# egoist/dum

An npm scripts runner written in Rust.

Repository: https://github.com/egoist/dum
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dum
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-01-19T14:07:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 24/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 2, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1747, "days_push": 591, "days_rel": 591, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1584, forks 27 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:07.460003+00:00)

## What it is
Dum is a fast npm scripts runner written in Rust that replaces `npm run` and `npx` with near-instant startup. It also forwards install/add/remove commands to the detected package manager (npm, yarn, or pnpm).

## Use cases
- run npm scripts faster than npm run
- replace npx with a faster alternative
- run node_modules/.bin binaries from the command line
- run package manager install commands without remembering which one the project uses
- run npm scripts in a subdirectory of a monorepo

## When to choose
- you frequently run npm scripts and want to eliminate npm's startup delay
- you want a single command that works across npm/yarn/pnpm projects
- you prefer a small native binary over a Node.js-based tool

## When to avoid
- you need package.json vars support in scripts
- you need a full package manager - dum only forwards install commands
- you rely on npm-specific flags or features not implemented by dum

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, build-tool
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: cli, windows, rust
- tags: npm-scripts, npx-replacement, rust, package-manager-forwarding, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- egoist/dum (main) score 24

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:07.460003+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 2026-08-30T03:55:56.862065+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/egoist/dum (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:07.460003+00:00, sha 552b3fd18bfd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.