Developer creates AI tool to check npm packages against known security vulnerabilities

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A developer has built an AI Security Advisory Assistant tool for researching known vulnerabilities in npm packages. The tool allows developers to enter a package name and optional version to receive documented affected ranges, fixes, deployment conditions and advisory links. It can also analyze package-lock.json files to check direct and transitive dependencies against published security advisories. The application currently runs locally and does not yet have a public deployment. This is an advisory lookup tool, not a code scanner or guarantee of deployment safety.

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