--- title: GitHub pulls pin on npm's auto-run scripts | daily.dev description: GitHub has disabled npm's auto-run scripts feature, a change prompted by the Shai-Hulud worm which exploited this functionality in a supply chain attack. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/github-pulls-pin-on-npm-s-auto-run-scripts-z94cofunl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GitHub pulls pin on npm's auto-run scripts | daily.dev og:description: GitHub has disabled npm's auto-run scripts feature, a change prompted by the Shai-Hulud worm which exploited this functionality in a supply chain attack. 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