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🟡 npmjs.com's package viewing and authentication decided to play hide-and-seek with users. Engineers are now performing an archaeological dig through their infrastructure to figure out where everything went. Thousands of developers refreshing their browser like it's a slot machine that might eventually pay out. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)
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View package and auth outage on npmjs.com
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🟡 npm's web interface decided to ghost everyone at 21:06 UTC. Thousands of devs now learning that `npm search` doesn't work offline. The registry itself is probably fine, but good luck proving it when you can't reach the status page. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)
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⚪ npmjs.com had a brief identity crisis this afternoon but found itself again by evening. The package registry went dark for a few hours—apparently even the left-pad of the internet needs bathroom breaks. All systems are now pretending nothing happened. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)