Is Babel Plugin Istanbul Safe?

Babel Plugin Istanbul — Nerq Trust Score 75.8/100 (B+ grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-08-17

Babel Plugin Istanbul is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100 (B+), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-08-17 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-08-17. Machine-readable data (JSON).

Is Babel Plugin Istanbul safe?

Trust Score Breakdown — Babel Plugin Istanbul has a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100 (B+). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-08-17).

Security Analysis → Babel Plugin Istanbul Privacy Report →

What is Babel Plugin Istanbul's trust score?

Babel Plugin Istanbul has a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100, earning a B+ grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.

Security
90
Popularity
100

What are the key security findings for Babel Plugin Istanbul?

Babel Plugin Istanbul's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.

Security score: 90/100 (strong)
Popularity: 100/100 — community adoption

What is Babel Plugin Istanbul and who maintains it?

Authorgotwarlost
Categorynpm Packages
SourceN/A

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Safety Guide: Babel Plugin Istanbul

What is Babel Plugin Istanbul?

Babel Plugin Istanbul is a Node.js package — A babel plugin that adds istanbul instrumentation to ES6 code.

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=babel-plugin-istanbul

Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package

When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.

Measured Signals

Babel Plugin Istanbul has a Nerq Trust Score of 76/100 (B+). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.

Key Takeaways

Detailed Score Analysis

DimensionScore
Security90/100
Maintenance65/100
Popularity100/100
Quality65/100
Community60/100

Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.

What data does Babel Plugin Istanbul collect?

Babel Plugin Istanbul is a Node.js package maintained by gotwarlost. It receives approximately 50,951,813 weekly downloads. Licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

As a development package, Babel Plugin Istanbul 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: Babel Plugin Istanbul Privacy Report · Privacy review

Is Babel Plugin Istanbul secure?

Security score: 90/100. Babel Plugin Istanbul has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.

Licensed under BSD-3-Clause, 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: Babel Plugin Istanbul Security Report

How we calculated this score

Babel Plugin Istanbul's trust score of 75.8/100 (B+) is computed from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (65/100), popularity (100/100), quality (65/100), 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 August 17, 2026. Data version: 1.0.

Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Babel Plugin Istanbul Safe?
babel-plugin-istanbul with a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100 (B+). Strongest signal: popularity (100/100). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (100/100).
What is Babel Plugin Istanbul's trust score?
babel-plugin-istanbul: 75.8/100 (B+). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (100/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=babel-plugin-istanbul
What are safer alternatives to Babel Plugin Istanbul?
In the npm Packages category, more Node.js packages are being analyzed — check back soon. babel-plugin-istanbul scores 75.8/100.
Does Babel Plugin Istanbul have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Babel Plugin Istanbul against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases. Current security score: 90/100. Run your package manager's audit command for the latest findings.
Is Babel Plugin Istanbul actively maintained?
Babel Plugin Istanbul maintenance score: N/A. Check the repository for recent commit activity and issue responsiveness.
API: /v1/preflight Trust Badge API Docs

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