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
- 259
- Versions published
- 115Mature · −50% score
- First published
- Feb 2025
- Publisher
- brucemcpherson
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
Review before promotingMixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.
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":["@mcpher/[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":["@mcpher/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'Why flagged
What the scanner saw
Remote Payload: matched "curl "
Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.
Availability ledger
available
Status history (1 event)
- new → available · risk review · score 12 · status changed
Evidence
Static findings
2 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | Remote Payload | package/src/services/jdbc/fakejdbcservice.js | matched "curl " | 12 |
| medium | Remote Payload | package/src/cli/mcp.js | matched "raw.githubusercontent.com" | 12 |
Manifest
Package metadata
Scripts5
docsnpm run includes && npm run progress && npm run gf_agentgf_agentnode ./gf_agent/scripts/builder.jsincludesnode ./doccreation/include-docs.jsprogresscd ./doccreation && bash pipeline.shpubnpm publish --access public
Dependencies25
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