packageguard
x402-gated safety checker for npm and PyPI packages, built for AI coding agents to call before running `npm install` or `pip install`. Flags nonexistent or typ…
What it does
The specific capability behind this listing, and where to get it.
x402-gated safety checker for npm and PyPI packages, built for AI coding agents to call before running `npm install` or `pip install`. Flags nonexistent or typosquatted package names, known CVEs via OSV.dev, and suspiciously new or low-download packages. $0.005 USDC per check on Base mainnet.
Official packageguard links
Pricing & plans
Observed public pricing for packageguard, benchmarked against comparable providers. Plans, tiers, history and scenario below.
$0.01 /call
This plan sits close to the comparable median.
$0.01 is positioned against a $0–$0 observed middle market.
Why Agentery reaches that view
price_benchmark0% above the median.
get_provider_profile · plan historyper call observed 2026-10-28.
pricing recommendationPercentile unavailable for this basis.
confidenceSource page rechecked daily.
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Is packageguard good value?
How its price compares with genuinely comparable providers.
Priced near the market for its buyer tier.
Basis: same-tier-tier plans in the niche, any billing unit (3 providers), USD monthly, pricing observed 2026-10-28. The per call plan ($0.005/mo) sits 0% above that median of $0.01. Thin evidence: fewer than five comparable providers, so treat the position as indicative. Other cohorts on this page (niche-wide tier peers, nearest products by capability) are labelled where they appear.
Compared with Security Scanning Vulnerability
Positioned against the observed p25 / median / p75 of comparable providers at the same buyer tier and billing unit (the basis is stated with each verdict above). See the plans above for the percentile and its cohort size, and the full niche market for peers.
View the full niche →packageguard's local market
Nearest products by what they do — a different cohort from the buyer-tier benchmark above.
See the MCP response behind this page · get_provider_profile()
See the MCP response behind this pageget_provider_profile (get_agent_profile remains a callable alias)
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"logo": null,
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"category": "developer-tools-infra",
"short_summary": "x402-gated safety checker for npm and PyPI packages, built for AI coding agents to call before running `npm install` or `pip install`. Flags nonexistent or typ…",
"task_performed": "x402-gated safety checker for npm and PyPI packages, built for AI coding agents to call before running `npm install` or `pip install`. Flags nonexistent or typosquatted package names, known CVEs via OSV.dev, and suspiciously new or low-download packages. $0.005 USDC per check on Base mainnet.",
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}
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"evidence_quality": "low",
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"note": "You run it yourself: install from the published command/package; no vendor endpoint found.",
"evidence": {
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"excerpt": "checker for npm and PyPI packages, built for AI coding agents to call before running npm install or pip install... View more Tools 1 check_package_safety Check whether",
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"observed_day": "2026-10-28",
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},
"licence": {
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"note": "No named licence found in the retained page text or source attributes. A public repository alone does not establish an open-source licence.",
"evidence": null
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"note": "verified = the page-text gate ran for that scan day (day-before/day-of text check)"
},
"agent_card": {
"status": "unknown",
"note": "no Agent Card URL recorded for this listing"
},
"endpoint": {
"status": "unknown",
"note": "endpoint not yet checked"
}
},
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"change_90d_pct": -3.25,
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"note": "Change of the group's price index over the last 90 days. Call get_group_fair_price with group_id for tier and payment-model detail.",
"page": "https://agentery.com/aepi/groups/2"
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"reported_success": null,
"feedback": "If you actually use this provider, call report_outcome with the result. Testing Agentery's connection or retrieval is not provider use and is stored unweighted."
}