# rnpm/rnpm

:iphone: React Native Package Manager

Repository: https://github.com/rnpm/rnpm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rnpm
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2016-08-01T09:24:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3942, "days_push": 3684, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2504, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:57.072640+00:00)

## What it is
RNPM is a React Native package manager that automates installing and linking native dependencies into iOS and Android projects. It was merged into React Native core in 2016, and this repository is now sealed and read-only.

## Use cases
- link native modules in a react native project
- install and link react native dependencies automatically
- manage native dependencies without editing xcode project files
- automate adding ios and android native libraries
- simplify react native dependency management

## When to choose
- you are on a very old React Native version that predates built-in react-native link
- you need to reference the original tooling that became part of React Native core

## When to avoid
- you use any modern React Native version, where linking is built into the react-native CLI
- you want an actively maintained tool
- you need support or bug fixes, since the repo is read-only

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: package-manager, cli, build-tool
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: react-native, native-modules, dependency-linking, deprecated, merged-into-react-native, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- rnpm/rnpm (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.072640+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 2026-08-30T02:26:45.676349+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rnpm/rnpm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.072640+00:00, sha 22b2fbe7cc69)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/rnpm (fetched 2026-08-29T10:09:02.471332+00:00, sha d2739edabf79)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.