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    npm/cli

    the package manager for JavaScript

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    javascript
    nodejs
    npm
    npm-cli
    package-manager
    JavaScript
    NOASSERTION
    10.2K stars
    4.9K forks
    10.2K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 2, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 18 days ago, with 417 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #75 in the weekly ranking the week of Oct 19, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Manages JavaScript packages and dependencies through a command-line interface for Node.js environments.
    • Provides seamless integration with the npm public registry and supports custom registries for flexible package management.
    • Use for installing and managing third-party JavaScript libraries in Node.js projects efficiently.
    • Use for publishing and maintaining your own JavaScript packages to share with the community via the npm registry.
    • Use for automating project setup and dependency updates in continuous integration and deployment workflows.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

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    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    You should be running a currently supported version of Node.js to run npm. For a list of which versions of Node.js are currently supported, please see the Node.js releases page.

    npm comes bundled with node, & most third-party distributions, by default. Officially supported downloads/distributions can be found at: nodejs.org/en/download

    Excerpt from the npm/cli README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Oct 6: +5

    +213 stars over 83 days across 8 snapshot days; best day +5 on Oct 6.

    Forks

    4.9K+324

    Open issues

    820+118

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