Is @nikicat/hardhat safe to use?

@nikicat/hardhat has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.0.16). DepScope rates its health at 40/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of @nikicat/hardhat?

The latest version of @nikicat/hardhat is 3.0.16, released 2025-12-09.

Does @nikicat/hardhat have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of @nikicat/hardhat.

Is @nikicat/hardhat deprecated?

No, @nikicat/hardhat is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.0.16 (2025-12-09).

What are alternatives to @nikicat/hardhat?

Popular alternatives to @nikicat/hardhat in npm include: ?, semver, minimatch, debug, brace-expansion.

What license does @nikicat/hardhat use?

@nikicat/hardhat is licensed under MIT.

@nikicat/hardhat

npmv3.0.16

Hardhat is an extensible developer tool that helps smart contract developers increase productivity by reliably bringing together the tools they want.

License MITpermissive2 versions1 maintainers19 deps5 weekly dl

NomicFoundation/hardhat

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Health

use with caution

@nikicat/[email protected] low health (40/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (40/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

3/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (19)

ws tsx zod chalk debug p-map semver adm-zip chokidar enquirer @sentry/core resolve.exports micro-eth-signer @nomicfoundation/edr ethereum-cryptography @nomicfoundation/hardhat-utils @nomicfoundation/hardhat-errors @nomicfoundation/hardhat-zod-utils @nomicfoundation/solidity-analyzer

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