Is grunt safe to use?

grunt has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.6.3). DepScope rates its health at 95/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of grunt?

The latest version of grunt is 1.6.3, released 2026-07-28.

Does grunt have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of grunt.

No, grunt is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.6.3 (2026-07-28).

What are alternatives to grunt?

Popular alternatives to grunt in npm include: ?, debug, ansi-styles, minimatch, semver.

grunt

npmv1.6.3

The JavaScript Task Runner

License MITpermissive73 versions5 maintainers13 deps1,149,232 weekly dl

gruntjs/grunt

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 95/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

13/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

575.7 KBminified

269.9 KB gzipped

13 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/grunt (DefinitelyTyped)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (13)

exit glob nopt js-yaml grunt-cli minimatch dateformat iconv-lite findup-sync eventemitter2 grunt-legacy-log grunt-legacy-util grunt-known-options

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/npm/grunt

grunt

npmv1.6.3

The JavaScript Task Runner

License MITpermissive73 versions5 maintainers13 deps1,149,232 weekly dl

gruntjs/grunt

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 95/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

13/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

575.7 KBminified

269.9 KB gzipped

13 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/grunt (DefinitelyTyped)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (13)

exit glob nopt js-yaml grunt-cli minimatch dateformat iconv-lite findup-sync eventemitter2 grunt-legacy-log grunt-legacy-util grunt-known-options

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/npm/grunt