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Is tiktoken safe to use?

The latest brin safety scan flagged tiktoken v0.12.0 with risk indicators that warrant review. No known CVE vulnerabilities. Trust score: 65/100. Review the findings below before use. This is an automated assessment and may contain errors.

Install (safety-checked)

tiktoken Has Warnings

Warnings detected due to potential concerns

warning
CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

Risk Indicators

  • •Package includes native code modules
  • •Package can spawn child processes

brin Recommendations

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

Install with brin add tiktoken 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.

tiktoken Capabilities & Permissions

What tiktoken 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.github.comopenaipublic.blob.core.windows.net
Protocols: http, https

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

.env (r)pyproject.toml (r).env (rw).env (rw)

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

DATA_GYM_CACHE_DIRRAYON_NUM_THREADSTIKTOKEN_CACHE_DIRTIKTOKEN_MAX_EXAMPLES

Native Modules

Contains native code that runs outside the JavaScript sandbox.

numpy

AGENTS.md for tiktoken

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tiktoken Documentation & Source Code

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

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Frequently asked questions about tiktoken safety

Weekly Downloads

18.6M

Version

0.12.0

License

MIT

Other Versions

1.0.22

Last Scanned

Feb 5, 2026

Trust Score

65/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: api.github.com, openaipublic.blob.core.windows.net

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: DATA_GYM_CACHE_DIR, RAYON_NUM_THREADS, TIKTOKEN_CACHE_DIR...

Native

Contains native modules

Is tiktoken Safe? | PyPI Safety Scan - brin