wbyoung/avn

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1128 stars · 38 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

avn is a CLI tool that automatically switches Node.js versions when you cd into a directory containing a .node-version file. It works via plugins that delegate to version managers like nvm, n, and nodebrew.

Use cases

• automatically switch node version when entering a project directory
• use .node-version file to pin node version per project
• integrate nvm with directory-based version switching
• switch node versions with n or nodebrew automatically
• avoid manually running nvm use when changing directories

When to choose

• you use nvm, n, or nodebrew and want automatic version switching on cd
• your projects each have a .node-version file
• you want a lightweight shell hook rather than a full version manager

When to avoid

• you use asdf, mise, or fnm which have built-in .node-version support
• you need to switch back to a previous node version when leaving a directory (unsupported)
• you need a tool actively adding features; last release was 2023

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

cli developer-tools plugin-system developer-tools version-control cli node-version-manager shell-hook nvm dotfiles command-line linux macos nodejs

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