# zkat/npx

execute npm package binaries (moved)

Repository: https://github.com/zkat/npx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/npx
Homepage: https://github.com/npm/npx
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: npm, cli, package-manager
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-07-05T23:43:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3384, "days_push": 2616, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2618, forks 105 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:04.702545+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, package-manager, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: npm, package-executor, deprecated, javascript, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- zkat/npx (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.702545+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:20:23.696039+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zkat/npx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.702545+00:00, sha 17555f02e758)
  - homepage: https://github.com/npm/npx (fetched 2026-08-29T10:03:34.445665+00:00, sha 40a27a39e048)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.