--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/warp-agent-mcp/v/0.22.0" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/warp-agent-mcp/v/0.22.0.md" package: "warp-agent-mcp" report_status: "published" title: "warp-agent-mcp@0.22.0 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "0.22.0" --- # warp-agent-mcp@0.22.0 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## 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:** 0.22.0 - **Selected version is latest:** Yes - **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. The postinstall hook automatically configures a first-party Claude Desktop extension, which leaves a consent risk and warrants a warning. Inspected runtime authentication uses Warp endpoints, and no separate concrete attack behavior was established. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 88.0% - **Started:** 2026-10-16T20:06:24.536Z - **Finished:** 2026-10-16T20:07:42.521Z - **Download time:** 513 ms - **Static scan time:** 699 ms - **AI review time:** 76773 ms - **Total time:** 77985 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 install hook writes this package’s MCP entry into the user’s Claude Desktop configuration. This is a first-party agent setup capability with unresolved consent risk. - **Trigger:** Installing the package runs its postinstall script. - **Impact:** Claude Desktop may start this package as an MCP server after installation, without an explicit setup command from the user. - **Evidence paths:** package.json, scripts/postinstall.mjs - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-10-16T20:07:42.521Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** The script reads Claude Desktop’s configuration, sets the warp server entry to this package’s launcher, and writes the configuration file. - **Rationale:** The postinstall hook automatically configures a first-party Claude Desktop extension, which leaves a consent risk and warrants a warning. Inspected runtime authentication uses Warp endpoints, and no separate concrete attack behavior was established. - **Files touched:** Claude claude\_desktop\_config.json - **Network endpoints:** https://customer.wearewarp.com, https://www.wearewarp.com/api/v1/warp ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 88.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Medium - **Evidence for warning:** The install hook automatically adds this package’s MCP server entry to the user’s Claude Desktop configuration., The entry launches this package’s own run script; the hook does not show changes to other servers or agent settings., The launcher and login flow use Warp’s service endpoints for API requests and credentials. - **Evidence against:** Inspected source shows no credential transfer to an unrelated recipient or broader agent configuration change. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to warp-agent-mcp@0.22.0. - Review the evidence and your use of warp-agent-mcp@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. ## Public findings ### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs ``` ### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs ``` ### 3. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs. ### 4. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 5. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 6. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 7. High: Entrypoint Build Divergence - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 82.0% - **Path:** scripts/run.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Manifest entrypoint contains risky behavior absent from dist/build output. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Manifest entrypoint (manifest.bin) carries capability families absent from dist/build output: environment+network, execution+network L9: import { homedir } from "node:os"; L10: import { spawn } from "node:child_process"; L11: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url"; ... L13: L14: const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)); L15: // Point at dist/ (built from src/ at version-bump time) instead of the pre-baked ... L22: const homes = [ L23: process.env.HOME, L24: homedir(), ... L30: try { L31: const cfg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(h, ".warp", "config.json"), "utf8")); L32: if (cfg.api_key) return cfg.api_key; ``` ### 8. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 9. Critical: Ai Agent Control Hijack - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** scripts/postinstall.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L5: L6: import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync } from "node:fs"; L7: import { join } from "node:path"; ... L77: // Check if already configured correctly L78: const existing = config?.mcpServers?.warp; L79: if (existing?.command === warpEntry.command && ... L85: // Add/update the warp entry L86: config.mcpServers = config.mcpServers || {}; L87: config.mcpServers.warp = warpEntry; L88: L89: try { L90: mkdirSync(configDir, { recursive: true }); ``` ### 10. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 11. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 12. 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. ### 13. High: Semantic Analysis Limited - **Category:** Scanner Coverage - **Confidence:** 100.0% - **Path:** dist/client.js\#virtual:normalized:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 2 ``` ### 14. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** scripts/run.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = warp-agent-mcp@0.20.1 matchedPath = scripts/run.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:d2FycC1hZ2VudC1tY3A:0.20.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 15. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** scripts/check-description.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = warp-agent-mcp@0.20.1 matchedPath = scripts/check-description.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:d2FycC1hZ2VudC1tY3A:0.20.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 16. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** scripts/postinstall.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() 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 = warp-agent-mcp@0.20.1 matchedPath = scripts/postinstall.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:d2FycC1hZ2VudC1tY3A:0.20.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 17. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** bin/warp-agent-mcp - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = warp-agent-mcp@0.20.1 matchedPath = bin/warp-agent-mcp matchedIdentity = npm:d2FycC1hZ2VudC1tY3A:0.20.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes - **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall, prepublishOnly - **Dependencies:** 2 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 4 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 2 ### Published dependency entries - @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.12.1 (Dependency) - zod ^3.24.4 (Dependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** warp-agent-mcp - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 0.22.0 - **License:** MIT - **Version published:** 2026-10-16T19:58:29.575Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-08-17T21:55:53.273Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-10-16T20:07:42.521Z - **Known versions:** 9 - **Latest version:** 0.22.0 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** MCP server for the Warp freight API, covering the full booking lifecycle: mode compare (one call prices every eligible mode in parallel and returns a decision-complete recommendation with the cost-vs-transit math), quote (van/box-truck/FTL/LTL — LTL split - **Maintainers:** tlesterwarp, rahulharikumarr - **Keywords:** warp, freight, logistics, shipping, mcp, model-context-protocol, ai, agent, llm, claude, cursor - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=20 - **Artifact files:** 78 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 1,946,062 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 2 - **Attestations:** Yes - **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()