Is Yargs Safe?
Yargs — Nerq Trust Score 80.5/100 (A- grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-08-17
Yargs is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 80.5/100 (A-), 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 Yargs safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Yargs has a Nerq Trust Score of 80.5/100 (A-). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-08-17).
What is Yargs's trust score?
Yargs has a Nerq Trust Score of 80.5/100, 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 Yargs?
Yargs's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Yargs and who maintains it?
| Author | types |
| Category | npm Packages |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Yargs
What is Yargs?
Yargs is a Node.js package — TypeScript definitions for yargs.
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=@types/yargs
Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package
When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.
Measured Signals
Yargs has a Nerq Trust Score of 80/100 (A-). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Yargs has a Trust Score of 80/100 (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 | 30/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.
What data does Yargs collect?
Yargs is a Node.js package maintained by types. It receives approximately 43,805,236 weekly downloads. Licensed under MIT.
As a development package, Yargs 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: Yargs Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Yargs secure?
Security score: 90/100. Yargs 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: Yargs Security Report
How we calculated this score
Yargs's trust score of 80.5/100 (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 (30/100). 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)
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