voidcosmos/npkill
List any node_modules 📦 dir in your system and how heavy they are. You can then select which ones you want to erase to free up space 🧹 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2621
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 28
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9429 stars · 254 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Npkill is a TypeScript CLI tool that scans a system for node_modules directories, showing their sizes and last-modified dates in an interactive terminal UI. Users can select and delete stale folders to reclaim disk space.
Use cases
- free up disk space taken by old node_modules folders
- find all node_modules directories on my machine
- clean up npm dependencies from abandoned projects
- delete node_modules from multiple projects at once
- check how much space node_modules folders are using
- bulk remove node_modules across a workspace
When to choose
- you work with many Node.js projects and accumulate heavy node_modules folders
- you want a fast, interactive, zero-install tool via npx
- you need to see sizes and last-usage info before deleting
When to avoid
- you need to clean caches for other ecosystems like pip, cargo, or Maven
- you want a non-interactive scripted cleanup without reviewing results (though --delete-all exists, it's risky)
- you're on Node.js older than v14
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli file-system developer-tools terminal-ui developer-tools backend cli cross-platform node_modules disk-cleanup npm disk-usage interactive-cli command-line nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/voidcosmos/npkill · fetched 2026-08-28 · e3bb0899c2d1
- homepage: https://npkill.js.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · ee6a3186d817
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| voidcosmos/npkill | main | 66 |
For agents
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