Package evidence

[email protected]

New Account With Lifecycle Hook: package first published 18 day(s) ago, 10 total version(s), has lifecycle hook

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.

Versions published: 10
First published: May 2026
Publisher: zypherhq

Recommended action

Block this update

Static evidence trips multiple high-signal indicators. Quarantine the release until the publisher validates the change or you can rule out the indicators below.

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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":["[email protected]"],"fail_on":"high"}'

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":["[email protected]"],"fail_on":"high"}'

Publisherzypherhq

Artifact bytes1,637,965

Previous version0.1.3

Published2026-05-24T15:50:37.029Z

SHA-25650d7a1e4ebf2f9c902625c13b47ef074943b1f8c1a8501c816f9edb05247998d

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous: postinstall added in 0.1.4 vs 0.1.3: "node tools/install-codex-skill.mjs"

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

Availability ledger

available

high

7d agoLast checked

highRisk

45Score

0.1.4Version

Status history (2 events)

available → available23d ago · risk high · score 45 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 70 -> 45
new → available23d ago · risk high · score 70 · status changed

Related candidates

Linked campaigns and clusters

Publisher / release actor burststale

zypherhq

7 members · evidence strength 78

Repeated static TTPstale

Install-time lifecycle script — postinstall="node tools/install-codex-skill.mjs"

7 members · evidence strength 84

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous	package.json	postinstall added in 0.1.4 vs 0.1.3: "node tools/install-codex-skill.mjs"	40
medium	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 18 day(s) ago, 10 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	10

Show all 3 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous	package.json	postinstall added in 0.1.4 vs 0.1.3: "node tools/install-codex-skill.mjs"	40
medium	New Account With Lifecycle Hook	package.json	package first published 18 day(s) ago, 10 total version(s), has lifecycle hook	10
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node tools/install-codex-skill.mjs"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts9

doctornpm run publish:check
fix:permissionsnode tools/fix-permissions.mjs
pack:drynpm pack --dry-run
postinstallnode tools/install-codex-skill.mjs
prepublishOnlynpm run validate:production
publish:checknode tools/fix-permissions.mjs --quiet && node bin/aoc.mjs publish-check --pack-dry-run
testnode tools/fix-permissions.mjs --quiet && PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 python3 tests/aggressive_validation.py
test:npm-clinode tools/fix-permissions.mjs --quiet && PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 node tests/npm_cli_validation.mjs
validate:productionnode tools/fix-permissions.mjs --quiet && npm test && npm run publish:check && npm pack --dry-run