Package evidence

@instana/[email protected]

Install-time lifecycle script: install="node-gyp-build"

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: 36,608Mainstream · −50% score
Versions published: 254Mature · −50% score
First published: May 2020
Publisher: instana_tracers

Effective trust discount applied: −50% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

Recommended action

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

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      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PKGRADAR_TOKEN }}" \
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      -d '{"specs":["@instana/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'

Publisherinstana_tracers

Artifact bytes212,468

Previous version6.1.1

Published2026-06-10T05:25:19.201Z

SHA-2561bef17b5175eb3a29de9341701a61d5d3d157198dae13f78e4d8fbdc2d884b47

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Install-time lifecycle script: install="node-gyp-build"

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

Availability ledger

available

review

3d agoLast checked

reviewRisk

1Score

6.2.0Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available3d ago · risk review · score 1 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

No high-signal findings — see all findings below.

Show all 1 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	install="node-gyp-build"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts9

auditnpm audit --omit=dev
installnode-gyp-build
linteslint lib test
node_modules:existsmkdir -p node_modules
prettierprettier --write 'lib/**/*.js' 'test/**/*.js'
testmocha --config=test/.mocharc.js --require test/hooks.js --sort $(find test -iname '*test.js' -not -path '*node_modules*')
test:ciecho "******* Files to be tested: $CI_AUTOPROFILE_TEST_FILES" && if [ -z "${CI_AUTOPROFILE_TEST_FILES}" ]; then echo "No test files have been assigned."; else mocha --config=test/.mocharc.js --reporter mocha-multi-reporters --reporter-options configFile=reporter-config.json --require test/hooks.js --sort ${CI_AUTOPROFILE_TEST_FILES}; fi
test:debugWITH_STDOUT=true npm run test --
verifynpm run lint && npm test

Dependencies5

@instana/core6.2.0
detect-libc^2.1.2
nan^2.27.0
node-gyp-build^4.8.4
semver^7.8.1