registry / talking-stick / 0.22.0

talking-stick@0.22.0

Talking Stick now ships as a standalone binary. Install with: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mostlydev/talking-stick/master/scripts/install.sh | sh Put ~/.local/bin first on PATH, then remove the npm copy. Existing installs remain functional; future updates ship on GitHub.

CLI coordination tool for path-scoped agent handoffs.

AI Security Review

scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The postinstall path automatically synchronizes first-party skills and instructions in agent configuration locations, leaving a residual lifecycle update risk despite managed-content safeguards. The flagged chat and role operations are normal display or explicit user actions, so they do not establish a separate attack.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

The package's postinstall hook running during npm installation.

Impact

An existing Talking Stick skill or instruction file may change and affect later agent behavior.

Mechanism

The hook invokes a sync routine that updates installed skills and instructions under the user's home directory, using bundled package content and managed-content checks.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.cjsscripts/postinstall-sync.mjsdist/skill-install.jsdist/instructions.jsdist/install.js

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

The manifest runs scripts/postinstall.cjs during installation, and that script launches a synchronization step.
The synchronization step targets the user's home directory and updates installed Talking Stick skills and instructions.
Skill updates are withheld when installed content differs from its recorded managed digest; missing installs are skipped.
The inspected chat and role locations implement room display, formatting, selection, and explicit role editing.

Evidence against

The installer describes refreshing recorded, unedited copies and offers customized files for review on a later CLI invocation.
The instruction updater replaces only recognized unedited defaults or content when replacement is explicitly requested.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 75 file(s), 798 KB of source, external domains: github.com

Source & flagged code

10 flagged

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.cjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.cjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/process-utils.jsView file

1import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process"; L2: export function terminateKnownProcess(processRef, options) {

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/process-utils.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/instructions.jsView file

325stdio: "inherit", L326: shell: true L327: });

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/instructions.jsView on unpkg · L325

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = talking-stick@0.21.0 matchedIdentity = npm:dGFsa2luZy1zdGljaw:0.21.0 similarity = 0.750 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

High

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

dist/instructions.jsView on unpkg

scripts/skiller-bootstrap.cjsView file

1#!/usr/bin/env node L2: const childProcess = require("node:child_process"); L3: const crypto = require("node:crypto"); L4: const fs = require("node:fs"); L5: const https = require("node:https"); L6: const os = require("node:os"); ... L8: L9: const SKILLER_VERSION = process.env.TALKING_STICK_SKILLER_VERSION || "v0.1.0"; L10: const SKILLER_MIN_VERSION = process.env.TALKING_STICK_SKILLER_MIN_VERSION || "0.1.0";

High

Same File Env Network Execution

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

scripts/skiller-bootstrap.cjsView on unpkg · L1

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = talking-stick@0.13.0 matchedPath = scripts/sk[redacted] matchedIdentity = npm:dGFsa2luZy1zdGljaw:0.13.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

scripts/skiller-bootstrap.cjsView on unpkg

dist/cli/chat-input.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 2

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/cli/chat-input.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

dist/skiller-adapter.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = talking-stick@0.13.0 matchedPath = dist/sk[redacted] matchedIdentity = npm:dGFsa2luZy1zdGljaw:0.13.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/skiller-adapter.jsView on unpkg

dist/skill-install.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/skill-install.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

10 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.cjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.cjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/process-utils.jsView file

1import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process"; L2: export function terminateKnownProcess(processRef, options) {

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/process-utils.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/instructions.jsView file

325stdio: "inherit", L326: shell: true L327: });

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/instructions.jsView on unpkg · L325

High

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

dist/instructions.jsView on unpkg

scripts/skiller-bootstrap.cjsView file

High

Same File Env Network Execution

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

scripts/skiller-bootstrap.cjsView on unpkg · L1

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

scripts/skiller-bootstrap.cjsView on unpkg

dist/cli/chat-input.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 2

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/cli/chat-input.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

dist/skiller-adapter.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/skiller-adapter.jsView on unpkg

dist/skill-install.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/skill-install.jsView on unpkg

Findings

9 High4 Medium5 Low

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processdist/process-utils.js

HighShelldist/instructions.js

HighSame File Env Network Executionscripts/skiller-bootstrap.cjs

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/cli/chat-input.js#virtual:normalized:round1

HighKnown Malware Source Similarityscripts/skiller-bootstrap.cjs

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/skiller-adapter.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/skill-install.js

HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/instructions.js

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to talking-stick@0.22.0.

See all versions of talking-stick for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of talking-stick@0.22.0 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-19 20:19:22.451Z (UTC).

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