# volta-cli/volta

Volta: JS Toolchains as Code. ⚡

Repository: https://github.com/volta-cli/volta
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/volta
Homepage: https://volta.sh
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: node, nodejs, package-manager
Last push: 2025-11-15T16:00:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 46/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 52, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3264, "days_push": 291, "days_rel": 636, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13063, forks 336 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:01.896145+00:00)

## What it is
Volta is a fast, cross-platform JavaScript toolchain manager built in Rust that pins Node, npm, yarn, and other JS tools per project so teams get consistent tool versions. It ships as a static binary and supports per-project version switching without interfering with developer workflows.

## Use cases
- manage node versions across projects
- pin node version per project
- ensure team uses same node and npm versions
- install node and package managers with one command
- switch node versions automatically when entering a project
- replace nvm with a faster node version manager

## When to choose
- you need reliable per-project Node/npm/yarn version pinning today and it already works for you
- you want a fast static-binary tool manager with Windows and Unix support

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - Volta is officially unmaintained and the maintainers recommend migrating to mise
- you need fixes for future OS or ecosystem breakages

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: package-manager, cli, developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: nodejs, javascript, toolchain-manager, version-manager, rust, unmaintained, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- volta-cli/volta (main) score 46

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:01.896145+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 2026-08-29T17:13:33.816891+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/volta-cli/volta (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:01.896145+00:00, sha d088a0d36fe8)
  - homepage: https://volta.sh (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:11.060977+00:00, sha b236a02d32ba)
  - site_page: https://docs.volta.sh/guide/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:11.069729+00:00, sha ae8608363f3a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.