less v4.5.1 has warnings detected in the latest brin safety scan. Trust score: 75/100. Review the flagged concerns before use. This is an automated assessment.

Does less have any known vulnerabilities?

No known CVE vulnerabilities were found for less v4.5.1 in the brin database.

What capabilities does less have?

less has the following detected capabilities: network access, filesystem access, process spawning, environment variable access. Review these before using with AI coding agents.

Can I use less safely with AI coding agents?

less has been flagged with risk indicators. Review the detected threats and capabilities before using with AI coding agents. Assessments are automated and may contain errors.

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Is less safe to use?

The latest brin safety scan flagged less v4.5.1 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)

less Has Warnings

Warnings detected due to potential concerns

warning

CVEs

Threats

Install Scripts

Risk Indicators

•Can spawn child processes

brin Recommendations

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

Install with brin add less 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.

less Capabilities & Permissions

What less 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.

cdnjs.cloudflare.comexample.comgithub.comjsperf.comlesscss.orgmjijackson.comsass-lang.comsaucelabs.comsocial.msdn.microsoft.comwww.github.com+1 more

Protocols: http, https

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

node_modules (w)node_modules (w).env (w).env (rw).env (rw)node_modules (rw)/tmp/ (rw)package.json (rw)+16 more

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

CIGITHUB_ACTIONSSAUCE_ACCESS_KEYSAUCE_USERNAMETRAVISTRAVIS_BRANCHTRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBERTRAVIS_JOB_IDTRAVIS_PULL_REQUESTnpm_config_global+2 more

AGENTS.md for less

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

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Vercel's research: 100% accuracy with AGENTS.md vs 53% without →

less Documentation & Source Code

For the full less README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

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Frequently asked questions about less safety

Install (safety-checked)

Weekly Downloads

8.3M

Version

4.5.1

License

Apache-2.0

Last Scanned

Feb 1, 2026

Trust Score

75/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: cdnjs.cloudflare.com, example.com, github.com...

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: CI, GITHUB_ACTIONS, SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY...