godmode
The npx command is used to run a local build script (ts-node clean.js) during packaging, not to execute arbitrary remote code; the source is from the project's own repository and the build process is standard for an Electron app.
Triggered rules
llm_review
The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-07-25) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 95%): The npx command is used to run a local build script (ts-node clean.js) during packaging, not to execute arbitrary remote code; the source is from the project's own repository and the build process is standard for an Electron app.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
remote_code_tool
`npx`/`bunx`/`pnpm dlx`/`deno run <url>` downloads AND runs a remote package at build time — the moral equivalent of piping a download into a shell. Severity downgraded: Node.js consumer context.
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PKGBUILD:69
NODE_ENV=production npx ts-node ./scripts/scripts/clean.js dist
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
pkgname=godmode
_pkgname=GodMode
pkgver=1.0.0_beta.10
_electronversion=26
_nodeversion=18
pkgrel=8
pkgdesc="AI Chat Browser: Fast, Full webapp access to ChatGPT / Claude / Bard / Bing / Llama2!(Use system-wide electron)"
arch=('any')
url="https://smol.ai/"
_ghurl="https://github.com/smol-ai/GodMode"
license=('MIT')
depends=(
"electron${_electronversion}"
)
makedepends=(
'npm'
'gendesk'
'nvm'
'curl'
'git'
)
source=(
"${pkgname}-${pkgver}::git+${_ghurl}#tag=v${pkgver//_/-}"
"${pkgname}.sh"
)
sha256sums=('16cf9940c7415642a76b2cf74b48cf7dfdc5c5b723e26ee18d9fcb8bf0b00d7d'
'291f50480f5a61bc9c68db7d44cd0412071128706baa868a9cb854f8779a1980')
_ensure_local_nvm() {
local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
}
prepare() {
sed -e "
s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
s/@appname@/${pkgname}/g
s/@runname@/app.asar/g
s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
s/@options@/env ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=auto/g
" -i "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh"
_ensure_local_nvm
gendesk -q -f -n --pkgname="${pkgname}" --pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" --categories="Utility" --name="${_pkgname}" --exec="${pkgname} %U"
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
{
echo -e '\n'
#echo 'build_from_source=true'
echo "cache=${srcdir}/.npm_cache"
} >> .npmrc
if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
{
echo 'registry=https://registry.npmmirror.com'
echo 'electron_mirror=https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron/'
echo 'electron_builder_binaries_mirror=https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron-builder-binaries/'
} >> .npmrc
find ./ -type f -name "package-lock.json" -exec sed -i "s/registry.npmjs.org/registry.npmmirror.com/g" {} +
fi
find src -type f -exec sed -i "s/process.resourcesPath/\'\/usr\/lib\/${pkgname}\'/g" {} +
sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
NODE_ENV=development npm install
}
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
local electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
NODE_ENV=production npx ts-node ./scripts/scripts/clean.js dist
NODE_ENV=production npm run build
NODE_ENV=production npm exec -c "electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist=${electronDist}"
}
package() {
install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/release/build/linux-"*/resources/app.asar -t "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
cp -Pr --no-preserve=ownership "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/release/build/linux-"*/resources/assets "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
_icon_sizes=(16x16 24x24 32x32 48x48 64x64 96x96 128x128 256x256 512x512 1024x1024)
for _icons in "${_icon_sizes[@]}";do
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/release/build/linux-"*/resources/assets/icons/${_icons}.png \
"${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/${_icons}/apps/${pkgname}.png"
done
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 00:27:14 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-16 00:03:17 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-15 00:25:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-14 00:27:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-13 00:19:54 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-12 00:25:17 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-11 00:19:22 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-10 00:22:44 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-09 00:04:09 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-08 00:18:08 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-07 00:30:15 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-06 00:17:06 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-05 00:16:27 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-04 00:03:13 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-03 00:15:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-02 00:02:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-01 00:11:19 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-31 00:19:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-30 00:04:14 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-29 00:29:17 | Low | 2 |