nubjs/nub

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4122 stars · 57 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Nub is an all-in-one Rust CLI toolkit for Node.js that runs TypeScript/JSX files, package.json scripts, and local CLIs on stock Node, plus a pnpm-compatible package installer and a Node version manager. It augments the existing Node binary via public extension surfaces rather than shipping a new runtime, replacing tsx, npm run, npx, and nvm with a single fast binary.

Use cases

• run typescript files directly on node without a build step
• faster alternative to npm run and pnpm run
• replace npx for running local or remote CLIs
• install node dependencies faster than pnpm
• manage node versions without nvm or fnm
• watch and restart a node server on file changes
• replace tsx and ts-node with a faster typescript runner
• one tool to replace node npm npx and nvm

When to choose

• you want Bun-like developer experience without leaving stock Node.js
• you want one binary replacing tsx, npm run, npx, and nvm
• your project uses pnpm, npm, yarn, or bun lockfiles and you want a faster installer that round-trips them
• you need full TypeScript support including enum, namespace, and decorators without a build step
• you want fast script and bin runners for CI or local development

When to avoid

• you need a genuinely different JavaScript runtime with its own APIs like Bun or Deno
• you rely on legacy npm flags such as --unsafe-perm or --scripts-prepend-node-path
• you want a battle-tested tool with years of production hardening
• your workflow depends on tooling that patches or forks the Node binary itself

Facets

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