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# Aikido Safe Chain
The Aikido Safe Chain **prevents developers from installing malware** on their workstations through npm, npx, yarn, pnpm, pnpx, bun, and bunx. It's **free** to use and does not require any token.
The Aikido Safe Chain **prevents developers from installing malware** on their workstations through npm, npx, yarn, pnpm, pnpx, bun, bunx, and pip. It's **free** to use and does not require any token.
The Aikido Safe Chain wraps around the [npm cli](https://github.com/npm/cli), [npx](https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/latest/docs/content/commands/npx.md), [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/), [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/), [pnpx](https://pnpm.io/cli/dlx), [bun](https://bun.sh/), and [bunx](https://bun.sh/docs/cli/bunx) to provide extra checks before installing new packages. This tool will detect when a package contains malware and prompt you to exit, preventing npm, npx, yarn, pnpm, pnpx, bun, or bunx from downloading or running the malware.
The Aikido Safe Chain wraps around the [npm cli](https://github.com/npm/cli), [npx](https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/latest/docs/content/commands/npx.md), [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/), [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/), [pnpx](https://pnpm.io/cli/dlx), [bun](https://bun.sh/), [bunx](https://bun.sh/docs/cli/bunx), and [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/) to provide extra checks before installing new packages. This tool will detect when a package contains malware and prompt you to exit, preventing npm, npx, yarn, pnpm, pnpx, bun, bunx, or pip from downloading or running the malware.
![demo](./docs/safe-package-manager-demo.png)
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- ✅ **pnpx**
- ✅ **bun**
- ✅ **bunx**
- ✅ **pip** (pip and pip3)
# Usage
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safe-chain setup
```
3. **❗Restart your terminal** to start using the Aikido Safe Chain.
- This step is crucial as it ensures that the shell aliases for npm, npx, yarn, pnpm, pnpx, bun, and bunx are loaded correctly. If you do not restart your terminal, the aliases will not be available.
- This step is crucial as it ensures that the shell aliases for npm, npx, yarn, pnpm, pnpx, bun, bunx, and pip/pip3 are loaded correctly. If you do not restart your terminal, the aliases will not be available.
4. **Verify the installation** by running:
```shell
npm install safe-chain-test
```
- The output should show that Aikido Safe Chain is blocking the installation of this package as it is flagged as malware.
When running `npm`, `npx`, `yarn`, `pnpm`, `pnpx`, `bun`, or `bunx` commands, the Aikido Safe Chain will automatically check for malware in the packages you are trying to install. If any malware is detected, it will prompt you to exit the command.
When running `npm`, `npx`, `yarn`, `pnpm`, `pnpx`, `bun`, `bunx`, or `pip` (including `pip3`) commands, the Aikido Safe Chain will automatically check for malware in the packages you are trying to install. If any malware is detected, it will prompt you to exit the command.
You can check the installed version by running:
```shell
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## How it works
The Aikido Safe Chain works by running a lightweight proxy server that intercepts package downloads from the npm registry. When you run npm, npx, yarn, pnpm, pnpx, bun, or bunx commands, all package downloads are routed through this local proxy, which verifies packages in real-time against **[Aikido Intel - Open Sources Threat Intelligence](https://intel.aikido.dev/?tab=malware)**. If malware is detected in any package (including deep dependencies), the proxy blocks the download before the malicious code reaches your machine.
The Aikido Safe Chain works by running a lightweight proxy server that intercepts package downloads from the npm registry and PyPI. When you run npm, npx, yarn, pnpm, pnpx, bun, bunx, or pip commands, all package downloads are routed through this local proxy, which verifies packages in real-time against **[Aikido Intel - Open Sources Threat Intelligence](https://intel.aikido.dev/?tab=malware)**. If malware is detected in any package (including deep dependencies), the proxy blocks the download before the malicious code reaches your machine.
The Aikido Safe Chain integrates with your shell to provide a seamless experience when using npm, npx, yarn, pnpm, pnpx, bun, and bunx commands. It sets up aliases for these commands so that they are wrapped by the Aikido Safe Chain commands, which manage the proxy server before executing the original commands. We currently support:
The Aikido Safe Chain integrates with your shell to provide a seamless experience when using npm, npx, yarn, pnpm, pnpx, bun, bunx, and pip commands. It sets up aliases for these commands so that they are wrapped by the Aikido Safe Chain commands, which manage the proxy server before executing the original commands. We currently support:
- ✅ **Bash**
- ✅ **Zsh**
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More information about the shell integration can be found in the [shell integration documentation](docs/shell-integration.md).
### Python / pip support
- Supports `pip` and `pip3` commands.
- Scans Python packages fetched by `pip install`, `pip download`, and `pip wheel`.
- Intercepts downloads from PyPI and checks them against Aikido's malware intelligence before they reach your machine.
- Included automatically when you run `safe-chain setup` (shell integration); **CI integration is not yet available for pip/pip3**.
## Uninstallation
To uninstall the Aikido Safe Chain, you can run the following command: