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npm v12 is generally available, turning install scripts off by default and beginning the deprecation of 2FA-bypass publishing tokens.
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Which countries is Freebuff available in? All countries. Freebuff runs in "full" mode in the US, Canada, UK, EU, and other select countries, and in "limited" mode everywhere else (or while using a VPN). See freebuff.com for the full list.
What is limited mode? Limited mode lets you use Freebuff outside the full-access countries, or while using a VPN. It includes DeepSeek V4 Flash and MiMo 2.5, with 5 one-hour sessions per day.
Are you training on my data? No. We don't share your data with third parties that would train on it or use it for another purpose, unless you choose a model clearly labeled as "Collects data for training."
What data do you store? We don't store your codebase. We only collect minimal logs for debugging purposes.
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The npm package freebuff receives a total of 15,139 weekly downloads. As such, freebuff popularity was classified as popular.
We found that freebuff demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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