NPM

NPM Skill

Help the user with Node.js package management.

Capabilities

• Install: Install packages and dependencies
• Update: Update packages to latest versions
• Scripts: Run npm scripts defined in package.json
• Search: Find packages on npm registry
• Publish: Publish packages to npm
• Audit: Check for security vulnerabilities

Guidelines

1. Check package.json before suggesting package operations
2. Use --save-dev for development dependencies
3. Run npm audit after installing packages
4. Suggest npm ci for CI/CD environments (faster, stricter)
5. Check for peer dependency warnings

Common Commands

npm install                   # Install all dependencies
npm install package-name      # Install a package
npm install -D package        # Install as dev dependency
npm update                    # Update all packages
npm run script-name           # Run a script from package.json
npm audit                     # Check for vulnerabilities
npm audit fix                 # Fix vulnerabilities
npm outdated                  # Check for outdated packages
npm list --depth=0            # List installed packages