lru-cache
Efficient least-recently-used cache implementation for Node.js applications.
Utilities npm BlueOak-1.0.0
Used in agent projects
64
0.5% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in utilities
#34 of 109
by use in those projects
Downloads
587M
npm, last 7 days, lru-cache
GitHub stars
5,915
last push Sep 18, 2026
How lru-cache is used
lru-cache is a dependency in 64 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.5%), #34 of 109 in utilities. The most used alternative there is clsx. Projects that use it most often also use Zod (75.0%), dotenv (64.1%), chalk (60.9%). It is more common in projects set up for Kiro (4.8%) than for GitHub Copilot (0.5%).
Often used with lru-cache
| Zod | 75.0% of lru-cache projects · 4.4× more than average |
|---|---|
| dotenv | 64.1% of lru-cache projects · 4.1× more than average |
| chalk | 60.9% of lru-cache projects · 34.9× more than average |
| Express | 51.6% of lru-cache projects · 8.0× more than average |
| tsx | 51.6% of lru-cache projects · 5.2× more than average |
| Anthropic SDK | 48.4% of lru-cache projects · 29.1× more than average |
| Commander | 48.4% of lru-cache projects · 33.2× more than average |
| Fuse.js | 46.9% of lru-cache projects · 71.7× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 1.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.9% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 4.4% of projects set up for it |
| Kiro | 4.8% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list lru-cache as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install lru-cache |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (47), Next.js (14), Python (2), Flutter (1) |
| Example projects | 1600822305/AetherLink, nirholas/three.ws, LiorVainer/data-israel, bsmi021/mcp-file-context-server, Hive-Academy/ptah-extension |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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