freshdeps_
~ / npm / tape
tapenpm
stale
No meaningful activity in 1–2 years.
✓ freshdeps checked tape live against npm, GitHub & OSV on Jun 7, 2026 — but it goes stale again.
Install the MCP so your AI agent checks freshness before it recommends a dependency:
claude mcp add freshdeps -- npx -y github:SolvoHQ/freshdeps-mcp
One line. Works in Claude Code / Cursor / any MCP client (or paste the JSON config). Zero npm account needed.
Latest version
5.9.0
Last release
21mo ago
Last commit
15mo ago
Known CVEs (OSV)
0
Deprecated
no
Repo archived
no
Suggested alternative
vitest
tape is minimally maintained; vitest is a fast modern test runner.
Migration
npm i -D vitest; replace test('x',t=>{t.equal(a,b)}) with test('x',()=>{expect(a).toBe(b)})
Embed this freshdeps badge in your README. It reads the same hand-verified migration corpus this page does — so it tells anyone who lands on your repo whether tape is a dead end before they install it.

freshdeps badge for tape

Markdown
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HTML
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The badge links back here with an independent ?ref=badge tag.
// support

This migration corpus is hand-verified and free — support keeping it that way.

Repository: git://github.com/tape-testing/tape.git

checked 2026-06-07T11:13:46.220Z · sources: registry=true github=true osv=true

JSON: /api/verdict?ecosystem=npm&package=tape