
Research
2025 Report: Destructive Malware in Open Source Packages
Destructive malware is rising across open source registries, using delays and kill switches to wipe code, break builds, and disrupt CI/CD.
@docusaurus/mdx-loader
Advanced tools
@docusaurus/mdx-loaderDocusaurus webpack loader for MDX.
yarn add @docusaurus/mdx-loader
// ...
module: {
rules: [
// ...
{
test: /\.mdx?$/,
use: [
{
loader: '@docusaurus/mdx-loader',
options: {
// .. See options
},
},
],
},
];
}
rehypePluginsArray of rehype plugins to manipulate the MDXHAST
remarkPluginsArray of remark plugins to manipulate the MDXAST
metadataPathA function to provide the metadataPath depending on current loaded MDX path that will be exported as the MDX metadata.
markdownConfigThe global Docusaurus Markdown config (config.markdown), that plugin authors should forward:
const loader = {
loader: require.resolve('@docusaurus/mdx-loader'),
options: {
markdownConfig: siteConfig.markdown,
},
};
mdx-loader is a webpack loader for MDX files, similar to @docusaurus/mdx-loader but not specifically tailored for Docusaurus. It allows you to use MDX in any webpack-based project.
gatsby-plugin-mdx is a plugin for Gatsby that enables the use of MDX in Gatsby projects. It provides similar functionality to @docusaurus/mdx-loader but is designed to work within the Gatsby ecosystem.
next-mdx-remote is a library for using MDX with Next.js. It allows you to load MDX content remotely and render it in Next.js pages, providing similar capabilities to @docusaurus/mdx-loader but for the Next.js framework.
FAQs
Docusaurus Loader for MDX
The npm package @docusaurus/mdx-loader receives a total of 201,992 weekly downloads. As such, @docusaurus/mdx-loader popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @docusaurus/mdx-loader demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Did you know?

Socket for GitHub automatically highlights issues in each pull request and monitors the health of all your open source dependencies. Discover the contents of your packages and block harmful activity before you install or update your dependencies.

Research
Destructive malware is rising across open source registries, using delays and kill switches to wipe code, break builds, and disrupt CI/CD.

Security News
Socket CTO Ahmad Nassri shares practical AI coding techniques, tools, and team workflows, plus what still feels noisy and why shipping remains human-led.

Research
/Security News
A five-month operation turned 27 npm packages into durable hosting for browser-run lures that mimic document-sharing portals and Microsoft sign-in, targeting 25 organizations across manufacturing, industrial automation, plastics, and healthcare for credential theft.