# Bun Add a Git dependency

> Add a Git dependency

- Skill: `jarle/bun-add-a-git-dependency` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add jarle/bun-add-a-git-dependency`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/jarle/bun-add-a-git-dependency/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: jarle (https://skillmd.com/u/jarle)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/jarle/bun-add-a-git-dependency

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# Add a Git dependency

Bun supports directly adding GitHub repositories as dependencies of your project.

```sh terminal icon="terminal" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
bun add github:lodash/lodash
```

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This will add the following line to your `package.json`:

```json package.json icon="file-json" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
{
  "dependencies": {
    "lodash": "github:lodash/lodash"
  }
}
```

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Bun supports a number of protocols for specifying Git dependencies.

```sh terminal icon="terminal" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"dracula"}}
bun add git+https://github.com/lodash/lodash.git
bun add git+ssh://github.com/lodash/lodash.git#4.17.21
bun add git@github.com:lodash/lodash.git
bun add github:colinhacks/zod
```

**Note:** GitHub dependencies download via HTTP tarball when possible for faster installation.

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See [Docs > Package manager](/pm/cli/install) for complete documentation of Bun's package manager.