registry / recess-cli / 2.3.0
recess-cli@2.3.0
Safe Recess administration and family AI tools from the command line.
AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package automatically writes its own agent skill during postinstall, a lifecycle extension risk that warrants a warning. The inspected behavior does not establish a concrete malicious attack or meet the blocking criteria.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Installing the package from a published tarball runs postinstall.
Impact
The install can replace the existing recess-cli skill and remove its superseded recess-admin skill.
Mechanism
The hook imports the bundled setup module, which removes and recopies the package-owned skill under the configured or default agent skill directories.
AI rationale
The package automatically writes its own agent skill during postinstall, a lifecycle extension risk that warrants a warning. The inspected behavior does not establish a concrete malicious attack or meet the blocking criteria.
Evidence
scripts/postinstall.mjsdist/setup.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- package.json defines an automatic postinstall script.
- postinstall imports the bundled setup module and installs the package's own skill on published installs.
- The skill is copied into the Codex and Claude skill directories, replacing existing copies.
Evidence against
- The install hook is limited to installing this package's own skill; inspected source showed no foreign agent configuration writes or remote payload execution.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
6 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/commands/onboarding.jsView file
530patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 530
Medium
Secret Pattern
Package contains a possible secret pattern.
dist/commands/onboarding.jsView on unpkg · L530Findings
3 High6 Medium5 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/auth.js
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/cli.js
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumSecret Patterndist/commands/onboarding.js
MediumDynamic Requirescripts/postinstall.mjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowNo License
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to recess-cli@2.3.0.
See all versions of recess-cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of recess-cli@2.3.0 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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