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read-pkg is a utility for reading and parsing package. json files, providing helpful error messages and normalizing data. It is useful for applications that need to access package metadata programmatically.
- lurq health score
- 66/100
- Confidence
- proven
- Weekly downloads
- 55,577,089
- Latest version
- 10.1.0
- Last release
- Feb 8, 2026
- License
- MIT
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lurq's verdict: low
- No known advisories
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