Is read-package-up safe to use?

read-package-up has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (12.0.0). DepScope rates its health at 62/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of read-package-up?

The latest version of read-package-up is 12.0.0, released 2025-11-07.

Does read-package-up have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of read-package-up.

Is read-package-up deprecated?

No, read-package-up is actively maintained. Latest release: 12.0.0 (2025-11-07).

What are alternatives to read-package-up?

Popular alternatives to read-package-up in npm include: ?, semver, minimatch, debug, brace-expansion.

What license does read-package-up use?

read-package-up is licensed under MIT.

read-package-up

npmv12.0.0

Read the closest package.json file

License MITpermissive2 versions1 maintainers3 deps4,309,886 weekly dl

sindresorhus/read-package-up

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (62/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (62/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

6/15

maturity

4/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

81.8 KBminified

29.0 KB gzipped

3 direct dependencies

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TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.57high

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (3)

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API access

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