Package evidence

[email protected]

Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec: postinstall="node -e \"try{require('./dist/postinstall.js')}catch(e){}\""

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: 14,029Mainstream · −50% score
Versions published: 389
First published: Apr 2026
Publisher: icoa

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

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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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    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"}'

Publishericoa

Artifact bytes336,137

Previous version2.19.274

Published2026-06-14T23:00:06.016Z

SHA-2561b782ff952f5855414bb6bf3c337fa0cea3a1c813266989d1859207041f672d6

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec: postinstall="node -e \"try{require('./dist/postinstall.js')}catch(e){}\""

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

Availability ledger

available

high

2d agoLast checked

highRisk

17Score

2.19.275Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available2d ago · risk high · score 17 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

5 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 \"try{require('./dist/postinstall.js')}catch(e){}\""	30

Show all 5 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec	package.json	postinstall="node -e \"try{require('./dist/postinstall.js')}catch(e){}\""	30
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node -e \"try{require('./dist/postinstall.js')}catch(e){}\""	5
low	Obfuscation Density	package/dist/commands/ai4ctf.js	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/dist/commands/ctf4ai-demo.js	high encoded/escaped-token density	0
low	Obfuscation Density	package/dist/commands/exam.js	high encoded/escaped-token density	0

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts13

buildtsc
build:releasebash scripts/build-release.sh
devtsc --watch
postinstallnode -e "try{require('./dist/postinstall.js')}catch(e){}"
preparehusky
prepublishOnlynpm run build:release
smoketsc && node --test test/smoke/*.test.js
smoke:fulltsc && SMOKE_LIFECYCLE=1 node --test test/*.test.js test/smoke/*.test.js
smoke:offlinetsc && SMOKE_NO_NETWORK=1 node --test test/smoke/*.test.js
startnode dist/index.js
testtsc && node --test test/*.test.js
ux-auditnode panda/ux-audit.js
ux-recordbash panda/ux-record.sh

Dependencies10

@google/genai^1.48.0
@inquirer/prompts^7.5.0
chalk^5.4.1
cli-table3^0.6.5
commander^13.1.0
fastest-levenshtein^1.0.16
marked^15.0.7
marked-terminal^7.3.0
ora^8.2.0
string-width^4.2.3