openai

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Is openai safe to use?

The latest brin safety scan flagged openai v6.17.0 with risk indicators that warrant review. No known CVE vulnerabilities. Trust score: 85/100. Review the findings below before use. This is an automated assessment and may contain errors.

Install (safety-checked)

openai 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 openai 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.

openai Capabilities & Permissions

What openai 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.

api.example.comapi.openai.comcookbook.openai.comdatatracker.ietf.orgdeveloper.mozilla.orgdoc.deno.landdocs.expo.deven.wikipedia.orgeslint.orgexample-resource.azure.openai.com+15 more
Protocols: http, https

Filesystem Access

Reads from the filesystem.

.env (r).env (r).env (r).env (r).env (r).env (r).env (r).env (r)+8 more

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEYAZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINTOPENAI_API_KEYOPENAI_API_VERSIONOPENAI_BASE_URLOPENAI_LOGOPENAI_ORG_IDOPENAI_PROJECT_IDOPENAI_WEBHOOK_SECRET

AGENTS.md for openai

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openai Documentation & Source Code

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

Frequently asked questions about openai safety

Weekly Downloads

11.6M

Version

6.17.0

License

Apache-2.0

Last Scanned

Jan 31, 2026

Trust Score

85/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: api.example.com, api.openai.com, cookbook.openai.com...

Filesystem

Reads files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT, OPENAI_API_KEY...

Is openai Safe? | npm Safety Scan - brin