analyze_install_script
Analyze an npm package install script
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Statically scans a package's preinstall/install/postinstall/prepare lifecycle scripts AND the file(s) they reference — fetched directly from the published tarball, not just the command string in package.json — against npmscan's documented red-flags rubric (/docs/red-flags): child_process use, network calls, access to sensitive paths/env (.ssh, .aws, .npmrc, *TOKEN/*KEY), obfuscation, remote binaries hosted off trusted CDNs, writes to HOME, Discord/Telegram/Pastebin exfil endpoints, eval on decoded strings, chmod+exec of downloaded binaries, and CI-metadata telemetry — plus a possibleTyposquatOf name check. Returns a weighted totalScore and riskTier ('none'/'low'/'moderate'/'high'/'critical'). This is a heuristic static scan, not proof of malice or a guarantee of safety: it doesn't execute any code, can't see behavior gated on runtime conditions, and does NOT check maintainer/ownership history (a separate red-flags signal this tool doesn't cover). Use get_package/get_package_version first for the raw script listing; use this when you need to know what an install script actually does, not just that one exists.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | yes | Exact npm package name, e.g. "lodash" or "@scope/name" |
| version | string | no | Exact version to analyze; omit to use the latest published version |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 214,
"description": "Exact npm package name, e.g. \"lodash\" or \"@scope/name\""
},
"version": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 128,
"description": "Exact version to analyze; omit to use the latest published version"
}
},
"required": [
"name"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}