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Install wscat with npm

WebSocket cat. Version 6.1.0 via npm; verified 2025-05-03.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

Portable and language managers

npmverified · 100%
npm install -g wscat

local npm package metadata

overview

Package summary

WebSocket cat

Commands and aliases

  • wscat

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

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

Install behavior

  • No npm postinstall script is recorded in package metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
wscatcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04
manager version6.1.0
manager updated2025-05-03
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/websockets/wscat

  • warningThe package-manager record has not been updated in over a year.2025-05-03T18:38:12.208Zhigh confidence
  • infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/websockets/wscatnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keynpm:wscat
Version6.1.0
Package managernpm
Package manager pagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/wscat
Homepagehttps://github.com/websockets/wscat#readme
Repositoryhttps://github.com/websockets/wscat
Upstream docshttps://github.com/websockets/wscat#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/wscat/-/wscat-6.1.0.tgz
Issue trackerhttps://github.com/websockets/wscat/issues
Last updated2025-05-03T18:38:12.208Z
Published2025-05-03T18:38:12.208Z
Dependenciescommander, https-proxy-agent, read, ws
Bottlenot recorded
npm postinstallnot defined
Servicenone declared
Keywordswscat, websocket, cat

registry facts

Source database details

Source Databasenpm registry
Dist Tags
Latest
6.1.0
Version Count21
Maintainers
  • lpinca
AuthorArnout Kazemier, Einar Otto Stangvik
Publisherlpinca
Engines
Node
>=18
Integritysha512-x6gEZvITvqWslR38DoBfnMi37ZBUGsG9rTkGc/200sEfSs1JwgKLZYQeqa0vlu3bxXQV7hEHI4NF7KQmYIzB2A==
Shasum0928535f69458f0ac9268311fa06694603db7673
Unpacked Size15,494
File Count0
Created At2014-11-20T08:32:13.729Z
Latest Published At2025-05-03T18:38:12.208Z
Modified At2026-07-30T17:59:42.151Z

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • httpyacLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: agent, cli, commander, https, https-proxy-agent.
  • lws-rewriteLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: agent, cli, https, https-proxy-agent, networking.
  • web-pushLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: agent, cli, https, https-proxy-agent, networking.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation