firebase-admin

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Is firebase-admin safe to use?

The latest brin safety scan flagged firebase-admin v13.6.1 with risk indicators that warrant review. No known CVE vulnerabilities. Trust score: 75/100. Review the findings below before use. This is an automated assessment and may contain errors.

Install (safety-checked)

firebase-admin Has Warnings

Warnings detected due to potential concerns

warning
CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

Risk Indicators

  • Can spawn child processes

brin Recommendations

  • This package has warnings detected. Evaluate the specific concerns before proceeding.

Install with brin add firebase-admin to automatically apply these checks before installation.

This is an automated, point-in-time assessment and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. Security posture may change over time. Maintainers can dispute findings via the brin review process.

firebase-admin Capabilities & Permissions

What firebase-admin can access when installed. Review these capabilities before using with AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

Network Access

This package makes network requests.

<DATABASE_NAME>.firebaseio.comandroid.googlesource.comcldr.unicode.orgcloud.google.comcloudtasks.googleapis.comconsole.firebase.google.comdeveloper.android.comdeveloper.apple.comdeveloper.mozilla.orgdevelopers.google.com+27 more
Protocols: http, https

Filesystem Access

Reads from the filesystem.

.env (r).env (r).env (r)package.json (r).env (r).env (r).env (r).env (r)+7 more

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

CLOUD_EVENTARC_EMULATOR_HOSTCLOUD_TASKS_EMULATOR_HOSTDATA_CONNECT_EMULATOR_HOSTEVENTARC_CLOUD_EVENT_SOURCEEXT_INSTANCE_IDFIREBASE_AUTH_EMULATOR_HOSTFIREBASE_DATABASE_EMULATOR_HOSTFIREBASE_EXT_URLFIREBASE_REMOTE_CONFIG_URL_BASEFIREBASE_STORAGE_EMULATOR_HOST+5 more

AGENTS.md for firebase-admin

Good instructions lead to good results. brin adds firebase-admin documentation to your AGENTS.md so your agent knows how to use it properly—improving both safety and performance.

brin init

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firebase-admin Documentation & Source Code

For the full firebase-admin README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

Frequently asked questions about firebase-admin safety

Weekly Downloads

3.9M

Version

13.6.1

License

Apache-2.0

Other Versions

Last Scanned

Feb 4, 2026

Trust Score

75/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: <DATABASE_NAME>.firebaseio.com, android.googlesource.com, cldr.unicode.org...

Filesystem

Reads files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: CLOUD_EVENTARC_EMULATOR_HOST, CLOUD_TASKS_EMULATOR_HOST, DATA_CONNECT_EMULATOR_HOST...

Is firebase-admin Safe? | npm Safety Scan - brin