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Package evidence

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Obfuscation Density: high encoded/escaped-token density

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
272Mature · −50% score
First published
Jan 2024
Publisher
devmergn

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

Review before promoting

Mixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.

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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":"review"}'

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":"review"}'
Publisherdevmergn
Artifact bytes87,879
Previous version1.0.273
Published2026-05-19T08:39:28.586Z
SHA-256cf54e6893b783395e2abb2888d3b87815c827cbf4e9fc7b8fb61c3e45fccc0f5

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Obfuscation Density: high encoded/escaped-token density

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

Availability ledger

available

review
Last checked
reviewRisk
12Score
1.0.274Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. new → available · risk review · score 12 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
mediumObfuscation Densitypackage/dist/index.jshigh encoded/escaped-token density12
mediumObfuscation Densitypackage/dist/index.mjshigh encoded/escaped-token density12

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts10
  • buildtsup
  • build-swnpx tsup service-workers/*.ts --format iife --minify --outDir service-workers/dist --onSuccess 'node ./obfuscate-sw.js && rm -rf ./service-workers/dist/mergn-sw.global.js && rm -rf ./service-workers/dist/mergn-sw.shopify.global.js'
  • formatprettier --ignore-path .gitignore --write "**/*.+(js|ts|json)"
  • linknpm unlink mergn-webapp-sdk && npm link
  • linteslint --ext .js,.ts .
  • postbuildmv ./dist/index.mjs ./dist/index2.js && node ./obfuscate.js && rm -rf ./dist/index2.js
  • preparehusky install
  • testjest
  • watchonchange 'src/**/*.ts' -- npm run build && npm unlink mergn-webapp-sdk && npm link
  • watch-swonchange 'service-workers/*.ts' -- npm run build-sw