webpro-nl/knip

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12117 stars · 477 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Knip is a CLI linter that finds unused files, dependencies, and exports in JavaScript and TypeScript projects, including monorepos. It uses framework-aware entry point analysis with 150+ plugins for tools like Next.js, Vite, Jest, and Storybook.

Use cases

• find unused dependencies in package.json
• detect dead code and unused exports in a TypeScript project
• clean up unused files in a monorepo
• prune package.json before shipping
• find which exports are never imported
• integrate dead code detection into CI

When to choose

• you maintain a JavaScript or TypeScript codebase and want to remove dead code
• you want framework-aware analysis with plugins for your build tools and test runners
• you work in a monorepo and need accurate entry point detection
• you want to keep package.json free of unused dependencies

When to avoid

• your project is not JavaScript or TypeScript
• you need general-purpose linting of code style or bugs (use ESLint instead)
• you need runtime dependency vulnerability scanning (use a security auditor instead)

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

linter static-site-generator developer-tools dependency-audit code-review developer-tools frontend web-development cli cross-platform unused-code dead-code-detection dependency-analysis typescript monorepo code-hygiene mcp-server javascript code-quality nodejs

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