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The package registry for JavaScript: millions of open-source libraries that projects install automatically.

A typical JavaScript project pulls in hundreds of npm packages, each able to run code at install time. Hijacked maintainer accounts and look-alike package names make npm a frequent channel for supply-chain attacks.

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