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Package evidence

[email protected]

Js Hidden Powershell: Hidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.

Trust signals

Why this verdict

PkgRadar discounts a release’s score when public reputation argues against novel malware. The verdict above already reflects these — the panel just explains what was applied.

Weekly downloads
2,998Niche · −30% score
Versions published
7
First published
May 2026
Publisher
askie

Effective trust discount applied: −30% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

Recommended action

Block this update

Static evidence trips multiple high-signal indicators. Quarantine the release until the publisher validates the change or you can rule out the indicators below.

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      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"specs":["[email protected]"],"fail_on":"high"}'
Publisheraskie
Artifact bytes383,566
Previous version2.0.3
Published2026-06-17T18:20:29.130Z
SHA-256401f11bab05fc858f55b334f71e87e52c088a38e75e32a363debdb65054e39c9

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Js Hidden Powershell: Hidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.

Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.

Availability ledger

available

high
Last checked
highRisk
38Score
2.0.4Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. new → available · risk high · score 38 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

4 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highJs Hidden Powershellpackage/dist/core/installer/registry.jsHidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.45
mediumNew Account With Lifecycle Hookpackage.jsonpackage first published 30 day(s) ago, 7 total version(s), has lifecycle hook10
Show all 4 findings (low-signal and informational)
SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highJs Hidden Powershellpackage/dist/core/installer/registry.jsHidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.45
mediumNew Account With Lifecycle Hookpackage.jsonpackage first published 30 day(s) ago, 7 total version(s), has lifecycle hook10
lowCredential file accesspackage/dist/core/provider-quota/kiro.jsmatched ".aws/"5
lowInstall-time lifecycle scriptpackage.jsonpostinstall="node scripts/install-guardian.mjs"5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts16
  • buildnpm run check:isolation && tsc && node -e "require('fs').cpSync('src/default-skills','dist/default-skills',{recursive:true,filter:s=>!s.endsWith('.ts')})"
  • build:allnpm run build && node scripts/minify-dist.mjs && npm run build:plugin
  • build:pluginnode scripts/build-plugin.mjs
  • check:isolationnode scripts/check-adapter-isolation.mjs
  • devnpm run build && node dist/grix.js
  • lintnpm run check:isolation && tsc --noEmit
  • postinstallnode scripts/install-guardian.mjs
  • prepublishOnlynpm run build:all
  • restartnode dist/grix.js restart
  • startnode dist/grix.js start
  • statusnode dist/grix.js status
  • stopnode dist/grix.js stop
  • testnode --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run
  • test:e2eRUN_REAL_AGENT_E2E=1 node --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run tests/e2e
  • test:e2e:smokeRUN_REAL_AGENT_E2E=1 node --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run tests/e2e/smoke.test.ts
  • test:watchnode --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs
Dependencies5
  • @modelcontextprotocol/sdk^1.29.0
  • @sentry/node^10.57.0
  • extract-zip^2.0.1
  • socket.io-client^4.8.3
  • ws^8.20.0
Optional dependencies1
  • node-pty^1.1.0