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@yarnpkg/plugin-npm
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@yarnpkg/plugin-npm
This plugin adds support for downloading packages from the npm registry.
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This plugin is included by default in Yarn.
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Provenance code adapted from npm/cli, under ISC license.
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The npm package @yarnpkg/plugin-npm receives a total of 50,332 weekly downloads. As such, @yarnpkg/plugin-npm popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @yarnpkg/plugin-npm demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 19 Mar 2026
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