registry / recess-cli / 3.5.0
recess-cli@3.5.0
Safe Recess administration and family AI tools from the command line.
AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe postinstall hook performs automatic first-party agent skill setup by replacing package-specific skill directories and removing the prior skill name. This is a guarded lifecycle risk, not evidence of a concrete attack.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Installing the package through npm on a published install.
Impact
Agent skill configuration changes during package installation; no concrete credential theft, remote execution, or broader agent configuration mutation was identified.
Mechanism
The hook calls installSkill(), which replaces the package-named skill directory and removes the superseded recess-admin directory in each agent skills folder.
AI rationale
The postinstall hook performs automatic first-party agent skill setup by replacing package-specific skill directories and removing the prior skill name. This is a guarded lifecycle risk, not evidence of a concrete attack.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/postinstall.mjsdist/setup.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 90.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- package.json defines a postinstall hook that runs scripts/postinstall.mjs.
- On a published install, the hook imports setup.js and calls installSkill().
- installSkill targets the Codex and Claude recess-cli skill directories under the configured agent homes or the user’s home directory.
- The routine recursively replaces those skill directories and removes a superseded recess-admin skill directory.
- The apps scaffold writes AGENTS.md in a folder supplied to the explicit init command.
Evidence against
- The postinstall skips source checkouts and missing setup modules.
- The installer copies this package’s bundled skill into its own named agent skill directories.
- The self-update routine runs a displayed npm upgrade command when explicitly invoked.
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
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@3.5.0.
See all versions of recess-cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of recess-cli@3.5.0 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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