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nypm

Unified Package Manager for Node.js

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🌈 nypm

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🌈 Unified Package Manager for Node.js (npm, pnpm, yarn), Bun and Deno.

✅ Supports npm, yarn, pnpm, bun, deno, aube and nub out of the box with a unified API.

✅ Provides an API interface to interact with package managers.

Autodetects project's package manager using package.json and known lockfiles.

corepack integration for pnpm and yarn.

nypm command

Install dependencies:

npx nypm i

Add a dependency:

npx nypm add defu

Remove a dependency:

npx nypm remove defu

API Usage

Install package:

# ✨ Auto-detect
npx nypm install nypm

Import:

// ESM import
import { addDependency } from "nypm";

// or dynamic import
const { addDependency } = await import("nypm");

addDependency(name, options)

Adds dependency to the project.

addDevDependency(name, options)

Adds dev dependency to the project.

detectPackageManager(cwd, options)

Detect the package manager used in a directory (and up) by checking various sources:

  • Use packageManager field from package.json
  • Use devEngines.packageManager field from package.json
  • Known lock files and other files

ensureDependencyInstalled(name, options)

Ensures dependency is installed.

installDependencies(options)

Installs project dependencies.

removeDependency(name, options)

Removes dependency from the project.

dedupeDependencies(options)

Dedupe project dependencies.

[!NOTE] For bun and deno it will remove the lockfile and reinstall all dependencies.

runScript(name, options)

Runs a script defined in the package.json file.

dlx(package, options)

Download and execute a package with the package manager.

installDependenciesCommand(<pm>, { short?, frozenLockFile? })

Get the command to install dependencies with the package manager.

addDependencyCommand(<pm>, <name>, { dev?, global?, workspace?, yarnBerry?, short? })

Get the command to add a dependency with the package manager.

runScriptCommand(<pm>, <name>, { args? })

Get the command to run a script with the package manager.

dlxCommand(<pm>, <name>, { args?, short?, packages? })

Get the command to download and execute a package with the package manager.

💻 Development

  • Clone this repository
  • Play Nyan Cat in the background (really important!)
  • Enable Corepack using corepack enable
  • Install dependencies using pnpm install
  • Run interactive tests using pnpm dev

NYPM is inspired from previous attempts and projects for unifying package manager experience.

License

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Published under MIT License.

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Package last updated on 28 Jun 2026

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