antfu-collective/ni

Health v2 · maintenance only

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8291 stars · 276 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

ni is a CLI tool that detects the correct JavaScript package manager (npm, yarn, pnpm, bun, deno, etc.) for a project and translates a single unified command into the right one. It provides commands like ni, nr, nx, and nu for installing, running, and upgrading dependencies without memorizing manager-specific syntax.

Use cases

• run npm install in a yarn project without errors
• install dependencies without knowing which package manager the repo uses
• run scripts with a single command across npm/yarn/pnpm/bun projects
• add dev dependencies with consistent syntax across package managers
• clean-install with frozen lockfile in CI
• manage pnpm workspace catalogs when adding packages

When to choose

• you switch between JavaScript projects using different package managers
• you want one consistent command set for install/run/upgrade across teams
• you work in monorepos with pnpm or yarn workspaces and catalogs

When to avoid

• you only ever use a single package manager
• you need fine-grained control over manager-specific flags not covered by ni
• you work outside the JavaScript/Node ecosystem

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli package-manager developer-tools developer-tools web-development cli cross-platform npm yarn pnpm bun deno monorepo javascript command-line nodejs

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