registry / recess-cli / 3.9.0
recess-cli@3.9.0
Safe Recess administration and family AI tools from the command line.
AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe postinstall automatically mutates Codex and Claude skill directories. Because it installs the package's own Recess skill, the applicable policy calls for a warning rather than a block; no concrete malicious behavior was established in the inspected path.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Installing the published package through npm.
Impact
Agent instructions are changed during package installation; the inspected code establishes first-party skill setup, not a confirmed hostile payload or credential theft.
Mechanism
The hook imports the package setup module, which copies its bundled skill into both agent skill locations and removes the prior named skill directory.
AI rationale
The postinstall automatically mutates Codex and Claude skill directories. Because it installs the package's own Recess skill, the applicable policy calls for a warning rather than a block; no concrete malicious behavior was established in the inspected path.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/postinstall.mjsdist/setup.js~/.codex/skills/recess-cli~/.claude/skills/recess-cli~/.codex/skills/recess-admin~/.claude/skills/recess-admin
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 that imports and invokes installSkill for published installs.
- The installer writes the bundled Recess skill into the user's Codex and Claude skill directories and replaces existing copies.
- The installer also removes a superseded skill directory; this is automatic agent configuration mutation during install.
- The apps command's AGENTS.md write occurs as part of an explicit project scaffolding command, separate from postinstall.
Evidence against
- The installed skill is package-owned and names the Recess CLI; this fits the first-party setup warning category.
- The postinstall skips source checkouts and silently catches failures; no remote payload or credential forwarding is established by the inspected setup path.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStrings
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@3.9.0.
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