Is read-pkg safe to use?

read-pkg has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (10.1.0). DepScope rates its health at 84/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of read-pkg?

The latest version of read-pkg is 10.1.0, released 2026-02-08.

Does read-pkg have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of read-pkg.

Is read-pkg deprecated?

No, read-pkg is actively maintained. Latest release: 10.1.0 (2026-02-08).

What are alternatives to read-pkg?

Popular alternatives to read-pkg in npm include: debug, minimatch, ansi-styles, brace-expansion, strip-ansi.

What license does read-pkg use?

read-pkg is licensed under MIT.

read-pkg

npmv10.1.0

Read a package.json file

License MITpermissive19 versions1 maintainers5 deps49,237,924 weekly dl

sindresorhus/read-pkg

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 84/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

4/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

78.9 KBminified

29.1 KB gzipped

5 direct dependencies

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.76critical

Download trend

stable(-0.7%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (5)

@types/normalize-package-data normalize-package-data parse-json type-fest unicorn-magic

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