Is retire safe to use?

retire has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.4.2). DepScope rates its health at 77/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of retire?

The latest version of retire is 5.4.2, released 2026-01-18.

Does retire have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of retire.

Is retire deprecated?

No, retire is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.4.2 (2026-01-18).

What are alternatives to retire?

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

What license does retire use?

retire is licensed under Apache-2.0.

retire

npmv5.4.2

Retire is a tool for detecting use of vulnerable libraries

License Apache-2.0permissive147 versions2 maintainers7 deps169,646 weekly dl

RetireJS/retire.js

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Health

safe to use

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

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

8/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

2.6 KBminified

1.2 KB gzipped

7 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (7)

ansi-colors astronomical commander proxy-agent uuid walkdir zod

API access

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