diff --git a/src/lib/server/github-cache.ts b/src/lib/server/github-cache.ts
index d38ec580..b09f8c09 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/github-cache.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/github-cache.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ const FULL_DETAILS_TTL = 60 * 60 * 2; // 2 hours
  * The TTL of the cached descriptions, in seconds.
  */
 const DESCRIPTIONS_TTL = 60 * 60 * 24 * 10; // 10 days
+/**
+ * The TTL for non-deprecated packages, in seconds
+ */
+const DEPRECATIONS_TTL = 60 * 60 * 24 * 2; // 2 days
 
 /**
  * A fetch layer to reach the GitHub API
@@ -115,6 +119,21 @@ export class GitHubCache {
 		return `repo:${owner}/${repo}:${type}${strArgs}`;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Generates a Redis key from the passed info.
+	 *
+	 * @param packageName the package name
+	 * @param args the optional additional values to append
+	 * at the end of the key; every element will be interpolated
+	 * in a string
+	 * @returns the pure computed key
+	 * @private
+	 */
+	#getPackageKey(packageName: string, ...args: unknown[]) {
+		const strArgs = args.map(a => `:${a}`);
+		return `package:${packageName}${strArgs}`;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * An abstraction over general processing that:
 	 * 1. tries getting stuff from Redis cache
@@ -138,7 +157,7 @@ export class GitHubCache {
 			cacheKey: string,
 			promise: () => Promise<PromiseType>,
 			transformer: (from: Awaited<PromiseType>) => RType | Promise<RType>,
-			ttl: number | undefined = undefined
+			ttl: number | ((value: RType) => number | undefined) | undefined = undefined
 		): Promise<RType> => {
 			const cachedValue = await this.#redis.json.get<RType>(cacheKey);
 			if (cachedValue) {
@@ -152,7 +171,14 @@ export class GitHubCache {
 
 			await this.#redis.json.set(cacheKey, "$", newValue);
 			if (ttl !== undefined) {
-				await this.#redis.expire(cacheKey, ttl);
+				if (typeof ttl === "function") {
+					const ttlResult = ttl(newValue);
+					if (ttlResult !== undefined) {
+						await this.#redis.expire(cacheKey, ttlResult);
+					}
+				} else {
+					await this.#redis.expire(cacheKey, ttl);
+				}
 			}
 
 			return newValue;
@@ -537,7 +563,6 @@ export class GitHubCache {
 	 * @param repo the GitHub repository name to fetch the
 	 * descriptions in
 	 * @returns a map of paths to descriptions.
-	 * @private
 	 */
 	async getDescriptions(owner: string, repo: string) {
 		return await this.#processCached<{ [key: string]: string }>()(
@@ -586,6 +611,37 @@ export class GitHubCache {
 			DESCRIPTIONS_TTL
 		);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the deprecation state of a package from its name.
+	 *
+	 * @param packageName the name of the package to search
+	 * @returns the deprecation status message if any, `false` otherwise
+	 */
+	async getPackageDeprecation(packageName: string) {
+		return await this.#processCached<{ value: string | false }>()(
+			this.#getPackageKey(packageName, "deprecation"),
+			async () => {
+				try {
+					// npmjs.org in a GitHub cache, I know, but hey, let's put that under the fact that
+					// GitHub owns npmjs.org okay??
+					const res = await fetch(`https://registry.npmjs.org/${packageName}/latest`);
+					if (res.status !== 200) return {};
+					return (await res.json()) as { deprecated?: boolean | string };
+				} catch (error) {
+					console.error(`Error fetching npmjs.org for package ${packageName}:`, error);
+					return {};
+				}
+			},
+			({ deprecated }) => {
+				if (deprecated === undefined) return { value: false };
+				if (typeof deprecated === "boolean")
+					return { value: deprecated && "This package is deprecated" };
+				return { value: deprecated || "This package is deprecated" };
+			},
+			item => (item.value === false ? DEPRECATIONS_TTL : undefined)
+		);
+	}
 }
 
 export const gitHubCache = new GitHubCache(KV_REST_API_URL, KV_REST_API_TOKEN, GITHUB_TOKEN);
diff --git a/src/lib/server/package-discoverer.ts b/src/lib/server/package-discoverer.ts
index b6ee9e52..7ad92d0f 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/package-discoverer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/package-discoverer.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { GitHubCache, gitHubCache } from "./github-cache";
 type Package = {
 	name: string;
 	description: string;
+	deprecated?: string;
 };
 
 export type DiscoveredPackage = Prettify<
@@ -54,19 +55,25 @@ export class PackageDiscoverer {
 				);
 				return {
 					...repo,
-					packages: packages.map(pkg => {
-						const ghName = this.#gitHubDirectoryFromName(pkg);
-						return {
-							name: pkg,
-							description:
-								descriptions[`packages/${ghName}/package.json`] ??
-								descriptions[
-									`packages/${ghName.substring(ghName.lastIndexOf("/") + 1)}/package.json`
-								] ??
-								descriptions["package.json"] ??
-								""
-						};
-					})
+					packages: await Promise.all(
+						packages.map(async (pkg): Promise<Package> => {
+							const ghName = this.#gitHubDirectoryFromName(pkg);
+							const deprecated = (await this.#cache.getPackageDeprecation(pkg)).value || undefined;
+							return {
+								name: pkg,
+								description: deprecated
+									? "" // descriptions of deprecated packages are often wrong as their code might be deleted,
+									: // thus falling back to a higher hierarchy description, often a mismatch
+										(descriptions[`packages/${ghName}/package.json`] ??
+										descriptions[
+											`packages/${ghName.substring(ghName.lastIndexOf("/") + 1)}/package.json`
+										] ??
+										descriptions["package.json"] ??
+										""),
+								deprecated
+							};
+						})
+					)
 				};
 			})
 		);
diff --git a/src/routes/package/SidePanel.svelte b/src/routes/package/SidePanel.svelte
index 546fe871..39ccc706 100644
--- a/src/routes/package/SidePanel.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/package/SidePanel.svelte
@@ -157,7 +157,16 @@
 												href="/package/{pkg.name}"
 												class="group inline-flex w-full items-center gap-1"
 											>
-												<span class="underline-offset-4 group-hover:underline">{pkg.name}</span>
+												<span
+													class={[
+														"underline-offset-4 group-hover:underline",
+														pkg.deprecated &&
+															"transition-opacity duration-300 line-through opacity-75 group-hover:opacity-100"
+													]}
+													title={pkg.deprecated ? "Deprecated: " + pkg.deprecated : undefined}
+												>
+													{pkg.name}
+												</span>
 												<span class="ml-auto flex items-center gap-1">
 													{#if linkedBadgeData}
 														{#await linkedBadgeData then data}
diff --git a/src/routes/package/[...package]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/package/[...package]/+page.svelte
index 9938b0d0..61b294c8 100644
--- a/src/routes/package/[...package]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/package/[...package]/+page.svelte
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { navigating, page } from "$app/state";
-	import { ChevronRight, LoaderCircle, Rss } from "@lucide/svelte";
+	import { ChevronRight, CircleAlert, LoaderCircle, Rss } from "@lucide/svelte";
 	import semver from "semver";
 	import * as Accordion from "$lib/components/ui/accordion";
 	import { Button } from "$lib/components/ui/button";
+	import * as Card from "$lib/components/ui/card";
 	import * as Collapsible from "$lib/components/ui/collapsible";
 	import { Separator } from "$lib/components/ui/separator";
 	import { Skeleton } from "$lib/components/ui/skeleton";
 	import AnimatedCollapsibleContent from "$lib/components/AnimatedCollapsibleContent.svelte";
+	import MarkdownRenderer from "$lib/components/MarkdownRenderer.svelte";
 	import ReleaseCard from "./ReleaseCard.svelte";
 
 	let { data } = $props();
@@ -128,6 +130,29 @@
 					.map(({ id }) => id.toString())}
 				class="w-full space-y-2"
 			>
+				{#if data.currentPackage.pkg.deprecated}
+					<Card.Root class="border-amber-500 bg-amber-400/10 rounded-xl">
+						<Card.Header class="pb-6">
+							<Card.Title class="text-xl inline-flex items-center gap-2">
+								<CircleAlert class="size-5" />
+								Deprecated
+							</Card.Title>
+							<Card.Description>
+								<MarkdownRenderer
+									markdown={data.currentPackage.pkg.deprecated}
+									inline
+									class="text-sm text-muted-foreground"
+								>
+									{#snippet a({ style, children, class: className, title, href, hidden, type })}
+										<a {style} class={className} {title} {href} {hidden} {type} target="_blank">
+											{@render children?.()}
+										</a>
+									{/snippet}
+								</MarkdownRenderer>
+							</Card.Description>
+						</Card.Header>
+					</Card.Root>
+				{/if}
 				{#each displayableReleases as release, index (release.id)}
 					{@const semVersion = semver.coerce(release.cleanVersion)}
 					{@const isMajorRelease =