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That one website that checks your developer computer for compromised packages and extensions

Why it's the pick

Bumblebee is a free scanner from Perplexity that reads the package, extension and AI-tool settings already on your machine and checks them against known supply-chain compromises. It never runs your package managers and it only knows about listed incidents, so treat it as one check among several.

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2 good alternatives

OSV-Scanner google.github.io Google's scanner for known vulnerable dependencies FreeNo signupApp download Link checked Oct 9
Socket socket.dev Flags malicious packages; free plan for individuals Free tierSignup required Link checked Oct 9

Bumblebee is also the pick for helps you write code right inside your editor, gives Claude ready-made skills it can use for documents, design and more, turns a PDF, Word file or slide deck into clean Markdown for AI, finds a free API for almost anything, gives you a ready-made .gitignore file for your project, helps you opt out of data broker sites, walks you through building your own database, game or even Git from scratch, teaches you how big websites are built to handle millions of users.

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