Is lightning safe to use?

lightning has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (12.5.0). DepScope rates its health at 77/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of lightning?

The latest version of lightning is 12.5.0, released 2026-09-21.

Does lightning have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of lightning.

Is lightning deprecated?

No, lightning is actively maintained. Latest release: 12.5.0 (2026-09-21).

What are alternatives to lightning?

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

What license does lightning use?

lightning is licensed under MIT.

lightning

npmv12.5.0

Lightning Network client library

License MITpermissive407 versions1 maintainers14 deps28,949 weekly dl

alexbosworth/lightning

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 77/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

10/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (14)

psbt async bolt04 bolt07 bolt09 invoices @types/ws type-fest @types/node asyncjs-util @grpc/grpc-js @types/request @grpc/proto-loader @alexbosworth/blockchain

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

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

lightning

npmv12.5.0

Lightning Network client library

License MITpermissive407 versions1 maintainers14 deps28,949 weekly dl

alexbosworth/lightning

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 77/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

10/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (14)

psbt async bolt04 bolt07 bolt09 invoices @types/ws type-fest @types/node asyncjs-util @grpc/grpc-js @types/request @grpc/proto-loader @alexbosworth/blockchain

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

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