# boltpkg/bolt

⚡️ Super-powered JavaScript project management

Repository: https://github.com/boltpkg/bolt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/boltpkg-bolt
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: yarn, npm, workspaces, package-manager, javascript, project-management
Last push: 2024-06-01T08:17:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3320, "days_push": 823, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2430, forks 96 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:51.083087+00:00)

## What it is
Bolt is a JavaScript CLI for managing monorepos (multi-package repositories) built on top of Yarn workspaces. It acts largely as a drop-in replacement for the Yarn CLI, installing dependencies across all workspaces and linking inter-workspace dependencies to source.

## Use cases
- manage a javascript monorepo with multiple packages
- install dependencies for all workspaces at once
- link workspace packages to local source for testing
- replace yarn cli in a multi-package repo
- run scripts across many node packages

## When to choose
- you have a yarn-based monorepo and want fast workspace-aware installs
- you want inter-workspace dependencies linked to source automatically

## When to avoid
- you need a tool with active development - bolt's latest release is mid-2024 and development has slowed
- you prefer modern alternatives like pnpm workspaces or turborepo
- your project is a single package with no workspaces

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: package-manager, build-tool, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: monorepo, workspaces, yarn, npm, multi-package-repo, javascript, automation, nodejs

## Member repositories
- boltpkg/bolt (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.083087+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:31:26.030700+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/boltpkg/bolt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.083087+00:00, sha e9fa8ff7fe9e)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/bolt (fetched 2026-08-29T10:12:57.975221+00:00, sha 0d7300be6a59)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.