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 deps

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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