registry / recess-cli / 3.21.0
recess-cli@3.21.0
Safe Recess administration and family AI tools from the command line.
AI Security Review
scanned 8d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe active postinstall hook automatically replaces package-owned skills in user-level agent directories. This warrants a warning for agent extension lifecycle risk, while the inspected skill and setup code do not establish concrete malicious behavior.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Installing the package through npm when the packaged setup module is present.
Impact
Agents may use the newly installed Recess command guidance in later sessions; the automatic global skill change is an agent extension lifecycle risk.
Mechanism
The hook calls installSkill, which replaces the recess-cli skill directories with the bundled skill and removes a superseded skill directory.
AI rationale
The active postinstall hook automatically replaces package-owned skills in user-level agent directories. This warrants a warning for agent extension lifecycle risk, while the inspected skill and setup code do not establish concrete malicious behavior.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/postinstall.mjsdist/setup.jsskill/recess-cli/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/recess-cli~/.claude/skills/recess-cliskill/recess-cli
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- package.json registers a postinstall hook that runs scripts/postinstall.mjs.
- On a packaged install, the hook calls installSkill when dist/setup.js exists.
- installSkill targets the user's Codex and Claude skill directories, replaces the recess-cli skill there with the bundled copy, and removes a superseded skill directory.
- The bundled skill routes agents to Recess CLI commands and describes its authentication and confirmation contracts.
- The apps init command separately writes AGENTS.md into the selected app directory.
Evidence against
- The automatic setup installs this package's own skill; inspected code does not establish a malicious payload or broader agent configuration change.
- Fetching an additional server skill copy occurs in the CLI setup path, not in the postinstall hook.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
Source & flagged code
5 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
576patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 576
Medium
Secret Pattern
Package contains a possible secret pattern.
dist/commands/onboarding.jsView on unpkg · L576Findings
2 High6 Medium5 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
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@3.21.0.
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