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npm @axe-core/cli @4.12.1

score
0.8 high
flagged 2026-07-27 06:55
signals by category
identity 1 topology 2

maintainers added: stephendeque

package profile →

Signals fired

signalweightrationale
identity
maintainer_churn 1.0 added: ['stephendeque']
topology
dist_tag_anomaly 0.5 dist-tags.latest=4.12.1 but max published is 4.12.2-6c589ff.0
shared_repo_different_publisher 0.9 repo 'git+https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core-npm.git' also claimed by 6 package(s) under different publishers: ['npm/@axe-core/reporter-earl', 'npm/@axe-core/playwright', 'npm/@axe-core/react'] ...

Prior profile (what it deviated from)

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  "maintainers": [
    "dqlabs",
    "wilcofiers",
    "dylanb",
    "npmdeque"
  ],
  "versions": 598
}

Evidence (package doc at flag time)

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    },
    {
      "email": "wilcofiers@gmail.com",
      "name": "wilcofiers"
    },
    {
      "email": "dylan@barrell.com",
      "name": "dylanb"
    },
    {
      "email": "axe@deque.com",
      "name": "npmdeque"
    },
    {
      "email": "stephen.mathieson@deque.com",
      "name": "stephendeque"
    }
  ],
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  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": "git+https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core-npm.git"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "build": "tsc",
    "coverage": "nyc npm run test",
    "prebuild": "rimraf dist",
    "test": "mocha --timeout 60000 -r ts-node/register 'src/**/**.test.ts'"
  },
  "signal_details": {
    "dist_tag_anomaly": "dist-tags.latest=4.12.1 but max published is 4.12.2-6c589ff.0",
    "maintainer_churn": "added: ['stephendeque']",
    "shared_repo_different_publisher": "repo 'git+https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core-npm.git' also claimed by 6 package(s) under different publishers: ['npm/@axe-core/reporter-earl', 'npm/@axe-core/playwright', 'npm/@axe-core/react'] ..."
  },
  "time": {
    "created": "2020-06-01T13:07:14.822Z",
    "modified": "2026-07-27T11:55:13.010Z"
  }
}