trace-mcp@2.0.0: Suspicious npm security report (Warn) | LPM Firewall

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Source & flagged code

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package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/preflight-native.mjs && node scripts/postinstall-app.mjs && node scripts/postinstall-control-plane.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/preflight-native.mjs && node scripts/postinstall-app.mjs && node scripts/postinstall-control-plane.mjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg

scripts/postinstall-app.mjsView file

17* not destroy the working installation. L18: * - `unzip` is invoked with execFileSync (no shell) to avoid argument L19: * injection via asset names. ... L23: L24: import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'; L25: import crypto from 'node:crypto'; L26: import fs from 'node:fs'; L27: import http from 'node:http'; L28: import https from 'node:https'; ... L49: L50: if (process.env.TRACE_MCP_NO_AUTO_UPDATE === '1') process.exit(0); L51:

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

scripts/postinstall-app.mjsView on unpkg · L17

hooks/trace-mcp-reindex.shView file

•path = hooks/trace-mcp-reindex.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 5850 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

hooks/trace-mcp-reindex.shView on unpkg

dist/index.jsView file

•path = dist/index.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 10693888 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling.

dist/index.jsView on unpkg

dist/cli.jsView file

•path = dist/cli.js kind = oversized_cli_entrypoint sizeBytes = 12004544 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Cli Entrypoint

Package contains an oversized executable-looking CLI entrypoint.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg

scripts/gen-sitemap.mjsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = trace-mcp@1.51.0 matchedIdentity = npm:dHJhY2UtbWNw:1.51.0 similarity = 0.946 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.

scripts/gen-sitemap.mjsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

7 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 8-48json

8 "types": "dist/index.d.ts",

9 "bin": {

10 "trace-mcp": "dist/cli.js"

11 },

12 "scripts": {

13 "build": "tsup",

14 "dev": "tsup --watch",

15 "test": "vitest run",

16 "test:watch": "vitest",

17 "test:recall": "vitest run tests/recall-harness/recall.test.ts",

18 "test:recall:report": "tsx tests/recall-harness/runner.ts",

19 "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",

20 "lint": "tsc --noEmit",

21 "format": "biome format --write",

22 "format:check": "biome format",

23 "biome:ci": "biome ci",

24 "serve": "tsx src/cli.ts serve",

25 "count:tools": "node scripts/count-advertised-tools.mjs",

26 "replay:check": "tsx scripts/replay-eval.ts",

27 "replay:update-baseline": "tsx scripts/replay-eval.ts --update-baseline",

28 "postinstall": "node scripts/preflight-native.mjs && node scripts/postinstall-app.mjs && node scripts/postinstall-control-plane.mjs",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L28

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L28

29 "prepublishOnly": "pnpm run build",

30 "prepare": "simple-git-hooks",

31 "docs:sitemap": "node scripts/gen-sitemap.mjs"

32 },

33 "simple-git-hooks": {

34 "pre-commit": "pnpm exec lint-staged"

35 },

36 "lint-staged": {

37 "*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,mjs,cjs,json,jsonc,css}": [

38 "biome check --write --no-errors-on-unmatched"

39 ]

40 },

41 "engines": {

42 "node": ">=20.0.0"

43 },

44 "packageManager": "pnpm@10.33.0",

45 "license": "MIT",

46 "author": "Nikolai Vysotskyi",

47 "repository": {

48 "type": "git",

scripts/postinstall-app.mjsView file

Lines 1-37javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2

3/**

4 * postinstall hook for `npm install -g trace-mcp`.

5 * If the Electron menu bar app is already installed in ~/Applications/,

6 * re-download the latest release zip and replace it — so `npm update -g`

7 * automatically keeps the GUI app in sync.

8 *

9 * Hardening:

10 * - TRACE_MCP_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 skips the update entirely.

11 * - SHA-256 of the downloaded zip is verified against a sibling

hooks/trace-mcp-reindex.shView file

•path = hooks/trace-mcp-reindex.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 5850 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

hooks/trace-mcp-reindex.shView on unpkg

dist/index.jsView file

•path = dist/index.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 10693888 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling.

dist/index.jsView on unpkg

dist/cli.jsView file

•path = dist/cli.js kind = oversized_cli_entrypoint sizeBytes = 12004544 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Cli Entrypoint

Package contains an oversized executable-looking CLI entrypoint.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg

scripts/gen-sitemap.mjsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = trace-mcp@1.51.0 matchedIdentity = npm:dHJhY2UtbWNw:1.51.0 similarity = 0.946 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.

scripts/gen-sitemap.mjsView on unpkg