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dotenv — deep security report

ShadowCanopy's full breakdown of dotenv on npm: verdict, AI analysis, dependency chain, network behavior, prebuilds, and obfuscated code.

Safe to use
Deep-scanned by ShadowCanopy — no threats found in its code, dependencies, or network behavior.
Scanned 10/24/2026
Approveddotenv@18.0.9View on registry ↗latest: 18.0.9

No static findings, no flagged source captured, and sandbox completed cleanly. This is the legitimate dotenv package with only expected dist files and metadata.

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AI breakdown

Plain-English summary of what this package does and how it behaves.

dotenv loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env for Node.js applications. It provides both a programmatic API and a CLI binary. The package has no runtime dependencies and includes standard build/test scripts.

Capabilities

  • Loads environment variables from .env files
  • Exposes CLI binary
  • Runs build script on prepack

Data access

  • Filesystem (reads .env files)
  • Environment variables

Network

  • No network access observed

Widely-used utility with zero dependencies and no observed network or install-time behaviors beyond standard npm scripts. Primary consideration is ensuring .env files remain uncommitted.

Package metadata

LicenseBSD-2-Clause

Loads environment variables from .env file

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Files in package (14)

LICENSEpackage/LICENSEdist/config.cjspackage/dist/config.cjsdist/index.cjspackage/dist/index.cjspackage.jsonpackage/package.jsonREADME.mdpackage/README.mddist/config.d.tspackage/dist/config.d.tsdist/index.d.tspackage/dist/index.d.ts

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