Package evidence
@aerem/[email protected]
Install-time lifecycle script: postinstall="node -e \"if(process.env.npm_config_global)console.log('\\n ✓ @aerem/ai-harness installed. Run:\\n aerem-ai-harness setup # one-time: register /harness:* + /aerem:* slash commands\\n aerem-ai-harness init # scaffold the harness in the current project\\n')\""
Recommended action
Block this updateStatic evidence trips multiple high-signal indicators. Quarantine the release until the publisher validates the change or you can rule out the indicators below.
Block this release in CIcurl · GitHub Actions
Fail the build when this package version is added or upgraded. Replace $PKGRADAR_TOKEN with a Pro / Team API key from your dashboard.
curl -fsS https://pkgradar.com/gate/npm \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PKGRADAR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"specs":["@aerem/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"high"}'GitHub Actions step:
- name: PkgRadar gate
run: |
curl -fsS https://pkgradar.com/gate/npm \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PKGRADAR_TOKEN }}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"specs":["@aerem/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"high"}'Why flagged
What the scanner saw
Install-time lifecycle script: postinstall="node -e \"if(process.env.npm_config_global)console.log('\\n ✓ @aerem/ai-harness installed. Run:\\n aerem-ai-harness setup # one-time: register /harness:* + /aerem:* slash commands\\n aerem-ai-harness init # scaffold the harness in the current project\\n')\""
Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.
Availability ledger
available
Status history (2 events)
- available → available · risk high · score 61 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 123 -> 61
- new → available · risk high · score 123 · status changed
Related candidates
Linked campaigns and clusters
aerem
3 members · evidence strength 74Evidence
Static findings
7 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | Install-time lifecycle script | package.json | postinstall="node -e \"if(process.env.npm_config_global)console.log('\\n ✓ @aerem/ai-harness installed. Run:\\n aerem-ai-harness setup # one-time: register /harness:* + /aerem:* slash commands\\n aerem-ai-harness init # scaffold the harness in the current project\\n')\"" | 30 |
| medium | Remote Payload | package/dist/hooks/pre-tool-use.cjs | matched "curl " | 12 |
Show all 7 findings (low-signal and informational)
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | Install-time lifecycle script | package.json | postinstall="node -e \"if(process.env.npm_config_global)console.log('\\n ✓ @aerem/ai-harness installed. Run:\\n aerem-ai-harness setup # one-time: register /harness:* + /aerem:* slash commands\\n aerem-ai-harness init # scaffold the harness in the current project\\n')\"" | 30 |
| medium | Remote Payload | package/dist/hooks/pre-tool-use.cjs | matched "curl " | 12 |
| low | Credential file access | package/dist/hooks/pre-tool-use.cjs | matched ".aws" | 5 |
| low | Credential file access | package/dist/cli.js | matched ".npmrc" | 5 |
| low | Obfuscation | package/dist/hooks/post-tool-use.cjs | matched "\\x00" | 3 |
| low | Obfuscation | package/dist/hooks/session-start.cjs | matched "atob(" | 3 |
| low | Obfuscation | package/dist/cli.js | matched "\\u2014" | 3 |
Manifest
Package metadata
Scripts6
buildtsupcleanrm -rf distlintecho '(stub) no lint yet'postinstallnode -e "if(process.env.npm_config_global)console.log('\n ✓ @aerem/ai-harness installed. Run:\n aerem-ai-harness setup # one-time: register /harness:* + /aerem:* slash commands\n aerem-ai-harness init # scaffold the harness in the current project\n')"prepublishOnlypnpm test && pnpm buildtestvitest run
Dependencies6
@inquirer/prompts^7.0.0chalk^5.3.0commander^12.1.0ulidx^2.4.0yaml^2.6.0zod^3.23.0