get_maintainer_profile
Get basic profile info for an npm maintainer
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Given an npm username, returns every package npm's own maintainer:<username> search index currently returns for that account (registry.npmjs.org's /-/v1/search — the public registry API has no dedicated 'list packages by maintainer' endpoint otherwise), plus precomputed aggregates: currentlyMaintainsCount (still listed as maintainer right now vs. already-revoked), totalWeeklyDownloads and totalDependents summed across every returned package, and avatarUrl — the same Gravatar image npmjs.com's own profile page shows for this account, derived from the email already public in the registry's own maintainer records but served from our own /api/avatar/:hash proxy rather than linking gravatar.com directly (null only if no returned package still lists an email for this exact username). This is a plain info lookup — it does NOT run the publish-cluster / compromised-account detection that check_maintainer_blast_radius does; use that tool instead when the goal is a security read on whether this account's recent activity looks like a takeover, not just a profile summary. Natural pairing with check_maintainer_changes: once that tool names a maintainer on a package, call this with that maintainer's username to see the rest of what they touch. npmscanUrl is this account's profile page on npmscan itself; npmProfileUrl is the account's actual page on npmjs.com, included for verification since that's the authoritative record of the account.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| maintainerUsername | string | yes | Exact npm username, e.g. "sindresorhus" — as shown at npmjs.com/~username. Not an email address, not a package name or scope. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"maintainerUsername": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Exact npm username, e.g. \"sindresorhus\" — as shown at npmjs.com/~username. Not an email address, not a package name or scope."
}
},
"required": [
"maintainerUsername"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}