Package evidence

@cogniboom/[email protected]

New Account With Lifecycle Hook: package first published 20 day(s) ago, 10 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: 872
Versions published: 10
First published: May 2026
Publisher: carsongragg

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

Publishercarsongragg

Artifact bytes13,792

Previous version0.2.0

Published2026-05-22T05:20:12.690Z

SHA-256f6313e4175cdd7ab74bd7a0ceaa57df68daf7e2982ed428d6dd43f0a50233ad3

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous: postinstall added in 0.2.1 vs 0.2.0: "node bin/canvas-mcp.js setup"

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

Availability ledger

available

high

3d agoLast checked

highRisk

45Score

0.2.1Version

Status history (2 events)

available → available14d ago · risk high · score 45 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 75 -> 45
new → available17d ago · risk high · score 75 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

2 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 0.2.1 vs 0.2.0: "node bin/canvas-mcp.js setup"	40
medium	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 20 day(s) ago, 10 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	10

Show all 3 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous	package.json	postinstall added in 0.2.1 vs 0.2.0: "node bin/canvas-mcp.js setup"	40
medium	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 20 day(s) ago, 10 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	10
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node bin/canvas-mcp.js setup"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts2

pack:drynpm pack --dry-run
postinstallnode bin/canvas-mcp.js setup