This package matches a known-malicious advisory and is blocked by ShadowCanopy by default across every project. 1 flagged version.
Chalk 2.4.2 is a well-known legitimate terminal-coloring library with no static findings, no sandbox anomalies, and only standard files present. No malicious behavior indicated.
AI breakdown
Plain-English summary of what this package does and how it behaves.
Chalk is an npm package for styling terminal output strings with colors and formatting. It depends on ansi-styles, escape-string-regexp, and supports-color to handle ANSI codes and terminal capability detection. No install or runtime scripts are defined beyond development tasks like testing.
Capabilities
- Depends on ansi-styles for color formatting
- Depends on supports-color for terminal detection
- Includes TypeScript and Flow type definitions
Data access
- None observed
Network
- No network access observed
Widely used utility for console styling with minimal dependencies and no observed install-time or network behavior; standard choice for CLI tools with low apparent risk.
Files in package (14)
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