vlt 1.0 Ships as a Drop-in npm Replacement with Phased Installs, Graph Queries, and Malware-Blocking

vlt, created by the original npm team, has launched version 1.0 as a drop-in replacement for npm. It features phased installations to prevent automatic script execution, a queryable dependency graph with over 60 selectors, and hosted registries that block malicious packages. The tool aims to enhance security and streamline the JavaScript development process. By Daniel Curtis