# lirantal/npq

safely install npm packages by auditing them pre-install stage

Repository: https://github.com/lirantal/npq
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/npq
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: npm, package-manager, security-audit, command-line-tool, vulnerabilities, security, security-tools, appsec, vulnerability-scanners, best-practices, nodejs, supply-chain-security
Last push: 2026-08-25T16:10:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3184, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 68}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1789, forks 43 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:36.947298+00:00)

## What it is
npq is a command-line tool that audits npm packages for security risks before installing them, checking CVE databases and applying syntactic heuristics. It acts as a safer drop-in wrapper around npm/yarn install commands.

## Use cases
- safely install npm packages
- check a package for known vulnerabilities before install
- avoid installing malicious or suspicious npm modules
- audit package age and download popularity pre-install
- protect node.js projects from supply chain attacks

## When to choose
- you install npm packages manually and want a security gate
- you want pre-install checks against CVE databases like snyk.io
- you need a lightweight CLI wrapper for safer npm/yarn installs

## When to avoid
- you need continuous dependency monitoring in CI rather than install-time checks
- your project uses package managers outside the npm/yarn ecosystem
- you require fully automated policy enforcement across a large organization

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, vulnerability-scanning, package-manager, cli, dependency-audit
- domain: security, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: npm, supply-chain-security, pre-install-audit, appsec, snyk, command-line, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- lirantal/npq (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:36.947298+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:23:19.006833+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lirantal/npq (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:36.947298+00:00, sha da0bb289479e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.