Is watchman safe to use?

watchman has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2026.04.27.00). DepScope rates its health at 75/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of watchman?

The latest version of watchman is 2026.04.27.00, released 2026-04-28.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of watchman.

No, watchman is actively maintained. Latest release: 2026.04.27.00 (2026-04-28).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for watchman at this time.

watchman is licensed under MIT.

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 75/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

10/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

27

Contributors (12m)

27

Primary author dominance

46%

GitHub stars

13,569

Dependencies (18)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-04-28T04:15:13Z