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Install pkg with npm

Package your Node.js project into an executable. Version 5.8.1 via npm; verified 2023-03-08.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

Portable and language managers

npmverified · 100%
npm install -g pkg

local npm package metadata

overview

Package summary

Package your Node.js project into an executable

Commands and aliases

  • pkg

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pkg. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • npm lifecycle scripts are declared: prepare.
  • No npm postinstall script is recorded in package metadata.
  • npm package metadata declares a prepare script.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
  • Installs with 14 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 24 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
pkgcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version5.8.1
manager updated2023-03-08
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/vercel/pkg

  • warningThe package-manager record has not been updated in over a year.2023-03-08T01:20:24.948Zhigh confidence
  • infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/vercel/pkgnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keynpm:pkg
Version5.8.1
Package managernpm
Package manager pagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/pkg
Homepagehttps://github.com/vercel/pkg#readme
Repositoryhttps://github.com/vercel/pkg
Upstream docshttps://github.com/vercel/pkg#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/pkg/-/pkg-5.8.1.tgz
Issue trackerhttps://github.com/vercel/pkg/issues
Last updated2023-03-08T01:20:24.948Z
Published2023-03-08T01:20:24.948Z
Dependencies@babel/generator, @babel/parser, @babel/types, chalk, fs-extra, globby, into-stream, is-core-module, minimist, multistream, pkg-fetch, prebuild-install, resolve, stream-meter
Build dependencies@babel/core, @types/babel__generator, @types/escodegen, @types/fs-extra, @types/is-core-module, @types/minimist, @types/multistream, @types/node, @types/resolve, @types/stream-meter, @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin, @typescript-eslint/parser, eslint, eslint-config-airbnb-base, eslint-config-airbnb-typescript, eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-import, json-stable-stringify, lint-staged, mkdirp, prettier, rimraf, simple-git-hooks, typescript
Bottlenot recorded
npm postinstallnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Databasenpm registry
Dist Tags
Beta
4.3.0-beta.4
Canary
4.3.8-canary.0
Latest
5.8.1
Version Count97
Maintainers
  • leerobinson
Publisherleerobinson
Peer Dependencies
  • node-notifier
Integritysha512-CjBWtFStCfIiT4Bde9QpJy0KeH19jCfwZRJqHFDFXfhUklCx8JoFmMj3wgnEYIwGmZVNkhsStPHEOnrtrQhEXA==
Shasum862020f3c0575638ef7d1146f951a54d65ddc984
Unpacked Size226,525
File Count0
Created At2012-08-28T11:59:19.842Z
Latest Published At2023-03-08T01:20:24.948Z
Modified At2024-02-12T14:02:23.182Z

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

pkg

nix profile install nixpkgs#pkg
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pkg
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pk/pkg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • pkg-fetchBoth packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: chalk, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, deployment.
  • gatsby-plugin-s3Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: babel, chalk, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure.
  • releaseBoth packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: chalk, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, deployment.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment