Is necessary safe to use?

necessary has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (17.1.12). DepScope rates its health at 73/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of necessary?

The latest version of necessary is 17.1.12, released 2026-04-25.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of necessary.

No, necessary is actively maintained. Latest release: 17.1.12 (2026-04-25).

Popular alternatives to necessary in npm include: semver, minimatch, ansi-styles, debug, brace-expansion.

necessary is licensed under MIT, Anti-996.

npmv17.1.12

A collection of utility functions.

License MIT, Anti-996permissive471 versions1 maintainers0 deps3,800 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 73/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

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