The readme gets included automatically even if you don't specify it in the files field, ditto for the changelog license, and package.json. Compare https://gith

The readme gets included automatically even if you don't specify it in the files field, ditto for the changelog license, and package.json. Compare https://github.com/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit/blob/v7.1.5/package.json#L50-L53 https://github.com/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit/blo... to https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-rate-limit?activeTab=code https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-rate-limit?activeTab=c... Agree with you about the other points.