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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 9/20/2026
Approveddotenv@8.6.0View on registry ↗latest: 8.6.0

dotenv@8.6.0 is the well-known legitimate package for loading .env files. No static findings, only standard source files present, and sandbox install succeeded with no suspicious behavior.

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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 the process environment. Its main entry point is lib/main.js and it includes supporting modules for CLI and env options. The package has no runtime dependencies and provides standard lint/test/release scripts.

Capabilities

  • Loads environment variables from .env files
  • Includes CLI options and env options modules
  • Runs lint, flow, dtslint and tap tests via npm scripts

Data access

  • Filesystem (reads .env files)
  • Environment variables

Network

  • No network access observed

Widely used utility for local configuration with no dependencies or network behavior observed in the manifest; standard development scripts only.

Package metadata

LicenseBSD-2-Clause

Loads environment variables from .env file

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Files in package (26)

LICENSEpackage/LICENSElib/cli-options.jspackage/lib/cli-options.jsconfig.jspackage/config.jslib/env-options.jspackage/lib/env-options.jslib/main.jspackage/lib/main.jspackage.jsonpackage/package.jsontypes/tsconfig.jsonpackage/types/tsconfig.jsontypes/tslint.jsonpackage/types/tslint.jsonCHANGELOG.mdpackage/CHANGELOG.mdREADME.mdpackage/README.mdtypes/index.d.tspackage/types/index.d.tstypes/test.tspackage/types/test.ts.github/FUNDING.ymlpackage/.github/FUNDING.yml

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