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NPM Axi by ssbrouhard — Agent Skill

Name: NPM Axi
Author: SSBrouhard

NPM Axi

Use when you need npm registry data — search for packages, check a package's latest version, license, dependency count or download counts, or list recent versions. Returns token-efficient TOON output. Read-only, no auth required.

SSBrouhard 1e0add6 2.0 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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npm-axi

npm-axi is an AXI for the public npm registry. It returns token-efficient TOON output designed for agents. Read-only, no authentication.

Run without a global install:

npx -y npm-axi <command> [args] [flags]

Commands

search — find packages

npx -y npm-axi search "react router" --limit 20

Returns a minimal name,version,description table plus the total match count:

count: 20 of 1240 total
packages[20]{name,version,description}:
  react-router,7.1.1,Declarative routing for React
  ...

view — package details

npx -y npm-axi view zod          # preview README
npx -y npm-axi view zod --full   # complete README

Includes pre-computed aggregates (dependency count, weekly downloads) and a truncated README with a size hint:

package:
  name: zod
  version: 3.24.1
  license: MIT
  description: TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library
  dependencies: 0
  weeklyDownloads: 24500000
  homepage: https://zod.dev
  repository: https://github.com/colinhacks/zod
  published: 2024-12-30
  readme: First 800 chars...
    readmeChars: 5421
help[1]: Run `npm-axi view zod --full` to see complete README

versions — recent versions

npx -y npm-axi versions typescript --limit 15

Newest-first, with the latest dist-tag and total version count.

downloads — download stats

npx -y npm-axi downloads express

downloads:
  package: express
  lastWeek: 30000000
  lastMonth: 120000000

Notes

Errors are returned as structured TOON on stdout with an actionable help line.
Exit codes: 0 success, 1 error (e.g. package not found), 2 usage error.
Unknown packages return a NOT_FOUND error suggesting a search.

---name: npm-axidescription: Use when you need npm registry data — search for packages, check a package's latest version, license, dependency count or download counts, or list recent versions. Returns token-efficient TOON output. Read-only, no auth required.---# npm-axi`npm-axi` is an [AXI](https://github.com/kunchenguid/axi) for the public npm registry. Itreturns token-efficient TOON output designed for agents. Read-only, no authentication.Run without a global install:```shnpx -y npm-axi <command> [args] [flags]```## Commands### search — find packages```shnpx -y npm-axi search "react router" --limit 20```Returns a minimal `name,version,description` table plus the total match count:```count: 20 of 1240 totalpackages[20]{name,version,description}: react-router,7.1.1,Declarative routing for React ...```### view — package details```shnpx -y npm-axi view zod # preview READMEnpx -y npm-axi view zod --full # complete README```Includes pre-computed aggregates (dependency count, weekly downloads) and a truncatedREADME with a size hint:```package: name: zod version: 3.24.1 license: MIT description: TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library dependencies: 0 weeklyDownloads: 24500000 homepage: https://zod.dev repository: https://github.com/colinhacks/zod published: 2024-12-30 readme: First 800 chars... readmeChars: 5421help[1]: Run `npm-axi view zod --full` to see complete README```### versions — recent versions```shnpx -y npm-axi versions typescript --limit 15```Newest-first, with the `latest` dist-tag and total version count.### downloads — download stats```shnpx -y npm-axi downloads express``````downloads: package: express lastWeek: 30000000 lastMonth: 120000000```## Notes- Errors are returned as structured TOON on stdout with an actionable `help` line.- Exit codes: `0` success, `1` error (e.g. package not found), `2` usage error.- Unknown packages return a `NOT_FOUND` error suggesting a `search`.

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