minimist
Lightweight command-line argument parser for Node.js CLI tools.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
30
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#60 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
17M
npm, last 7 days, minimist
GitHub stars
662
last push Dec 30, 2025
How minimist is used
minimist is a dependency in 30 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #60 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Axios (36.7%), Express (33.3%), Phaser (33.3%).
Often used with minimist
| Axios | 36.7% of minimist projects · 3.7× more than average |
|---|---|
| Express | 33.3% of minimist projects · 5.1× more than average |
| Phaser | 33.3% of minimist projects · 8.2× more than average |
| ts-node | 33.3% of minimist projects · 4.9× more than average |
| ESLint | 66.7% of minimist projects · 1.8× more than average |
| Husky | 30.0% of minimist projects · 4.8× more than average |
| rimraf | 30.0% of minimist projects · 16.6× more than average |
| TypeScript | 80.0% of minimist projects |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list minimist as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install minimist |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (23), Python (3), .NET (2), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | NG-ZORRO/ng-zorro-antd, Nexus-Mods/Vortex, zkoss/zk, dydxprotocol/v4-web, Synerise/synerise-design |
Alternatives to minimist
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |