{"slug":"phx-deps-audit","title":"phx-deps-audit","summary":"Audit Hex deps for supply-chain security risk — bidi chars, compile-time","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T15:14:24.705651Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/oliver-kriska/claude-elixir-phoenix","stars":560,"forks":44,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-10-02T04:11:38Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: phx-deps-audit\ndescription: Audit Hex deps for supply-chain security risk — bidi chars, compile-time\nexec, maintainer changes, typosquats, CVEs. Use after mix deps.update, when checking\nif a package upgrade is safe, or reviewing mix.lock PR diffs.</h2>\n<h1>Hex Dependency Audit</h1>\n<p>Non-mutating supply-chain audit for Hex packages. Runs an 8-rule MVP catalogue\nagainst changed packages, enriches with Hex API metadata, wraps existing tools\n(<code>mix hex.audit</code>, <code>mix_audit</code>, OSV-Scanner), and emits a triage table.</p>\n<h2>When to Use</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>After <code>mix deps.update</code> or <code>mix deps.get</code> brought in new versions</li>\n<li>On PRs that touch <code>mix.lock</code> (pre-merge gate)</li>\n<li>Before manually updating a single package (<code>--preview &lt;pkg&gt;</code>)</li>\n<li>When investigating a dependency you don't recognize</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Iron Laws</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>NEVER claim a diff is clean without inspecting it.</strong> Run all 8 rules\non the unpacked NEW tarball. \"Looks fine\" without a tool run is a false\npass. <strong>Always write <code>.claude/deps-audit/last-run.json</code></strong> — its absence\nis evidence the audit didn't actually run.</li>\n<li><strong>NEVER install <code>mix_audit</code> / <code>osv-scanner</code> — even if asked.</strong> Detect,\nwarn with install instructions, skip cleanly if missing. If the user\nsays \"install it,\" respond with the install command (e.g.,\n<code>mix deps.add mix_audit --only dev</code>) and <strong>do not execute it</strong>. The\naudit skill is non-mutating; <code>mix.exs</code> / <code>mix.lock</code> are off-limits\nregardless of consent.</li>\n<li><strong>NEVER promote a finding to BLOCK without rule citation.</strong> Every finding\nshows <code>rule_id</code>, <code>severity</code>, <code>file:line</code>, <code>snippet</code>, <code>message</code>. No\nhandwaving.</li>\n<li><strong>NEVER fetch from Hex API without rate-limiting.</strong> Cap at 5 req/sec.\nCache metadata 7 days, top-500 list 1 day.</li>\n<li><strong>NEVER run the audit on already-committed lock changes silently</strong> —\ntell the user which mode (A/B/C) is active and which <code>(old, new)</code> pairs\nresolved.</li>\n<li><strong>LLM triage only above threshold.</strong> Native rules + Semgrep + YARA\nare deterministic. The <code>hex-deps-triager</code> agent runs only when score\n<blockquote>\n<p>10 (1 BLOCK or 3+ WARNs), and its verdicts are advisory — never\nauto-suppress a finding without human review.</p>\n</blockquote>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>Operating Modes</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Mode</th>\n<th>Trigger</th>\n<th>Old source</th>\n<th>New source</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>B</strong> (default)</td>\n<td><code>phx-deps-audit</code></td>\n<td><code>git show HEAD:mix.lock</code></td>\n<td>working <code>mix.lock</code></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>C</strong> (PR)</td>\n<td><code>phx-deps-audit --base main</code></td>\n<td><code>git show &lt;ref&gt;:mix.lock</code></td>\n<td>working <code>mix.lock</code></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>A</strong> (preview)</td>\n<td><code>phx-deps-audit --preview httpoison</code></td>\n<td>locked version</td>\n<td>Hex API latest</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>See <code>references/operating-modes.md</code> for full resolver logic.</p>\n<h2>Execution Flow</h2>\n<p>Default = full 8-rule scan with streaming progress. <code>--quick</code> opts out\nto CVE + retirement only. See <code>references/execution-flow.md</code>.</p>\n<h3>Step 1: Resolve the diff</h3>\n<p>Parse the <code>mix.lock</code> Erlang term format for both old and new sources. Emit a\nlist of <code>{pkg, old_version, new_version}</code> tuples. Surface\nnew-only and removed-only packages separately (a removed package is not\naudited; a brand-new package gets <code>old_version = nil</code> and skips diff-only\nrules).</p>\n<p>See <code>references/diff-resolver.md</code> for shell + <code>mix run -e</code> snippets per mode and the JSON output contract.</p>\n<h3>Step 2: Fetch tarballs (per-run tmpdir)</h3>\n<p>For each <code>(pkg, old, new)</code>:</p>\n<pre><code>mix hex.package fetch &lt;pkg&gt; &lt;old&gt; --unpack -o ${AUDIT_TMPDIR}/tarballs/&lt;pkg&gt;/&lt;old&gt;/\nmix hex.package fetch &lt;pkg&gt; &lt;new&gt; --unpack -o ${AUDIT_TMPDIR}/tarballs/&lt;pkg&gt;/&lt;new&gt;/\n</code></pre>\n<p>All ephemeral artifacts live under <code>${AUDIT_TMPDIR}</code> (driver-owned, removed\non exit). See <code>references/audit-tmpdir.md</code> and\n<code>references/tarball-fetcher.md</code>.</p>\n<h3>Step 3: Run the 8 MVP rules on each NEW tarball</h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>#</th>\n<th>Rule</th>\n<th>Sev</th>\n<th>Method</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1</td>\n<td>Bidi Unicode control chars in <code>.ex</code>/<code>.exs</code>/<code>.erl</code></td>\n<td>BLOCK</td>\n<td>grep</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2</td>\n<td><code>Code.eval_*</code> / <code>:erlang.apply</code> with non-literal MFA at module scope</td>\n<td>BLOCK</td>\n<td>AST (Sourceror or regex+scope)</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3</td>\n<td><code>System.cmd</code> / <code>:os.cmd</code> / <code>Port.open</code> at compile time</td>\n<td>BLOCK</td>\n<td>AST</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4</td>\n<td><code>:erlang.binary_to_term/1</code> on literal without <code>:safe</code></td>\n<td>BLOCK</td>\n<td>AST</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5</td>\n<td>New <code>:git</code>/<code>:path</code> dep in <code>mix.exs</code> (vs old)</td>\n<td>BLOCK</td>\n<td>AST diff</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6</td>\n<td>Maintainer change between versions</td>\n<td>BLOCK</td>\n<td>Hex API</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7</td>\n<td>Base64 blobs &gt;256 chars outside <code>priv/static/</code>, <code>test/fixtures/</code>, <code>assets/</code></td>\n<td>WARN</td>\n<td>regex</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8</td>\n<td>Levenshtein ≤2 from top-500 + download delta &gt;1000×</td>\n<td>BLOCK</td>\n<td>Hex API + fuzzy</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Full catalogue (35 rules, MVP marked) in <code>references/heuristics.md</code>.\nBash + <code>mix run -e</code> implementations for all 8 MVP rules in\n<code>references/rules-impl.md</code> (single-pass NEW + diff rules +\nHex API rules, with <code>run_all_rules</code> master loop).</p>\n<h3>Step 4: External tool wrappers (parallel)</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><code>mix hex.audit</code> — retired-package check, always available</li>\n<li><code>mix_audit</code> — CVE check via GHSA, if installed (else warn + skip; do NOT install)</li>\n<li><code>osv-scanner</code> — CVE check via OSV.dev, if installed (else warn + skip; do NOT install)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>See <code>references/external-tools.md</code> for detection, output parsing, and severity mapping per tool.</p>\n<h3>Step 5: Hex API enrichment (per package)</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><code>GET /api/packages/:name</code> — owners, downloads, inserted_at</li>\n<li><code>GET /api/packages/:name/releases/:version</code> — per-release publisher</li>\n<li>Compute: <code>days_since_publish</code>, <code>owner_age_days</code>, <code>download_velocity</code></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Cap at 5 req/sec. Per-run cache under <code>${AUDIT_TMPDIR}/hex-api/</code>.\nSee <code>references/hex-api.md</code> for endpoint contracts,\ncaching strategy, Rule 6/8 detection, and Levenshtein implementation.</p>\n<h3>Step 5.5: Apply <code>hex_vet.exs</code> ledger (if present)</h3>\n<p>If <code>hex_vet.exs</code> exists at project root, vetted-version findings are\n<strong>downgraded to INFO</strong>. Unvetted versions retain their severity.\nLock-vs-ledger disagreement: lock wins. See the deps-vet skill's\nhex-vet schema doc for the \"Lock-vs-ledger disagreement\" section.</p>\n<p>Use <code>phx-deps-vet &lt;pkg&gt; &lt;version&gt;</code> (separate skill) to add entries.</p>\n<h3>Step 5.7: Differential subtract</h3>\n<p>When run with <code>DIFFERENTIAL=1</code> (default), findings that existed in the\nOLD tarball are downgraded to INFO. Net-new signals reach the renderer\nat full severity. See <code>references/differential.md</code>.</p>\n<h3>Step 5.8: LLM triage (when score &gt; threshold)</h3>\n<p>For packages where the aggregate score exceeds 10, the\n<code>hex-deps-triager</code> sonnet agent reads finding + diff windows and\nproduces structured verdicts (<code>confidence</code>, <code>verdict</code>, <code>rationale</code>,\n<code>fp_reasons[]</code>). A <code>context-supervisor</code> consolidates verdicts\nacross packages into <code>triage/consolidated.md</code>. Main skill reads only\nthe consolidated file.</p>\n<p>See <code>references/llm-triage.md</code>.</p>\n<h3>Step 6: Score &amp; render</h3>\n<p>Per-package weighted sum: BLOCK = 10, WARN = 3, INFO = 1.\nRisk band: 0 clean · 1–5 low · 6–15 medium · 16+ high.</p>\n<p>Output:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Stdout:</strong> markdown table — <code>pkg | old → new | risk | findings | diff.hex.pm | maintainer-change</code> plus a per-package detail section for any non-clean row.</li>\n<li><strong>Sidecar (MANDATORY):</strong> Write <code>.claude/deps-audit/last-run.json</code>. The Phase 3 gate reads this; an audit that doesn't write it is a no-op for the gate. Always emit, even on clean runs.</li>\n</ol>\n<p><code>--json</code> flag emits JSON to stdout instead of markdown. See\n<code>references/output-renderer.md</code> for table format,\nsidecar schema, exit-code rubric, and <code>--quiet</code> mode.</p>\n<h2>Out of scope / Phase 3 surface</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NEVER modify</strong> <code>mix.lock</code>, <code>mix.exs</code>, or any project file (non-mutating)</li>\n<li><strong>NEVER auto-install</strong> missing tools (warn + skip)</li>\n<li><strong>Gate</strong> <code>mix deps.{get,update,compile}</code> via <code>deps-audit-gate.sh</code>. See <code>references/hook.md</code>.</li>\n<li><strong>Prompt</strong> for <code>phx-compound</code> after BLOCK findings — corpus self-feeds.</li>\n<li><strong>Emit</strong> SARIF 2.1.0 via <code>--sarif &lt;path&gt;</code> and gate CI via <code>--ci</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>References</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><code>references/heuristics.md</code> — full 35-rule catalogue</li>\n<li><code>references/rules-impl.md</code> — bash + <code>mix run -e</code> for the 8 MVP rules</li>\n<li><code>references/operating-modes.md</code> — Mode A/B/C resolver</li>\n<li><code>references/diff-resolver.md</code> — shell snippets, lock parser</li>\n<li><code>references/tarball-fetcher.md</code> — fetch wrapper, parallel cap, cache prune</li>\n<li><code>references/external-tools.md</code> — <code>mix_audit</code>, <code>osv-scanner</code> wrappers</li>\n<li><code>references/hex-api.md</code> — endpoint contracts, rate limit, Rule 6/8</li>\n<li><code>references/output-renderer.md</code> — markdown, JSON v1, exit codes, SARIF</li>\n<li><code>references/testing.md</code> — smoke runner, fixture matrix</li>\n<li><code>references/differential.md</code> / <code>llm-triage.md</code> — Phase 2 NDJSON subtract + triager</li>\n<li><code>references/semgrep.md</code> / <code>yara.md</code> — Phase 2 precision layers (soft deps)</li>\n<li><code>references/cassettes.md</code> / <code>sarif.md</code> / <code>hook.md</code> / <code>ci-integration.md</code> — Phase 3 surface</li>\n<li><code>references/trusted-publishers.md</code> / <code>skill-checklist.md</code> — upstream + eval</li>\n<li><code>references/audit-tmpdir.md</code> — Phase 5 per-run ephemeral storage contract</li>\n<li><code>references/execution-flow.md</code> / <code>differential-cve.md</code> — Phase 5 default scan + CVE diff</li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"priv/semgrep/elixir-supply-chain.yaml","sizeBytes":2455,"isText":true},{"path":"priv/yara/hex-malware.yar","sizeBytes":2663,"isText":false},{"path":"references/audit-tmpdir.md","sizeBytes":8795,"isText":true},{"path":"references/cassettes.md","sizeBytes":8454,"isText":true},{"path":"references/ci-integration.md","sizeBytes":6432,"isText":true},{"path":"references/differential-cve.md","sizeBytes":5765,"isText":true},{"path":"references/differential.md","sizeBytes":6867,"isText":true},{"path":"references/diff-resolver.md","sizeBytes":5710,"isText":true},{"path":"references/execution-flow.md","sizeBytes":5796,"isText":true},{"path":"references/external-tools.md","sizeBytes":15556,"isText":true},{"path":"references/heuristics.md","sizeBytes":8476,"isText":true},{"path":"references/hex-api.md","sizeBytes":7662,"isText":true},{"path":"references/hook.md","sizeBytes":5547,"isText":true},{"path":"references/llm-triage.md","sizeBytes":5919,"isText":true},{"path":"references/operating-modes.md","sizeBytes":5193,"isText":true},{"path":"references/output-renderer.md","sizeBytes":10024,"isText":true},{"path":"references/rules-impl.md","sizeBytes":18437,"isText":true},{"path":"references/sarif.md","sizeBytes":6280,"isText":true},{"path":"references/semgrep.md","sizeBytes":6724,"isText":true},{"path":"references/skill-checklist.md","sizeBytes":4005,"isText":true},{"path":"references/tarball-fetcher.md","sizeBytes":7146,"isText":true},{"path":"references/testing.md","sizeBytes":6151,"isText":true},{"path":"references/trusted-publishers.md","sizeBytes":3287,"isText":true},{"path":"references/yara.md","sizeBytes":4925,"isText":true},{"path":"scripts/diff_cves.py","sizeBytes":9135,"isText":true},{"path":"scripts/diff_findings.py","sizeBytes":8030,"isText":true},{"path":"scripts/fetch_tarball.sh","sizeBytes":3220,"isText":true},{"path":"scripts/findings_to_sarif.py","sizeBytes":5641,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":8682,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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