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Package evidence

[email protected]

Install-time lifecycle script: postinstall="playwright install chromium"

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.

Publisher
GitHub ActionsTrusted automation · −70% score

Effective trust discount applied: 70% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

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.

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":["[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"}'
Artifact bytes21,430
Previous version0.1.0
Published2026-05-24T08:47:12.890Z
SHA-256712d8d0426eb0671b491dfbf67415056ea2ca836341cfca0ad012f6a872d5671

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Install-time lifecycle script: postinstall="playwright install chromium"

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

Availability ledger

available

high
Last checked
highRisk
34Score
1.0.0Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. newavailable · risk high · score 34 · status changed

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Install-time lifecycle script — postinstall="playwright install chromium"

2 members · evidence strength 56

Evidence

Static findings

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

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highInstall-time lifecycle scriptpackage.jsonpostinstall="playwright install chromium"30
Show all 2 findings (low-signal and informational)
SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highInstall-time lifecycle scriptpackage.jsonpostinstall="playwright install chromium"30
lowInstall-time lifecycle scriptpackage.jsonprepare="npm run build"4

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts8
  • buildtsc
  • devtsx src/main.ts
  • postinstallplaywright install chromium
  • preparenpm run build
  • testvitest run --project unit
  • test:allvitest run
  • test:integrationvitest run --project integration
  • typechecktsc --noEmit
Dependencies10
  • @modelcontextprotocol/sdk^1.0.0
  • @mozilla/readability^0.6.0
  • cac^7.0.0
  • env-paths^4.0.0
  • jsdom^29.1.1
  • playwright^1.49.0
  • playwright-extra^4.3.6
  • puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth^2.11.2
  • turndown^7.2.0
  • turndown-plugin-gfm^1.0.2