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
- 164
- Versions published
- 10
- First published
- May 2026
- Publisher
- gmkr
Recommended action
Block this updateStatic evidence trips multiple high-signal indicators. Quarantine the release until the publisher validates the change or you can rule out the indicators below.
Block this release in CIcurl · GitHub Actions
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":["@codevector/[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":["@codevector/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"high"}'Why flagged
What the scanner saw
New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous: postinstall added in 0.4.0 vs 0.3.4: "node scripts/postinstall.mjs"
Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.
Availability ledger
available
Status history (2 events)
- available → available · risk high · score 69 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 81 -> 69
- new → available · risk high · score 81 · status changed
Evidence
Static findings
5 static · 1 from release diff · showing high-signal first.
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous | package.json | postinstall added in 0.4.0 vs 0.3.4: "node scripts/postinstall.mjs" | 40 |
| medium | Remote Payload | package/dist/hooks/acceptance.sh | matched "curl " | 12 |
| medium | Remote Payload | package/src/hooks/acceptance.sh | matched "curl " | 12 |
| medium | New Account With Lifecycle Hook | package.json | package first published 35 day(s) ago, 10 total version(s), has lifecycle hook | 10 |
Show all 6 findings (low-signal and informational)
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous | package.json | postinstall added in 0.4.0 vs 0.3.4: "node scripts/postinstall.mjs" | 40 |
| medium | Remote Payload | package/dist/hooks/acceptance.sh | matched "curl " | 12 |
| medium | Remote Payload | package/src/hooks/acceptance.sh | matched "curl " | 12 |
| medium | New Account With Lifecycle Hook | package.json | package first published 35 day(s) ago, 10 total version(s), has lifecycle hook | 10 |
| low | Install-time lifecycle script | package.json | postinstall="node scripts/postinstall.mjs" | 5 |
| low | Obfuscation Density | package/dist/index.js | high encoded/escaped-token density | 0 |
Manifest
Package metadata
Scripts6
buildtsupdevtsx src/index.tspostinstallnode scripts/postinstall.mjstestvitest runtest:watchvitesttype-checktsc --noEmit
Dependencies4
@clack/prompts1.4.0citty^0.2.2hono4.12.16smol-toml^1.6.1