DepGuard

github.com · checked 13 Nov 2026

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How it plugs in

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DepGuard audits npm dependencies for maintenance status, license compatibility, bundle size, deprecation, and unused packages.

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Facts

Website: github.com
Price: Free tier
Free trial: Not stated
CI usage: The CLI supports JSON output and a threshold option that can fail CI when the score is below the selected threshold.
Health scoring: It gives each dependency a 0–100 score and letter grade, plus an overall project score.
Installation: The README documents running it with npx or installing it globally or as a dev dependency.
License checks: It detects incompatible or missing licenses and SPDX expressions.
Maintenance checks: It flags stale or abandoned packages based on last publish date and maintainer count.
Package size checks: It flags packages based on unpacked size and dependency count.
Requirement: DepGuard requires Node.js 18 or later.
Runtime dependencies: The project says it uses only Node.js built-ins and has zero dependencies.
Unused dependency checks: It scans source code for installed packages that are never imported.

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