Inquirer.js
Interactive CLI prompts for user input in command-line applications.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
84
0.7% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#25 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
46.3M
npm, last 7 days, inquirer
GitHub stars
21.6K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How Inquirer.js is used
Inquirer.js is a dependency in 84 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.7%), #25 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use chalk (73.8%), Commander (58.3%), ora (53.6%). It is more common in projects set up for Kiro (5.5%) than for GitHub Copilot (0.4%).
Often used with Inquirer.js
| chalk | 73.8% of Inquirer.js projects · 42.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| Commander | 58.3% of Inquirer.js projects · 40.0× more than average |
| ora | 53.6% of Inquirer.js projects · 80.0× more than average |
| dotenv | 56.0% of Inquirer.js projects · 3.6× more than average |
| Anthropic SDK | 36.9% of Inquirer.js projects · 22.2× more than average |
| tsx | 38.1% of Inquirer.js projects · 3.8× more than average |
| cli-table3 | 35.7% of Inquirer.js projects · 94.5× more than average |
| figlet | 35.7% of Inquirer.js projects · 113.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.0% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 1.3% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 4.0% of projects set up for it |
| Kiro | 5.5% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Inquirer.js as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install inquirer |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (73), Next.js (5), Python (3), Flutter (1) |
| Example projects | handsontable/handsontable, HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard, Synerise/synerise-design, bloXroute-Labs/solana-trader-client-ts, evan043/claude-cli-advanced-starter-pack |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
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| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
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