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safedep/vet

Protect against malicious open source packages 🤖 observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/safedep/vet · homepage · Go · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

93/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 85
  • Longevity 95
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 7
  • age_days: 1342
  • days_rel: 20
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 70

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1103 stars · 111 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

vet is an open-source CLI tool for software composition analysis that scans open-source dependencies for malicious packages and vulnerabilities, and enforces policy-as-code using CEL expressions. It integrates into CI/CD pipelines as a zero-config security guardrail and supports ecosystems like npm, PyPI, and RubyGems.

Use cases

  • scan npm and pypi dependencies for malicious packages before shipping
  • enforce license and vulnerability policy as code in CI
  • generate an SBOM for my repository
  • block risky open source packages in pull requests
  • cut down CVE noise by checking actual code usage of dependencies
  • audit dependencies for supply chain attacks like Shai-Hulud

When to choose

  • you want a free, open-source SCA tool with policy-as-code enforcement in CI/CD
  • you need malicious package detection across npm, PyPI, and RubyGems ecosystems
  • you want SBOM generation and dependency scanning from a single CLI

When to avoid

  • you need dynamic behavioral malware analysis without a SafeDep Cloud account
  • you require org-wide dashboards and centralized policy management, which are paid SaaS features

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

security vulnerability-scanning dependency-audit developer-tools ci-cd security developer-tools windows cli sca sbom policy-as-code malicious-package-detection software-supply-chain cel devops supply-chain-security linux macos docker nodejs

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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