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Is ctx7 safe?

No malicious indicators - review capabilities before installing
Notable — review in context (a capability is not a malicious indicator):
  • Node.js shell/command execution
  • Node.js filesystem read
  • Node.js filesystem write/delete

What to do: Nothing here argues against installing it. Grant the capabilities it lists only if you expect the tool to need them.

ctx7 is an npm package analyzed by SkillTotal's deterministic static scanner. The scan found no malicious indicators. It can: delegated authentication, filesystem read, filesystem write, network egress and shell execution — capabilities are what the code can do, not a verdict on intent. Risk score 0/100 (low).

ctx7 0.11.1

npm package · npm:ctx7
LOW
0
/ 100 risk score
Snapshot · scanned Nov 13, 2026 · ctx7@0.11.1 · engine 1.1.0 / ruleset 100

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Capabilities — what this component can do (not a risk score):
delegated authenticationfilesystem readfilesystem writenetwork egressshell execution

Behavioral traits

How this component maps to the CSA agentic threat model. Descriptive — it never affects the risk score.

Execution authority
Tool Access Control / Direct Tool Access
Filesystem reach
Tool Execution Context
Network egress
Interaction & Communication / Direct Communication
Delegated authentication
Tool Execution Context / User Delegated Credentials

Findings (5)

CapabilityNode.js shell/command executionnot scored · severity highST-SHELL-NODE

The component can run operating-system commands or spawn processes.

import { spawn } from "child_process";
const child = spawn(command, args, {

Why it matters: Powerful and often legitimate — confirm the commands aren't built from untrusted input.

Fix: Confirm the command and its arguments are fully controlled and not derived from untrusted input; prefer execFile with an argument array.

CapabilityNode.js filesystem readnot scored · severity mediumST-FS-NODE-READ

The component reads files from disk.

const data = JSON.parse(fs3.readFileSync(credentialsFile, "utf-8"));

Why it matters: Usually legitimate, but worth confirming it can't be steered into reading sensitive files.

Fix: Confirm which files are read and that paths cannot be influenced by untrusted input to reach sensitive locations.

CapabilityNode.js filesystem write/deletenot scored · severity mediumST-FS-NODE-WRITE

The component writes or deletes files on disk.

fs.unlinkSync(lockPath);
fs.unlinkSync(lockPath);
fs3.writeFileSync(credentialsFile, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2), { mode: CREDENTIALS_MODE });
fs3.unlinkSync(credentialsFile);
fs3.unlinkSync(legacyCredentialsFile);

Why it matters: Usually legitimate, but worth confirming the paths can't be controlled by untrusted input.

Fix: Confirm which files are written/deleted and that paths cannot be influenced by untrusted input.

CapabilityNode.js network egressnot scored · severity mediumST-NET-NODE

The component makes outbound network requests.

const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/v2/libs/search?${params}`, {
const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/v2/code?${params}`, {
const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/v2/context?${params}`, {
const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/v3/search?${params}`, {
return await fetch(url, {
fetch(`${getBaseUrl()}/api/v2/cli/events`, {
const response = await fetch(`${getBaseUrl()}/api/dashboard/whoami`, {
const response = await fetch(`${getBaseUrl()}/api/dashboard/api-keys`, {
const res = await fetch(`${base}/${path}`);
const response = await fetch(`${deployment.baseUrl}/api/auth/mcp`, {
const response = await fetch(

Why it matters: Usually legitimate, but confirm the destinations are expected and no sensitive data leaves.

Fix: Confirm the destination hosts are expected and that no sensitive data is sent off-host.

CapabilityDelegated authentication (OAuth 2.0 / OIDC)not scored · severity lowST-AUTH-DELEGATED

An OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect delegated-authentication flow was detected (authorization-code / refresh-token / token-exchange grant, an OIDC authorize/discovery endpoint or id_token, or a delegation library). Tools authenticate with the end user's delegated, scoped credentials rather than a long-lived embedded service credential.

grant_type: "refresh_token",

Fix: Delegated auth is a lower-blast-radius execution context than an embedded static credential. Confirm the requested scopes are minimal and that tokens are never logged or forwarded off-host.

How attackers abuse these capabilities

Interactive labs on the attack class behind the rules above. They show the technique, not anything found in ctx7.

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