sindresorhus/np

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

7712 stars · 310 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

np is an interactive CLI tool that improves the npm publish workflow for JavaScript packages. It automates safety checks, version bumping, git tagging, publishing, and pushing commits and tags to GitHub or GitLab.

Use cases

• publish an npm package safely from the command line
• bump package version and create a git tag in one step
• run tests and checks before publishing a release
• avoid accidentally publishing pre-release versions under the latest tag
• push commits and tags to GitHub after a release
• open a prefilled GitHub release draft after publishing

When to choose

• you publish npm packages locally and want an interactive, safety-checked release flow
• you want version bumping, tagging, publishing, and pushing automated in one command
• you need 2FA support and rollback on failed publishes

When to avoid

• you need to publish from a monorepo - monorepos are not supported
• you want to publish in CI pipelines - np is designed for interactive local use
• your project requires Node.js older than 22 or npm older than 10

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools version-control ci-cd developer-tools version-control cli cross-platform npm-publish release-automation version-bumping git-tags package-publishing command-line automation nodejs

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