zkat/npx
execute npm package binaries (moved) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3384
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2616
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2618 stars · 105 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
npx is a command-line tool that executes npm package binaries, installing packages on the fly if needed. This standalone repository has been deprecated and merged into the npm CLI itself.
Use cases
- run a package binary without installing it globally
- execute one-off npm package commands
- run a specific version of a cli tool
- execute commands from local node_modules bin
- shell command-not-found fallback for npm binaries
When to choose
- you need to run npm package binaries on old npm versions that don't bundle npx
When to avoid
- you are on any modern npm version, which includes npx built in
- you want an actively maintained tool
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
cli package-manager developer-tools developer-tools cli cross-platform npm package-executor deprecated javascript command-line nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/zkat/npx · fetched 2026-08-28 · 17555f02e758
- homepage: https://github.com/npm/npx · fetched 2026-08-29 · 40a27a39e048
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zkat/npx | main | 10 |
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