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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/replicas-engine"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/replicas-engine/v/0.1.961.md"
package: "replicas-engine"
report_status: "published"
title: "replicas-engine@0.1.961 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.1.961"
---

# replicas-engine@0.1.961 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged as agent extension risk** — Allowed by default with warning: install-time first-party agent extension setup was detected.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Warn-only agent extension risk
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Agent extension lifecycle risk
- **Selected version:** 0.1.961
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

LPM treats this as warn-only first-party agent extension lifecycle risk. Runtime agent integration installs persistent package-owned extensions for OpenCode and Cursor. This warrants an extension lifecycle warning; no confirmed malicious attack was established.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 91.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-01T18:36:24.692Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-01T18:39:36.066Z
- **Download time:** 1025 ms
- **Static scan time:** 10570 ms
- **AI review time:** 179777 ms
- **Total time:** 191374 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** Runtime agent integration installs persistent package-owned extensions for OpenCode and Cursor. This warrants an extension lifecycle warning; no confirmed malicious attack was established.

- **Trigger:** Using the OpenCode integration with configured provider credentials, or initializing the Cursor manager.

- **Impact:** Installed hooks can mediate future agent tool calls and invoke package-owned processes beyond the immediate setup operation.

- **Evidence paths:** dist/src/index.js, scripts/opencode-command-protection-plugin.ts

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-01T18:39:36.066Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** The engine copies its OpenCode plugin into the user's configuration directory and updates Cursor hooks. Subsequent eligible OpenCode client setup can replace the plugin without a separate installation or update prompt.

- **Rationale:** The inspected source shows first-party runtime agent extension setup with persistent configuration effects, which warrants a warning under the supplied policy. No npm install mutation or concrete malicious behavior supports a publication block.

- **Files touched:** .config/opencode/plugins/replicas-command-protection.ts, .config/opencode/plugins/replicas-command-protection.mjs, .cursor/hooks.json

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 91.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for warning:** package.json defines no npm preinstall, install, or postinstall hook., The engine selects Cursor and OpenCode managers according to the chat provider., The OpenCode integration targets persistent Replicas plugin files under the user's OpenCode configuration directory., After checking provider credentials, OpenCode client setup copies the bundled plugin and removes its legacy version without a separate installation prompt., The plugin intercepts tool execution and rejects calls denied by its command protection hook., Cursor manager initialization also installs hooks by updating its hook configuration.

- **Evidence against:** No runtime self-dependency appears in package.json., The observed extensions invoke package-owned command protection and pull request hooks; no confirmed malicious payload or credential theft was established., The flagged MCP configuration writers are exposed through interactive setup callbacks, while the flagged Claude and Codex credential operations belong to authentication management.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to replicas-engine@0.1.961.

- Review the evidence and your use of replicas-engine@0.1.961 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.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

### 2. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 3. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/chunk-BMC4R5IZ.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/chunk-BMC4R5IZ.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L318: // ../node_modules/.bun/pi-mcp-adapter@2.32.1+04b0d7b0bc944965/node_modules/pi-mcp-adapter/utils.ts
L319: import { spawnSync } from "child_process";
L320: import { homedir as homedir2, platform } from "os";
```

### 4. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/chunk-BMC4R5IZ.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/chunk-BMC4R5IZ.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L407: const result = spawnSync(value.slice(1), {
L408: shell: true,
L409: encoding: "utf8",
```

### 5. High: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/index.js>)

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L31230: if (this.opts.code.process) sourceCode = this.opts.code.process(sourceCode, sch);
L31231: const validate = new Function(`${names_1.default.self}`, `${names_1.default.scope}`, sourceCode)(this, this.scope.get());
L31232: this.scope.value(validateName, { ref: validate });
```

### 6. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/index.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: import { createRequire as __createRequire } from 'node:module';
L3: const require = __createRequire(import.meta.url);
L4: import {
```

### 7. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/index.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L88: SUBPROCESS_MAX_BUFFER,
L89: execAsync,
L90: execFileAsync
...
L456: var B = (t, e) => {
L457: let { pathExt: r = process.env.PATHEXT || "" } = e, s = r.split(D.delimiter);
L458: if (s.indexOf("") !== -1) return true;
...
L508: X(p(), exports);
L509: var H = process.env._ISEXE_TEST_PLATFORM_ || process.platform;
L510: var b = H === "win32" ? O : E;
...
L532: // windows always checks the cwd first
L533: ...isWindows ? [process.cwd()] : [],
L534: ...(optPath || /* istanbul ignore next: very unusual */
```

### 8. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 9. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 10. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 11. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/index.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L49106: function envKillSwitch(name) {
L49107: const value = process.env[name]?.trim().toLowerCase();
L49108: if (!value) return void 0;
...
L49119: // ../node_modules/.bun/pi-mcp-adapter@2.32.1+04b0d7b0bc944965/node_modules/pi-mcp-adapter/ui-session.ts
L49120: import { execFile as execFile6 } from "child_process";
L49121: import { randomUUID as randomUUID9 } from "crypto";
L49122: import net from "net";
L49123:
```

### 12. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/index.js>)

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/src/index.js:
import { mkdir, readFile, rename, unlink, writeFile } from "fs/promises";
async function atomicWriteFile(path7, data, options) {
await writeFile(tmpFile, data, { encoding: "utf-8", mode: options?.mode });
await atomicWriteFile(filePath, content, { mode: 384 });
await atomicWriteFile(helperPath, buildGitCredentialHelperScript(credentialsPath), { mode: 448 });
await atomicWriteFile(STATE_FILE, JSON.stringify(nextState, null, 2));
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
async fetchFreshCredentials(failureReason, failureKind = "rejected", failedCredential = ENGINE_ENV.REPLICAS_AGENT_CREDENTIALS.claude, allowedMeth
```

### 13. Critical: Remote Response Code Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 98.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/index.js>)

Source passes code obtained from a remote response into a dynamic execution sink.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L88: SUBPROCESS_MAX_BUFFER,
L89: execAsync,
L90: execFileAsync
...
L456: var B = (t, e) => {
L457: let { pathExt: r = process.env.PATHEXT || "" } = e, s = r.split(D.delimiter);
L458: if (s.indexOf("") !== -1) return true;
...
L508: X(p(), exports);
L509: var H = process.env._ISEXE_TEST_PLATFORM_ || process.platform;
L510: var b = H === "win32" ? O : E;
...
L532: // windows always checks the cwd first
L533: ...isWindows ? [process.cwd()] : [],
L534: ...(optPath || /* istanbul ignore next: very unusual */
```

### 14. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/index.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/src/index.js spawns dist/src/chunk-BMC4R5IZ.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L88: SUBPROCESS_MAX_BUFFER,
L89: execAsync,
L90: execFileAsync
...
L456: var B = (t, e) => {
L457: let { pathExt: r = process.env.PATHEXT || "" } = e, s = r.split(D.delimiter);
L458: if (s.indexOf("") !== -1) return true;
...
L508: X(p(), exports);
L509: var H = process.env._ISEXE_TEST_PLATFORM_ || process.platform;
L510: var b = H === "win32" ? O : E;
...
L532: // windows always checks the cwd first
L533: ...isWindows ? [process.cwd()] : [],
L534: ...(optPath || /* istanbul ignore next: very unusual */
```

### 15. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 16. Low: Telemetry
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs.

### 17. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 18. Medium: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** scripts/engine-watchdog.sh
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/scripts/engine-watchdog.sh>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```shell
path = scripts/engine-watchdog.sh
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 3671
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 19. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 20. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/chunk-ZCW3JCXI.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/chunk-ZCW3JCXI.js>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 3
```

### 21. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/chunk-BMC4R5IZ.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/chunk-BMC4R5IZ.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = replicas-engine@0.1.804
matchedPath = dist/src/chunk-BMC4R5IZ.js
matchedIdentity = npm:cmVwbGljYXMtZW5naW5l:0.1.804
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 22. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** scripts/gh.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/scripts/gh.cjs>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = replicas-engine@0.1.804
matchedPath = scripts/gh.cjs
matchedIdentity = npm:cmVwbGljYXMtZW5naW5l:0.1.804
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/chunk-UHBYG6JY.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.961/dist/src/chunk-UHBYG6JY.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = replicas-engine@0.1.804
matchedPath = dist/src/chunk-UHBYG6JY.js
matchedIdentity = npm:cmVwbGljYXMtZW5naW5l:0.1.804
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 25
- **Optional dependencies:** 1
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 7
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 26

### Published dependency entries
- @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk 0.3.284 (Dependency)
- @anthropic-ai/sdk 0.128.0 (Dependency)
- @connectrpc/connect-node 1.7.0 (Dependency)
- @cursor/sdk 1.0.19 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-ai 0.85.0 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent 0.85.0 (Dependency)
- @earendil-works/pi-server 0.85.0 (Dependency)
- @hono/node-server ^1.19.5 (Dependency)
- @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.29.0 (Dependency)
- @opencode-ai/sdk 1.17.9 (Dependency)
- bash-language-server ^5.6.0 (Dependency)
- dockerfile-language-server-nodejs ^0.14.1 (Dependency)
- hono ^4.10.3 (Dependency)
- opencode-ai 1.17.9 (Dependency)
- pi-mcp-adapter 2.32.1 (Dependency)
- pyright ^1.1.413 (Dependency)
- typescript ^5.9.3 (Dependency)
- typescript-language-server ^4.4.1 (Dependency)
- undici 7.29.0 (Dependency)
- vscode-jsonrpc ^8.2.0 (Dependency)
- vscode-langservers-extracted ^4.10.0 (Dependency)
- ws 8.21.0 (Dependency)
- yaml ^2.8.2 (Dependency)
- yaml-language-server ^1.19.2 (Dependency)
- zod ^4.0.0 (Dependency)
- node-pty 1.2.0-beta.15 (OptionalDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** replicas-engine
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.1.961
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-10-01T18:35:04.568Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-06-30T22:29:43.028Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-08T21:37:24.368Z
- **Known versions:** 281
- **Latest version:** 0.1.1029
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Lightweight API server for Replicas workspaces
- **Author:** Replicas
- **Maintainers:** replicas
- **Keywords:** replicas, workspace, api, hono
- **Artifact files:** 38
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 3,779,238 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/replicas-engine/v/0.1.961>)