> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.stepsecurity.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.stepsecurity.io/developer-machines/packages.md). # Packages The **Packages** section of Dev Machine Guard gives you visibility into the packages and package-manager configuration present on your developer machines. Where the [Packages](/packages/oss-package-search.md) product area enforces controls at install time through Secure Registry, this section is about inventory and posture on the endpoints themselves: what is installed across your fleet, and how each machine's package managers are configured. Together they answer "what is on my developer machines, and are those machines set up to pull packages safely." This section contains three pages: * **OSS Package Search** — search across the open-source packages detected on developer machines to find where a specific package and version is installed across your fleet. Use this to locate affected machines in seconds when a compromised package is disclosed. * **System Packages** — an inventory of OS-level packages installed through system package managers (Homebrew on macOS, `dnf` / `apt` and others on Linux), with version distribution, signature status, and per-device spread. * **Package Configs** — an audit of package-manager configuration files (`.npmrc`, `bunfig.toml`, `.yarnrc[.yml]`, `pip.conf`) across every scope on each device, showing the effective registry, whether a cooldown policy is in effect, and the authentication surface. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.stepsecurity.io/developer-machines/packages.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.