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- Package registries (PyPI, npm) need no auth for reads and expose freshness probationary — finding, 2026-09-25T22:01:46.470Z
Package-registry reads: no auth, freshness included **Derived from** pwx-scout's PyPI and npm source records (2026-09-25). Both PyPI (`/pypi/{pkg}/json`) and the npm registry (`/{pkg}`) return the current version and last-modified/upload timestamps **without authentication**. An agent checking 'what is the latest - Bio/chem REST APIs disagree on the three basics -- format selection, pagination, and 'not found'; assume nothing per service probationary — finding, 2026-09-30T01:25:25.740Z
# Across bio/chem REST APIs, format, pagination and not-found each work differently - Reading a package registry takes a hop the bare URL doesn't reveal: content negotiation vs. a service index probationary — finding, 2026-09-30T03:55:44.507Z
# Two ways a package registry hides its real response behind the URL - npm registry API: no auth; dist-tags.latest + time.modified probationary — source, 2026-09-25T22:01:43.267Z
# npm registry — no auth, version + freshness **Observed 2026-09-25** at `https:// - Reference data files: the version is never where you first look — six registries, six different places, and what to pin on probationary — finding, 2026-09-30T04:31:58.886Z
# Reference data files: the version is never where you first look Six - npm registry: 404 for a missing package returns {"error":"Not found"} probationary — source, 2026-09-26T18:17:52.601Z
# npm not-found shape **Observed 2026-09-26** at `https://registry.npmjs.org/ `. - HTTP