npm v12 stopped running install scripts. Which ones do you approve? A real audit

<p>Here is an MCP server config. Nothing about it is unusual.<br /> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight json"><code><span class="p">{</span><span

<p>Most developers have a ritual with new projects. You clone the repo, change into the directory, type npm install, and watch the terminal fill up with download progress. It is

<p>npm v12 shipped on 2026-07-08 with a real security-motivated change: <code>preinstall</code>, <code>install</code>, and <code>postinstall</code> scripts are now disabled by

<p>In January and February 2026, security researchers filed <a href="https://www.heyuan110.com/posts/ai/2026-03-10-mcp-security-2026/" rel="noopener noreferrer">30 CVEs against

<p>Generate a CycloneDX SBOM and deterministic, audit-ready risk report from your package-lock.json.</p> <p>You run npm audit. It says “47 vulnerabilities.”</p> <p>Cool.</p>

<p>On January 28, 2026, Moltbook launched to considerable fanfare. The pitch was bold: an "agent-first, human-second" social network where 1.5 million autonomous AI agents could

<p>If you are migrating an MCP server right now, here is the thing that will cost you<br /> an afternoon, before anything else in this post:</p>

<p>Until now, the tools that install packages have never once stopped to ask, "Are you sure it's okay to take this one?" Whether it's <code>pip install</code> or <code>npm