---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/replicas-engine"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/replicas-engine/v/0.1.962.md"
package: "replicas-engine"
report_status: "published"
title: "replicas-engine@0.1.962 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.1.962"
---

# replicas-engine@0.1.962 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:** 0.1.962
- **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. The engine installs package-owned OpenCode and Cursor tool integrations during runtime agent setup. This creates an agent extension lifecycle risk, but no confirmed malicious attack was established.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 89.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-01T18:52:15.861Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-01T18:54:30.459Z
- **Download time:** 761 ms
- **Static scan time:** 10101 ms
- **AI review time:** 123735 ms
- **Total time:** 134598 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:** The engine installs package-owned OpenCode and Cursor tool integrations during runtime agent setup. This creates an agent extension lifecycle risk, but no confirmed malicious attack was established.

- **Trigger:** Initializing the Cursor manager or using the configured OpenCode agent through the running engine.

- **Impact:** Agent tool execution becomes dependent on installed Replicas hook logic, with persistent changes to the configured home's agent integrations.

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

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-01T18:54:30.459Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** Runtime setup persists tool hooks and copies a local plugin into agent configuration directories; subsequent setup can replace the package-owned integration without a separate consent prompt at these writes.

- **Rationale:** Source shows first-party agent extension installation and persistent hook updates during runtime setup, which warrants a warning under the agent integration policy. No block-eligible install hook mutation or concrete malicious behavior was established.

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

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 89.0%

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

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for warning:** Runtime OpenCode setup copies the package-owned command-protection plugin into the configured home's OpenCode plugins directory and removes its legacy version., OpenCode setup requires configured provider credentials; message processing invokes this setup automatically., The installed plugin intercepts tool execution and invokes the package's command-protection logic., Cursor manager initialization installs tool hooks and persists the updated hooks configuration.

- **Evidence against:** package.json contains no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook and no runtime self-dependency., The inspected credential locations implement workspace authentication updates, while MCP configuration writes are exposed through interactive setup., No covert exfiltration or malicious remote payload execution was established.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to replicas-engine@0.1.962.

- Review the evidence and your use of replicas-engine@0.1.962 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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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-YQHM7SOF.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/replicas-engine@0.1.962/dist/src/chunk-YQHM7SOF.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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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@0.1.962/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:** 0.1.962
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-10-01T18:50:12.084Z
- **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:** 3,779,547 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/replicas-engine/v/0.1.962>)