Is Spy Safe?
Spy — Nerq Trust Score 85.0/100 (A grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-09-07
Spy is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 85.0/100 (A), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-09-07 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-09-07. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Spy safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Spy has a Nerq Trust Score of 85.0/100 (A). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-09-07).
What is Spy's trust score?
Spy has a Nerq Trust Score of 85.0/100, earning a A grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Spy?
Spy's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Spy and who maintains it?
| Author | ariperkkio |
| Category | npm Packages |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Spy
What is Spy?
Spy is a Node.js package — Lightweight Jest compatible spy implementation.
How to Verify Safety
Run npm audit to check for vulnerabilities. Review the package's GitHub repository for recent commits.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=@vitest/spy
Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package
When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.
Measured Signals
Spy has a Nerq Trust Score of 85/100 (A). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Spy has a Trust Score of 85/100 (A).
- The score is a measured composite — it is not a suitability judgment. Evaluate the individual signals against your own requirements.
- Query the current measured values via the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 90/100 |
| Maintenance | 90/100 |
| Popularity | 100/100 |
| Quality | 80/100 |
| Community | 60/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.
What data does Spy collect?
Spy is a Node.js package maintained by ariperkkio. It receives approximately 120,761,869 weekly downloads. Licensed under MIT.
As a development package, Spy does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.
Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.
Full analysis: Spy Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Spy secure?
Security score: 90/100. Spy has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.
Licensed under MIT, allowing code inspection. Open-source packages allow independent security review of the source code.
Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pip audit`, `cargo audit`) to check for known vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.
Full analysis: Spy Security Report
How we calculated this score
Spy's trust score of 85.0/100 (A) is computed from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (90/100), popularity (100/100), quality (80/100), community (60/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.
Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.
Signals last measured on September 07, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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