registry / recess-cli / 3.4.1
recess-cli@3.4.1
Safe Recess administration and family AI tools from the command line.
AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe postinstall hook automatically writes the package-owned skill into agent skill directories, so this merits a warning as first-party agent extension setup. The inspected source does not establish a concrete malicious attack or credential exfiltration.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Installing the published package runs its postinstall hook.
Impact
An unattended package install changes the agent skill configuration available to the current user; the inspected behavior is limited to this package’s skill setup.
Mechanism
The hook imports the package’s setup module, which creates skill directories, removes the current recess-cli skill directory, and copies in the bundled skill.
AI rationale
The postinstall hook automatically writes the package-owned skill into agent skill directories, so this merits a warning as first-party agent extension setup. The inspected source does not establish a concrete malicious attack or credential exfiltration.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/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
- The package runs a postinstall hook for published installs.
- The hook imports and calls the skill installer when the package is not a checkout.
- The installer targets Codex and Claude skill directories and replaces their recess-cli skill contents.
- The apps init command writes AGENTS.md as part of an explicit project scaffold command.
Evidence against
- The automatically installed content is the package’s own skill, and the hook skips source checkouts.
- The inspected authentication exchange sends an assertion to the configured Recess API origin.
- No credential exfiltration or unrelated network recipient was identified in the inspected code.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
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
564patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 564
Medium
Secret Pattern
Package contains a possible secret pattern.
dist/commands/onboarding.jsView on unpkg · L564Findings
2 High6 Medium5 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/update-notice.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@3.4.1.
See all versions of recess-cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of recess-cli@3.4.1 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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