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trackly-cli@0.22.1
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AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged process execution opens a login URL, while agent configuration changes require an explicit setup command. MCP analytics are disclosed, scrubbed, and have documented opt-outs; the added discovery parser is disabled by default.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Analytics run when the user starts the MCP server with `trackly mcp`; agent configuration changes require `trackly agent setup`.
Impact
No malicious behavior or credential exfiltration was identified; the observed network activity supports Trackly's job-search service and disclosed analytics.
Mechanism
MCP usage events are sanitized and relayed to Trackly. Analytics can be disabled through the documented account setting or environment variables.
AI rationale
The flagged process execution opens a login URL, while agent configuration changes require an explicit setup command. MCP analytics are disclosed, scrubbed, and have documented opt-outs; the added discovery parser is disabled by default.
Evidence
mcp/analytics.jsmcp/server.jslib/agent.jsbin/trackly
Network endpoints2
closeai.mbausetrackly.app
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest defines a CLI executable and lists test and audit scripts; no install lifecycle script is declared.
- MCP usage analytics are disclosed, routed through Trackly, and exclude raw queries and conversation text.
- Analytics events are sanitized and restricted to an allowlist; user identity fields are removed and only an ephemeral anonymous session ID is used.
- The README provides account and environment settings to disable analytics.
- Agent setup and its configuration writes run only through the explicit `trackly agent setup` command.
- The added discovery capability parser defaults off and does not read capability data while disabled.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flaggedscripts/verify-audit-exceptions.jsView file
6const path = require('node:path');
L7: const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');
L8:
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
scripts/verify-audit-exceptions.jsView on unpkg · L6bin/trackly#virtual:normalized:round1View file
18const { color, isJSON, jobDateDetailLines, outputJobs, outputCompanies, outputStats, outputContacts, outputReferralCampaign, outputNetworkBrief, outputCompanyBrief, outputCompanyWo...
L19: const http = require("http");
L20: const crypto = require("crypto");
L21: const { spawnSync } = require("child_process");
L22: const { version: VERSION } = require("../package.json");
L23: const { doctorAgent, resumeValidationStatus, setupAgent } = require("../lib/agent");
...
L223:
L224: function failNow(message, exitCode = 1) {
L225: outputError(message);
...
L311: // Flags deprecated in the API-docs-plan fixup. Still accepted by parseArgs so old
L312: // scripts don"t ERR_NOT_FOUND, but cmdJobs hard-rejects them with a migration hint\n// — silent no-op would be worse than noise (per PR #13 Codex
High
Command Output Exfiltration
Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.
Findings
1 Critical3 High2 Medium6 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/trackly
HighChild Processscripts/verify-audit-exceptions.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationbin/trackly#virtual:normalized:round1
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedbin/trackly#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
LowAi Review EvidenceREADME.md
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to trackly-cli@0.22.1.
See all versions of trackly-cli for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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