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
- 2,558Niche · −30% score
- Versions published
- 35
- First published
- May 2026
- Publisher
- drentropy
Effective trust discount applied: −30% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.
Recommended action
Block this updateStatic 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"}'Why flagged
What the scanner saw
New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous: postinstall added in 0.1.0 vs 0.0.1: "node scripts/postinstall.cjs"
Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.
Availability ledger
available
Status history (2 events)
- available → available · risk high · score 50 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 89 -> 50
- new → available · risk high · score 89 · status changed
Evidence
Static findings
4 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 0.1.0 vs 0.0.1: "node scripts/postinstall.cjs" | 40 |
Show all 5 findings (low-signal and informational)
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | New Lifecycle Script Vs Previous | package.json | postinstall added in 0.1.0 vs 0.0.1: "node scripts/postinstall.cjs" | 40 |
| low | Credential file access | package/dist/chunk-NLJLERF6.js | matched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY" | 5 |
| low | Install-time lifecycle script | package.json | postinstall="node scripts/postinstall.cjs" | 5 |
| low | Obfuscation Density | package/dist/chunk-HCVTXCTP.js | high encoded/escaped-token density | 0 |
| low | Obfuscation Density | package/dist/chunk-PZSEQAQ2.js | high encoded/escaped-token density | 0 |
Manifest
Package metadata
Scripts6
buildtsup src/cli.ts --format esm --target node20 --out-dir dist --shims --cleandevtsx src/cli.tspostinstallnode scripts/postinstall.cjstestvitest runtest:watchvitesttypechecktsc --noEmit
Dependencies1
commander12.1.0