Is Expect Safe?

Expect — Nerq Trust Score 85.0/100 (A grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-09-07

Expect 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 Expect safe?

Trust Score Breakdown — Expect has a Nerq Trust Score of 85.0/100 (A). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-09-07).

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What is Expect's trust score?

Expect 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.

Security
90
Popularity
100

What are the key security findings for Expect?

Expect'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 Expect and who maintains it?

Authorariperkkio
Categorynpm Packages
SourceN/A

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Safety Guide: Expect

What is Expect?

Expect is a Node.js package — Jest's expect matchers as a Chai plugin.

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/expect

Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package

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

Measured Signals

Expect 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

Detailed Score Analysis

DimensionScore
Security90/100
Maintenance90/100
Popularity100/100
Quality80/100
Community60/100

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

What data does Expect collect?

Expect is a Node.js package maintained by ariperkkio. It receives approximately 42,272,665 weekly downloads. Licensed under MIT.

As a development package, Expect 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: Expect Privacy Report · Privacy review

Is Expect secure?

Security score: 90/100. Expect 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: Expect Security Report

How we calculated this score

Expect'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) · Dated observation record

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Expect Safe?
@vitest/expect with a Nerq Trust Score of 85.0/100 (A). Strongest signal: popularity (100/100). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (100/100).
What is Expect's trust score?
@vitest/expect: 85.0/100 (A). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (100/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=@vitest/expect
What are safer alternatives to Expect?
In the npm Packages category, more Node.js packages are being analyzed — check back soon. @vitest/expect scores 85.0/100.
Does Expect have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Expect 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 Expect actively maintained?
Expect 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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