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GitHub Launches npm Firewall Preview
GitHub's new npm firewall preview blocks package routes for enterprise customers.
In brief
GitHub's new npm firewall preview blocks package routes for enterprise customers. GitHub's free npm firewall preview routes packages through policy checks before they reach developer machines. Originally reported by RuntimeWire.
GitHub Package Firewall Preview
GitHub opened its Package Firewall to GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers in a changelog entry dated October 20th and published October 21st.
How Package Firewall Works
The firewall routes npm metadata requests and downloads through a policy layer before dependencies reach build hosts, developer workstations or coding agents.
Preview Pricing Model
The preview is free; GitHub says it plans metered pricing when the service reaches general availability, without giving a date or numerical rates.
The big picture
GitHub's free npm firewall preview routes packages through policy checks before they reach developer machines.
