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@readystack/pci-payment-page-script-audit
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PCI DSS 4.0.1 requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 have been mandatory since 2025-03-31, and the PCI SSC revised FAQ 1331 on 2026-08-04 so a QSA agreement alone no longer marks them not applicable. This read
PCI DSS 4.0.1 requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 have been mandatory since 2025-03-31, and the PCI SSC revised FAQ 1331 on 2026-08-04 so a QSA agreement alone no longer marks them not applicable. This reads a checkout page and names every script that has no authorization method, no integrity method and no inventory row.
npx @readystack/pci-payment-page-script-audit file
Node 18+. The same 26 rules as the VS Code extension, from a terminal or CI.
--rules lists every rule@readystack/pci-payment-page-script-audit --dir ./templates --report html --out report.html
A PCI consultant bills about $76/hour in the US in 2026 (Salary.com, August 2026) and a QSA-assisted SAQ runs $5,000-$20,000; building the script inventory by hand is the part you are paying for.
Claude Code · Cursor · Windsurf · any MCP client - add to your MCP config:
{ "mcpServers": { "pci-payment-page-script-audit": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@readystack/pci-payment-page-script-audit", "--mcp"] } } }
Tools: check_text and check_file (free) · check_dir (licence; the full sweep is free for 7 days). The agent gets every finding with the line number.
- name: PCI Payment Page Script Audit: requirement 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 on your checkout markup
run: npx -y @readystack/pci-payment-page-script-audit --dir . --ci
(container: docker run --rm -v "$PWD:/work" getreadystack/pci-payment-page-script-audit --dir /work --ci)
Try the full run free for 7 days — no key needed. Then one licence, 7-day refund, no questions. Set READYSTACK_LICENSE=<key> or run --license <key> once.
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PCI DSS 4.0.1 requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 have been mandatory since 2025-03-31, and the PCI SSC revised FAQ 1331 on 2026-08-04 so a QSA agreement alone no longer marks them not applicable. This read
The npm package @readystack/pci-payment-page-script-audit receives a total of 228 weekly downloads. As such, @readystack/pci-payment-page-script-audit popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @readystack/pci-payment-page-script-audit demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.

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