Security Warnings Preserved, Deprecated Noise Deleted

Not all warnings are noise. npm audit security warnings matter. npm warn deprecated warnings don't. ContextZip knows the difference.

What Gets Deleted

npm warn deprecated inflight@1.0.6: This module is not supported...
npm warn deprecated glob@7.2.3: Glob versions prior to v9...
npm warn deprecated rimraf@3.0.2: Rimraf versions prior to v4...

Deprecated package warnings. You can't fix them (they're transitive dependencies). Your AI can't fix them either. They just consume context.

What Gets Preserved

6 vulnerabilities (2 moderate, 3 high, 1 critical)

critical: Remote Code Execution in lodash
  Dependency: lodash < 4.17.21
  Path: myapp > some-lib > lodash
  Fix: npm audit fix --force

Security vulnerabilities with severity, affected paths, and fix commands. This is actionable. Your AI needs to see this.

The Rule

ContextZip applies a simple heuristic: if a warning is actionable (you can do something about it), it's preserved. If it's informational (nothing you can do), it's stripped.

Warning Type	Action	ContextZip
npm audit vulnerabilities	Fix with npm audit fix	Preserved
deprecated warnings	Nothing (transitive dep)	Stripped
Peer dependency conflicts	Update package.json	Preserved
Version deprecation notices	Nothing	Stripped
Security advisory with CVE	Patch or mitigate	Preserved
Download progress	Nothing	Stripped

The Impact

In a project with 47 deprecated warnings and 2 security vulnerabilities, ContextZip strips the 47 warnings (7,832 chars) and keeps the 2 vulnerabilities (412 chars). Your AI focuses on what it can actually help with.

cargo install contextzip
eval "$(contextzip init)"

GitHub: github.com/contextzip/contextzip

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Install: npx contextzip | GitHub: jee599/contextzip