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Package evidence

@particle/[email protected]

Obfuscation Density: high encoded/escaped-token density

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
418
Versions published
52Mature · −50% score
First published
Jul 2020
Publisher
particlebot

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 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":["@particle/[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":["@particle/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'
Publisherparticlebot
Artifact bytes94,848
Previous version0.19.0
Published2026-04-24T23:06:55.801Z
SHA-2561ffe050eef9cb8556572449819e33496cf6fdebc464ed51a402f640f5af35808

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Obfuscation Density: high encoded/escaped-token density

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

Availability ledger

available

review
Last checked
reviewRisk
6Score
0.19.1Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. new → available · risk review · score 6 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
mediumObfuscation Densitypackage/npm-shrinkwrap.jsonhigh encoded/escaped-token density12

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts5
  • coveragenyc --check-coverage npm run test:unit
  • linteslint
  • startnode lib/index.js
  • testnpm run lint -- --quiet && npm run coverage
  • test:unitmocha --forbid-only "lib/**/*.test.js"
Dependencies14
  • @particle/device-constants^4.1.0
  • chai^4.3.6
  • chalk^5.6.2
  • convict^6.2.4
  • glob^7.2.0
  • lodash^4.17.21
  • minimist^1.2.6
  • mkdirp^0.5.1
  • mocha^8.4.0
  • particle-api-js^12.0.2
  • particle-usb^4.0.2
  • shellsubstitute^1.2.0
  • simple-git^3.16.0
  • tmp^0.1.0