rafey-shell@2.0.2
Renamed to rabot. Install with npm install -g @arafeymasood/rabot
An AI-powered shell with personalized LLM assistance
AI Security Review
scanned 2d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe CLI sends the current working directory to the package's API with each chat prompt, without disclosing that collection. This is suspicious runtime telemetry; the reviewed source does not show credential theft or other malicious behavior.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
A user runs the CLI and submits a chat message.
Impact
The package service and its model provider receive the user's local working directory alongside chat data.
Mechanism
The client adds process.cwd() to the prompt and posts it to the package API, which sends it to Gemini.
AI rationale
The CLI sends the current working directory to the package's API with each chat prompt, without disclosing that collection. This is suspicious runtime telemetry; the reviewed source does not show credential theft or other malicious behavior.
Evidence
dist/cli.jsdist/services/LLMService.jsapi/chat.tsREADME.md
Network endpoints1
rafey-shell.vercel.app
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The CLI is the package entry point and starts the interactive shell by default.
- The client sends its assembled prompt to rafey-shell.vercel.app without an explicit consent step.
- The assembled prompt includes the current working directory and user query.
- The package API forwards the prompt to Google’s Gemini service.
- The README describes chatting with an AI assistant but does not disclose sending the working directory.
Evidence against
- The prompt contains user queries and conversation history for the advertised chat feature.
- I found no code that collects or transmits credentials, or performs unrelated account actions.
- The prepare script only runs the TypeScript build.
Behavioral surface
EnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
4 flaggeddist/prompts/system.jsView file
31contains invisible/control Unicode U+200B (zero width space)
- Research Scientist at Guy's and St Thomas'<U+200B> NHS Foundation Trust (July 2018 - October 2018): Worked closely with senior physicians @ Guy's Hospital to develop a web application to detect irregularities in MRI scans. The tool analyz
Critical
Trojan Source Unicode
Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks.
dist/prompts/system.jsView on unpkg · L31•Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.start -> dist/cli.js -> dist/shell/RafeyShell.js -> dist/services/LLMService.js -> dist/prompts/system.js
Reachable file contains a blocking source-risk pattern.
Critical
Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.
dist/prompts/system.jsView on unpkgpackage.jsonView file
•Runtime dependency names matching Node built-ins: readline
Findings
2 Critical1 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalTrojan Source Unicodedist/prompts/system.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/prompts/system.js
HighNode Builtin Dependency Squatpackage.json
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
MediumAi Review Evidencepackage.json
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to rafey-shell@2.0.2.
See all versions of rafey-shell for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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