3.
See all versions of psyclaw for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of psyclaw@0.31.3 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.
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