# Install hud-sdk with npm

Hud's Node SDK. Version 1.8.18 via npm; verified 2026-07-21.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:hud-sdk
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g hud-sdk
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:hud-sdk
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/hud-sdk>
- **Version:** 1.8.18
- **Source summary:** Hud's Node SDK
- **Homepage:** <https://www.hud.io/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.hud.io/>
- **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
- **Published:** 2026-07-21T16:44:16.030Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-21T16:44:16.030Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- hud-instrument (cli)
- hud-instrument (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 1.8.18
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-21
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.hud.io/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for hud-sdk. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 1.8.18, Prerelease: 1.8.10-rc.5f68882.0
- **Version Count:** 181
- **Maintainers:** hud-dev
- **Author:** hud
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2025-02-06T15:24:08.509Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-07-21T16:44:16.030Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-07-21T16:44:16.030Z


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