Ghosts in node_modules: I trained an open model to predict which packages will be abandoned

Description and use

<h1> DepForecast: A Weather Forecast for the Ghosts in Your <code>node_modules</code> (work in progress) </h1> <p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 4: Ghost in the Machine</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>Abandoned dependencies are ghosts in the machine: code whose maintainers are gone but which still runs in production. Developers usually find out only after something breaks or a vulnerability goes unpatched.</p> <p><strong>DepForecast</strong> is a weather forecast for your de

Problem

<h1> DepForecast: A Weather Forecast for the Ghosts in Your <code>node_modules</code> (work in progress) </h1> <p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 4: Ghost in the Machine</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>Abandoned dependencies are ghosts in the machine: code whose maintainers are gone but which still runs in production. Developers usually find out only after something breaks or a vulnerability goes unpatched.</p> <p><strong>DepForecast</strong> is a weather forecast for your de

Outcome

<h1> DepForecast: A Weather Forecast for the Ghosts in Your <code>node_modules</code> (work in progress) </h1> <p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 4: Ghost in the Machine</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>Abandoned dependencies are ghosts in the machine: code whose maintainers are gone but which still runs in production. Developers usually find out only after something breaks or a vulnerability goes unpatched.</p> <p><strong>DepForecast</strong> is a weather forecast for your de

Evidence

Ghosts in node_modules: I trained an open model to predict which packages will be abandoned

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