Package evidence

[email protected]

Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec: postinstall="node -e \"console.log('\\n✅ AsciiKit installed!\\n\\nQuick setup:\\n asciikit-mcp init\\n\\nManual setup:\\n asciikit-mcp setup\\n asciikit-mcp test\\n\\nDocs: https://docs.asciikit.com\\n')\""

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: 80
First published: Jan 2026
Publisher: currentlywebsite

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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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"}'

Publishercurrentlywebsite

Artifact bytes21,036

Previous version6.4.1

Published2026-06-03T05:49:49.818Z

SHA-256d1a224960b1f738ad1a1b9493c3260a438ca53dedbb49e3e2a969cebf796abaf

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

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

Availability ledger

available

high

3d agoLast checked

highRisk

35Score

6.5.0Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available10d ago · risk high · score 35 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec	package.json	postinstall="node -e \"console.log('\\n✅ AsciiKit installed!\\n\\nQuick setup:\\n asciikit-mcp init\\n\\nManual setup:\\n asciikit-mcp setup\\n asciikit-mcp test\\n\\nDocs: https://docs.asciikit.com\\n')\""	30

Show all 2 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec	package.json	postinstall="node -e \"console.log('\\n✅ AsciiKit installed!\\n\\nQuick setup:\\n asciikit-mcp init\\n\\nManual setup:\\n asciikit-mcp setup\\n asciikit-mcp test\\n\\nDocs: https://docs.asciikit.com\\n')\""	30
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node -e \"console.log('\\n✅ AsciiKit installed!\\n\\nQuick setup:\\n asciikit-mcp init\\n\\nManual setup:\\n asciikit-mcp setup\\n asciikit-mcp test\\n\\nDocs: https://docs.asciikit.com\\n')\""	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts10

buildtsc && chmod +x dist/index.js
devtsx src/index.ts
postinstallnode -e "console.log('\n✅ AsciiKit installed!\n\nQuick setup:\n asciikit-mcp init\n\nManual setup:\n asciikit-mcp setup\n asciikit-mcp test\n\nDocs: https://docs.asciikit.com\n')"
prepublishOnlynpm run build
testvitest run --passWithNoTests
test:coveragevitest run --coverage
test:legacytsx src/test.ts
test:localtsx src/test-harness.ts
test:uivitest --ui
test:watchvitest watch

Dependencies3

@currentlywebsite/asciikit-core^6.5.0
@inquirer/prompts^8.2.1
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk^1.26.0