pkgxray

pkgxray

Analyze packages before you install them.

Zero-dependency · runs locally · never executes untrusted code

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Move across the package to x-ray it

npm is where the malware is.

Agents install packages and connect to MCP servers at machine speed. The registry they pull from is under industrial-scale attack.

CVE scanners find known bugs. pkgxray asks what the code does — before a single line runs on your machine.

Figures from Sonatype’s 2026 State of the Software Supply Chain and OSS Malware Index; MCP posture from Anthropic’s Dec 2025 update and public registry audits.

Watch a verdict form

Pick a package. This demo replays real fixtures — it does not download or execute anything in your browser.

pkgxray guard 

            


            
          


          

            Real recording: pkgxray guard clearing express with SAFE A+, then blocking a trojaned sample
            

              Real terminal recording — express clears, then a corpus trojan is blocked with cited evidence.
            

          

        

      


      
      

        

          
Three verdicts. Stable exit codes.

          

            Click a verdict to see what it means for install, CI, and agents.
          


          

            
            
            
          

          

            

              No high- or medium-risk indicators. Default policy promotes out of
              quarantine. Install.
            

          

        

      


      
      

        

          
One engine. Every surface.

          

            CLI, MCP, install hook, and CI all share the same policy and the same
            evidence rules.
          

          
    
            
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              guard
              Quarantine a package, audit bytes, promote only if allowed
            
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              mcp
              Vet a server before connect — most public MCP servers ship with
                static keys and little verification
            
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              hookshot
              Intercept agent npm install with cited deny
            
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              recheck
              Catch trojaned updates against a stored baseline
            
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Install

          
Lowest friction first contact — no global install required.


          

            
            
            
          


          

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