registry / recess-cli / 2.4.0
recess-cli@2.4.0
Safe Recess administration and family AI tools from the command line.
AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package’s postinstall hook performs an unattended setup of its own agent skill, a lifecycle risk covered by the warning policy. The inspected behavior supports a warning but does not establish concrete malicious activity.
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 published package through npm triggers postinstall.
Impact
Installation modifies agent skill configuration directories without a separate setup command.
Mechanism
The hook imports the packaged setup module, which creates skill roots, replaces the recess-cli skill directory, and removes a superseded recess-admin skill directory.
AI rationale
The package’s postinstall hook performs an unattended setup of its own agent skill, a lifecycle risk covered by the warning policy. The inspected behavior supports a warning but does not establish concrete malicious activity.
Evidence
scripts/postinstall.mjsdist/setup.jsskill/recess-cli/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/recess-cli~/.claude/skills/recess-cli~/.codex/skills/recess-admin~/.claude/skills/recess-admin
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The package runs a postinstall script that dynamically imports its setup module and installs the bundled skill.
- The setup module creates or replaces skill directories under Codex and Claude configuration paths during installation.
- The bundled skill is named recess-cli and describes itself as shared guidance for using the Recess CLI.
Evidence against
- The lifecycle setup copies this package’s bundled skill into named recess-cli directories; inspected code shows no network request or credential handling in that path.
- The installer limits execution to published tarballs and suppresses install errors.
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@2.4.0.
See all versions of recess-cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of recess-cli@2.4.0 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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