maticzav/emma-cli

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1245 stars · 42 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Emma is an interactive terminal assistant for searching and installing npm and yarn packages, powered by the Algolia search API. It lets users select multiple packages, peek at descriptions and READMEs, and install them with a single keystroke.

Use cases

• search npm packages from the terminal
• install multiple node packages at once
• peek at package descriptions and readme before installing
• scaffold a new project from starter templates
• fuzzy-find package names without leaving the CLI

When to choose

• you frequently install npm/yarn packages and want a fast interactive search
• you want to review package details before installing
• you want to batch-select dependencies and install them in one step

When to avoid

• you prefer standard npm/yarn install commands or package manager UIs
• you need offline package search
• you require a project with an explicit license file or active maintenance guarantees

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

cli package-manager search-engine developer-tools developer-tools web-development cli cross-platform npm yarn algolia terminal-ui package-search interactive-cli command-line nodejs

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