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Bun Add by laurigates — Agent Skill

Name: Bun Add
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: laurigates

File contents

/bun:add

Add a package to dependencies using Bun.

When to Use This Skill

Scenario	Use this skill	Alternative
Quickly adding a single package	Yes	N/A
Adding a dev dependency	Yes	N/A
Pinning an exact package version	Yes	N/A
Installing all project dependencies	No - use `bun-package-manager`	`bun install`
Removing or updating packages	No - use `bun-package-manager`	N/A
Managing workspace dependencies	No - use `bun-package-manager`	N/A

Parameters

Parse $ARGUMENTS. These are supplied by the caller; nothing substitutes them for you.

Token in `$ARGUMENTS`	Binds	Default when absent
First non-flag token (required)	`PACKAGE` — name, optionally with a version (`lodash`, `react@18`)	none — ask for it rather than guessing
`--dev`	add to `devDependencies`	added to `dependencies`
`--exact`	pin the exact version (no `^` range)	caret range

Execution

Pick the row matching the flags the caller passed, substitute PACKAGE, and run it:

Flags in `$ARGUMENTS`	Command
(none)	`bun add PACKAGE`
`--dev`	`bun add --dev PACKAGE`
`--exact`	`bun add --exact PACKAGE`
`--dev --exact`	`bun add --dev --exact PACKAGE`

Examples

# Add runtime dependency
bun add express

# Add dev dependency
bun add --dev typescript vitest

# Pin exact version
bun add --exact react@18.2.0

# Add to specific workspace
bun add lodash --cwd packages/utils

# Preview without writing package.json
bun add --dry-run zod

Post-add

Report package version added
Show dependency tree impact with bun why <package>
Suggest running tests to verify compatibility

---name: bun-adddescription: Bun add: install a package, add dev dependency, pin exact version, or target a workspace. Use when the user wants to add/install a specific package with bun.--- # /bun:add Add a package to dependencies using Bun. ## When to Use This Skill | Scenario | Use this skill | Alternative | |----------|---------------|-------------| | Quickly adding a single package | Yes | N/A | | Adding a dev dependency | Yes | N/A | | Pinning an exact package version | Yes | N/A | | Installing all project dependencies | No - use `bun-package-manager` | `bun install` | | Removing or updating packages | No - use `bun-package-manager` | N/A | | Managing workspace dependencies | No - use `bun-package-manager` | N/A | ## Parameters Parse `$ARGUMENTS`. These are supplied by the **caller**; nothing substitutes them for you. | Token in `$ARGUMENTS` | Binds | Default when absent | |---|---|---| | First non-flag token (required) | `PACKAGE` — name, optionally with a version (`lodash`, `react@18`) | none — ask for it rather than guessing | | `--dev` | add to `devDependencies` | added to `dependencies` | | `--exact` | pin the exact version (no `^` range) | caret range | ## Execution Pick the row matching the flags the caller passed, substitute `PACKAGE`, and run it: | Flags in `$ARGUMENTS` | Command | |---|---| | (none) | `bun add PACKAGE` | | `--dev` | `bun add --dev PACKAGE` | | `--exact` | `bun add --exact PACKAGE` | | `--dev --exact` | `bun add --dev --exact PACKAGE` | ## Examples ```bash # Add runtime dependency bun add express # Add dev dependency bun add --dev typescript vitest # Pin exact version bun add --exact react@18.2.0 # Add to specific workspace bun add lodash --cwd packages/utils # Preview without writing package.json bun add --dry-run zod ``` ## Post-add 1. Report package version added 2. Show dependency tree impact with `bun why <package>` 3. Suggest running tests to verify compatibility

Frequently asked questions

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