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Package evidence

@kratex/[email protected]

Credential file access: matched "aws_access_key"

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
1,288Niche · −30% score
Versions published
21
First published
May 2026
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.

Recommended action

Review before promoting

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

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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":["@kratex/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'

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":["@kratex/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'
PublisherGitHub Actions
Artifact bytes122,141
Previous version0.3.1
Published2026-06-09T07:18:26.633Z
SHA-2561b8fdb147c6b3d5523e61f68a92c366b7cc8d3df1be1424a8884403d9c686439

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Credential file access: matched "aws_access_key"

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

Availability ledger

available

review
Last checked
reviewRisk
3Score
0.5.0Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. new → available · risk review · score 3 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

No high-signal findings — see all findings below.

Show all 2 findings (low-signal and informational)
SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
lowCredential file accesspackage/dist/preload.cjsmatched "aws_access_key"5
lowCredential file accesspackage/dist/kratex.mjsmatched "aws_access_key"5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts15
  • audit:depsnpm audit --audit-level=high
  • audit:signaturesnpm audit signatures
  • buildnode scripts/build-release.mjs
  • check:native-accessnode scripts/check-internal-native-access.mjs
  • install:globalnode scripts/install-global.mjs
  • pack:checknpm pack --dry-run
  • prepacknpm run build
  • release:majornode scripts/release.mjs major
  • release:minornode scripts/release.mjs minor
  • release:patchnode scripts/release.mjs patch
  • release:tagnode scripts/release.mjs tag
  • testnpm run check:native-access && npm run build && node --test test/*.test.js && node --test test-e2e/e2e.test.js
  • test:e2enpm run build && node --test test-e2e/e2e.test.js
  • test:e2e:fullnpm run build && node test-e2e/full/run.mjs
  • test:unitnpm run check:native-access && npm run build && node --test test/*.test.js