Is Npm Safe?
Npm — Nerq Trust Score 76.8/100 (B+ grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-08-10
Npm is a npm package (a package manager for JavaScript) with a Nerq Trust Score of 76.8/100 (B+), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-08-10 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-08-10. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Npm safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Npm has a Nerq Trust Score of 76.8/100 (B+). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-08-10).
What is Npm's trust score?
Npm has a Nerq Trust Score of 76.8/100, earning a B+ grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Npm?
Npm's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Npm and who maintains it?
| Author | saquibkhan |
| Category | npm Packages |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Npm
What is Npm?
Npm is a Node.js package — a package manager for JavaScript.
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=npm
Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package
When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.
Measured Signals
Npm has a Nerq Trust Score of 77/100 (B+). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Npm has a Trust Score of 77/100 (B+).
- 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 | 50/100 |
| Community | 45/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.
What data does Npm collect?
Npm is a Node.js package maintained by saquibkhan. It receives approximately 17,687,523 weekly downloads. Licensed under Artistic-2.0.
As a development package, Npm 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: Npm Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Npm secure?
Security score: 90/100. Npm has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.
Licensed under Artistic-2.0, 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: Npm Security Report
Npm Across Platforms
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How we calculated this score
Npm's trust score of 76.8/100 (B+) is computed from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (90/100), popularity (100/100), quality (50/100), community (45/100). 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 10, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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