registry / recess-cli / 3.7.0
recess-cli@3.7.0
Safe Recess administration and family AI tools from the command line.
AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe automatic postinstall mutation of agent skill directories is a concrete first-party agent extension lifecycle capability, so this merits a warning under the agent integration policy. The inspected behavior is limited to the package's own skill and does not establish malicious attack behavior.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Installing the package through npm and running its postinstall hook.
Impact
The installed agents receive or have their existing recess-cli skill replaced; no credential exposure or remote execution was identified.
Mechanism
The hook dynamically imports the local setup module, which removes and copies skill directories in the configured agent homes.
AI rationale
The automatic postinstall mutation of agent skill directories is a concrete first-party agent extension lifecycle capability, so this merits a warning under the agent integration policy. The inspected behavior is limited to the package's own skill and does not establish malicious attack behavior.
Evidence
scripts/postinstall.mjsdist/setup.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 94.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The package runs a postinstall script during installation.
- The hook imports and calls installSkill for non-checkout installs.
- installSkill replaces skill directories under the user's Codex and Claude configuration roots with the package's bundled skill.
- The agent configuration write in apps.js occurs only when the user invokes the apps init command.
Evidence against
- The automatic setup installs the package's own recess-cli skill, and does not execute a remote payload.
- The apps init command checks for a nonempty destination and requires --force before writing over it.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
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@3.7.0.
See all versions of recess-cli for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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