Should package.json `name` and `version` be placed at the top level of JSON?

Question

If the name field is not placed at the top level in package.json file in the manner illustrated below, is it recognized Or Not?

Is there an npmjs specification indicating that these syntaxes are allowed?

{
  "dummy": {
    "name": "project"
  },
  "version": "1.0.0"
}

I read this page, but there was no description of how deep each field should be placed in package.json, and if there is no name, version field, etc. https://docs.npmjs.com/creating-a-package-json-file

Answer 1

That way "name" won't be recognized by most tooling, no.

Extensions not specified in the NPM package.json spec are allowed (but gently discouraged, IIRC).