Package evidence

@vibe-agent-toolkit/[email protected]

Install Lifecycle Suppresses Failure: postinstall="vat skills install --npm-postinstall || exit 0"

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Versions published: 85
First published: Jan 2026
Publisher: jeffrdutton

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Publisherjeffrdutton

Artifact bytes97,866

Previous version0.1.37

Published2026-05-18T14:06:56.620Z

SHA-2563d691496bf886b63bfdce4f192fdc2fa3899b41942531b7ed556602ee2f51602

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Install Lifecycle Suppresses Failure: postinstall="vat skills install --npm-postinstall || exit 0"

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

Availability ledger

available

high

7h agoLast checked

highRisk

25Score

0.1.38Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available7h ago · risk high · score 25 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Suppresses Failure	package.json	postinstall="vat skills install --npm-postinstall \|\| exit 0"	20

Show all 2 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Suppresses Failure	package.json	postinstall="vat skills install --npm-postinstall \|\| exit 0"	20
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="vat skills install --npm-postinstall \|\| exit 0"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts18

buildbun run build:code
build:codebun run generate:resources && tsc && bun scripts/post-build.ts
build:skillsnode ../cli/dist/bin/vat.js skills build
demo:conversationbun examples/conversational-demo.ts
demo:photosbun examples/photo-analysis-demo.ts
demo:resourcesbun run build && bun examples/resource-demo.ts
duplication-checkecho 'Duplication check not applicable to example packages'
generate:resourcesvat-compile-resources compile resources/ generated/resources/
linteslint src/ test/ examples/
postinstallvat skills install --npm-postinstall || exit 0
pre-publishecho 'Pre-publish checks not applicable to example packages'
testvitest run
test:coveragevitest run --coverage
test:integrationecho 'No integration tests in example package'
test:systemecho 'No system tests in example package'
test:watchvitest
typechecktsc --noEmit
validate-structureecho 'Structure validation not applicable to example packages'

Dependencies5

@vibe-agent-toolkit/agent-runtime0.1.38
@vibe-agent-toolkit/agent-schema0.1.38
@vibe-agent-toolkit/transports0.1.38
syllable^5.0.1
zod^3.24.1