Package evidence

@byfriends/[email protected]

New Account With Lifecycle Hook: package first published 12 day(s) ago, 5 total version(s), has lifecycle hook

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: 309
Versions published: 5
First published: May 2026
Publisher: byfriend

Recommended action

Block this update

Static evidence trips multiple high-signal indicators. Quarantine the release until the publisher validates the change or you can rule out the indicators below.

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Fail the build when this package version is added or upgraded. Replace $PKGRADAR_TOKEN with a Pro / Team API key from your dashboard.

curl -fsS https://pkgradar.com/gate/npm \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PKGRADAR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"specs":["@byfriends/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"high"}'

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":["@byfriends/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"high"}'

Publisherbyfriend

Artifact bytes1,065,995

Previous version0.2.0

Published2026-06-10T13:49:12.788Z

SHA-25633f9b741dee75ad30d4bf5e64e604465625df154fc621d847aacd8aca2473c93

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

New Account With Lifecycle Hook: package first published 12 day(s) ago, 5 total version(s), has lifecycle hook

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

Availability ledger

available

high

3d agoLast checked

highRisk

5Score

0.2.1Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available3d ago · risk high · score 5 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 12 day(s) ago, 5 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	25

Show all 3 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 12 day(s) ago, 5 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	25
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node scripts/postinstall.mjs"	5
low	Large Javascript Payload	package/dist/main.mjs	4510708 bytes	0

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts18

buildtsdown
build:native:jsnode scripts/native/01-bundle.mjs
build:native:releasenode scripts/native/build.mjs --profile=release
build:native:seanode scripts/native/build.mjs --profile=local
catalog:updatenode scripts/update-catalog.mjs --out dist/built-in-catalog.json
cleanrm -rf dist
devtsx --import ../../build/register-raw-text-loader.mjs ./src/main.ts
dev:prodnode dist/main.mjs
e2epnpm -w run build:packages && BYF_E2E=1 vitest run test/e2e
e2e:realpnpm -w run build:packages && BYF_E2E_REAL=1 vitest run test/e2e/real-llm-smoke.e2e.test.ts
package:nativenode scripts/native/package.mjs
postinstallnode scripts/postinstall.mjs
produce:native:manifestnode scripts/native/produce-manifest.mjs
release:native:resolvenode scripts/native/resolve-release.mjs
smokenode scripts/smoke.mjs
testpnpm -w run build:packages && vitest run
test:native:smokenode scripts/native/smoke.mjs
typechecktsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit

Dependencies8

@earendil-works/pi-tui^0.74.0
@mariozechner/clipboard^0.3.9
chalk^5.4.1
cli-highlight^2.1.11
commander^13.1.0
semver^7.7.4
smol-toml^1.6.1
zod^4.3.6