Package evidence

@balena/[email protected]

Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec: postinstall="node scripts/fetch-binary.js || npm run build:go"

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.

Weekly downloads: 1,118Niche · −30% score
Versions published: 63Established · −30% score
First published: Sep 2025
Publisher: GitHub ActionsTrusted automation · −70% score

Effective trust discount applied: −70% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

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

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PublisherGitHub Actions

Artifact bytes25,332

Previous version0.2.6-build-support-unconfined-security-opt-8b8f9c20f451d078c715d3a7cc55df0611efef8c-1

Published2026-05-28T19:40:11.529Z

SHA-25677d623f6939b1a24d662f80c57f56a38f24c48eec0ce9a33f63cb1e3e07e7b9a

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec: postinstall="node scripts/fetch-binary.js || npm run build:go"

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

Availability ledger

available

review

19d agoLast checked

reviewRisk

10Score

0.2.6Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available19d ago · risk review · score 10 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec	package.json	postinstall="node scripts/fetch-binary.js \|\| npm run build:go"	30

Show all 2 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec	package.json	postinstall="node scripts/fetch-binary.js \|\| npm run build:go"	30
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node scripts/fetch-binary.js \|\| npm run build:go"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts12

buildnpm run clean && tsc --project tsconfig.release.json
build:goecho 'Building Go binary from source...' && CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -C lib -ldflags='-s -w' -o "../bin/balena-compose-parser$(go env GOEXE)"
cleanrimraf dist
compose:downdocker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml down --volumes
lintbalena-lint lib/ test/ scripts/*.js && tsc --noEmit
lint-fixbalena-lint --fix lib/ test/ scripts/*.js
postinstallnode scripts/fetch-binary.js || npm run build:go
prepacknpm run build
testnpm run lint && npm run test:unit
test:compose(docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml run --build --rm sut || docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml logs); npm run compose:down
test:integrationts-mocha 'test/**/*.spec.ts'
test:unitts-mocha 'test/**/*unit.spec.ts'

Dependencies3

semver^7.7.2
tar^7.5.1
typed-error^3.2.2