vulpecula-loom-git

maintainer zxp19821005 · 0 votes · scanned 2026-08-03 00:08:14.047287

LOW

Why flagged The npm install and npx execution are part of the build process for a legitimate desktop app using its own source from GitHub; dependencies are declared or commonly used dev tools, and no untrusted remote code is executed.

Triggered rules

LOW AI review downgraded a static finding 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 npm install and npx execution are part of the build process for a legitimate desktop app using its own source from GitHub; dependencies are declared or commonly used dev tools, and no untrusted remote code is executed.

2 higher static findings superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)

MEDIUM npm/yarn/pnpm install of an undeclared external package npm_install_external

Runs `npm/yarn/pnpm install <package>` for a package not in source=(), pulling unpinned, unreviewed code at build time. Severity downgraded: the package declares/looks like a Node.js consumer, where build-time installs are expected.

PKGBUILD:86 NODE_ENV=development npm add -D "@supabase/supabase-js" "date-fns"

MEDIUM npx/bunx/deno executes a remote package 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.

PKGBUILD:92 NODE_ENV=production npx vite build

PKGBUILD

2 offending line(s) highlighted

      1# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
    
      2pkgname=vulpecula-loom-git
    
      3_pkgname='Vulpecula Loom'
    
      4pkgver=0.0.3.r10.g9c86aa8
    
      5_electronversion=33
    
      6_nodeversion=20
    
      7pkgrel=1
    
      8pkgdesc="Desktop AI chat app with Obsidian integration, OpenRouter support, and more.(Use system-wide electron)"
    
      9arch=('any')
    
      10url="https://ejfox.github.io/vulpecula-loom/"
    
      11_ghurl="https://github.com/ejfox/vulpecula-loom"
    
      12license=('MIT')
    
      13conflicts=("${pkgname%-git}")
    
      14provides=("${pkgname%-git}=${pkgver%.r*}")
    
      15depends=(
    
      16    "electron${_electronversion}"
    
      17)
    
      18makedepends=(
    
      19    'gendesk'
    
      20    'npm'
    
      21    'nvm'
    
      22    'git'
    
      23    'curl'
    
      24    'jq'
    
      25)
    
      26source=(
    
      27    "${pkgname%-git}.git::git+${_ghurl}"
    
      28    "${pkgname%-git}.sh"
    
      29)
    
      30sha256sums=('SKIP'
    
      31            '31ad33b633744f5361abd964be306cea53ae1050e760c787115f7eca60045ae6')
    
      32pkgver() {
    
      33    cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
    
      34    set -o pipefail
    
      35    git describe --long --tags --abbrev=7 | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g;s/v//g' ||
    
      36    printf "r%s.%s" "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" "$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)"
    
      37}
    
      38_ensure_local_nvm() {
    
      39    local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
    
      40    source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
    
      41    nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
    
      42    nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
    
      43}
    
      44_get_electron_version() {
    
      45    _elec_ver=$(jq -r '.devDependencies["electron"] // .dependencies["electron"]' "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/package.json" | tr -d '^')
    
      46    _main_ver=$(echo "${_elec_ver}" | cut -d. -f1)
    
      47    echo -e "The electron version is: \033[1;31m${_main_ver}\033[0m"
    
      48}
    
      49prepare() {
    
      50    cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
    
      51    _get_electron_version
    
      52    sed -e "
    
      53        s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
    
      54        s/@appname@/${pkgname%-git}/g
    
      55        s/@runname@/app.asar/g
    
      56        s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
    
      57        s/@options@/env ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=auto/g
    
      58    " -i "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh"
    
      59    gendesk -q -f -n \
    
      60        --pkgname="${pkgname%-git}" \
    
      61        --pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" \
    
      62        --categories="Utility" \
    
      63        --name="${pkgname%-git}" \
    
      64        --exec="${pkgname%-git} %U"
    
      65    export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
    
      66    export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
    
      67    HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
    
      68    {
    
      69        echo -e '\n'
    
      70        #echo 'build_from_source=true'
    
      71        echo "cache=${srcdir}/.npm_cache"
    
      72        echo "maxsockets=32"
    
      73    } >> .npmrc
    
      74    if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
    
      75        {
    
      76            export NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY="https://registry.npmmirror.com"
    
      77            export NPM_CONFIG_ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron/"
    
      78            export NPM_CONFIG_ELECTRON_BUILDER_BINARIES_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron-builder-binaries/"
    
      79        }
    
      80        find ./ -type f -name "package-lock.json" -exec sed -i "s/registry.npmjs.org/registry.npmmirror.com/g" {} +
    
      81    fi
    
      82    _ensure_local_nvm
    
      83    sed -i "s/\/\${version}//g" electron-builder.json5
    
      84    sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g;s/\/\${version}//g" package.json
    
      85    NODE_ENV=development    npm install
    
      86    NODE_ENV=development    npm add -D "@supabase/supabase-js" "date-fns"
    
      87}
    
      88build() {
    
      89    cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
    
      90    _ensure_local_nvm
    
      91    local electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
    
      92    NODE_ENV=production     npx vite build
    
      93    NODE_ENV=production     npm exec -c "electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist=${electronDist} --config electron-builder.json5"
    
      94}
    
      95package() {
    
      96    install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname%-git}"
    
      97    install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}"
    
      98	find "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/release/linux-"*"/resources" -maxdepth 1 -type f -exec install -Dm644 -t "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}" {} +
    
      99    if find "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/release/linux-"*"/resources" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | read; then
    
      100        for _subdir in "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/release/linux-"*"/resources/"*; do
    
      101            if [ -d "${_subdir}" ]; then
    
      102                cp -Pr --no-preserve=ownership "${_subdir}" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}"
    
      103            fi
    
      104        done
    
      105    fi
    
      106    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/${pkgname%-git}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
    
      107    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/public/logo.svg" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/${pkgname%-git}.svg"
    
      108    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
    
      109}
    
      110

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