PkgRadar

Package evidence

@async/[email protected]

Suspicious Publish Context: {"package_age_days":1,"publisher":"patrickjs","burst_same_day":1,"burst_week":1,"lure":{"kind":"token_affix","target":"async"},"version_anomaly":false,"new_account":false}

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.

Versions published
1
First published
Jun 2026
Publisher
patrickjs

Recommended action

Review before promoting

Mixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PKGRADAR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"specs":["@async/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'

GitHub Actions step:

- name: PkgRadar gate
  run: |
    curl -fsS https://pkgradar.com/gate/npm \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PKGRADAR_TOKEN }}" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"specs":["@async/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'
Publisherpatrickjs
Artifact bytes15,557
Previous versionnone
Published2026-06-16T00:03:07.003Z
SHA-256ec1a6a1f10276671315da72bb5d925ba06e04e8221af08c30f4f25abace47dbc

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Suspicious Publish Context: {"package_age_days":1,"publisher":"patrickjs","burst_same_day":1,"burst_week":1,"lure":{"kind":"token_affix","target":"async"},"version_anomaly":false,"new_account":false}

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

Availability ledger

available

review
Last checked
reviewRisk
10Score
0.1.0Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. new → available · risk review · score 10 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
mediumSuspicious Publish Contextmanifest{"package_age_days":1,"publisher":"patrickjs","burst_same_day":1,"burst_week":1,"lure":{"kind":"token_affix","target":"async"},"version_anomaly":false,"new_account":false}10

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts6
  • buildtsc -p tsconfig.json && chmod +x dist/cli.js
  • hygiene:checkpnpm run build && node dist/cli.js check
  • pack:checknpm --cache .async/npm-cache pack --dry-run
  • release:checkpnpm run build && node --test tests/*.test.js && node dist/cli.js check && pnpm run pack:check
  • testpnpm run build && node --test tests/*.test.js
  • typechecktsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.json
Dependencies6
  • @arethetypeswrong/cli0.18.3
  • @arethetypeswrong/core0.18.3
  • dependency-cruiser17.4.3
  • github-actionlint1.7.12
  • knip6.16.1
  • publint0.3.21