Used in agent projects
21
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in desktop and mobile apps
#24 of 26
by use in those projects
Downloads
4M
npm, last 7 days, node-pty
GitHub stars
2,046
last push Oct 3, 2026
How node-pty is used
node-pty is a dependency in 21 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #24 of 26 in desktop and mobile apps. The most used alternative there is React Native. Projects that use it most often also use Zod (71.4%), Vitest (71.4%), xterm.js (66.7%).
Often used with node-pty
| Zod | 71.4% of node-pty projects · 4.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| Vitest | 71.4% of node-pty projects · 5.9× more than average |
| xterm.js | 66.7% of node-pty projects · 264.5× more than average |
| @xterm/addon-fit | 61.9% of node-pty projects · 262.0× more than average |
| xterm.js Web Links Addon | 61.9% of node-pty projects · 374.3× more than average |
| tsx | 57.1% of node-pty projects · 5.7× more than average |
| Anthropic SDK | 52.4% of node-pty projects · 31.5× more than average |
| Model Context Protocol SDK (JavaScript) | 52.4% of node-pty projects · 11.0× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list node-pty as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install node-pty |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (19), Python (2) |
| Example projects | awslabs/nx-plugin-for-aws, jpoley/flowspec, Hive-Academy/ptah-extension, nullxnothing/daemon, Silin144/claude-code |
Alternatives to node-pty
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| React Native npm Framework for building native iOS and Android apps with React and JavaScript. |
207 (1.6%) | 14.2M | 127K | MIT |
| Expo npm Framework and platform for building native iOS and Android apps with React. |
196 (1.5%) | 10.5M | 52.6K | MIT |
| react-native-safe-area-context npm Handle safe areas in React Native on iOS, Android and web platforms. |
159 (1.3%) | 10.5M | 2,766 | MIT |
| react-native-screens npm Native navigation primitives for React Native with performance optimizations. |
154 (1.2%) | 9.8M | 3,735 | MIT |
| React Native Gesture Handler npm Declarative gesture handling for React Native with native performance. |
128 (1.0%) | 9.1M | 6,790 | MIT |
| React Navigation npm Navigation library for React Native apps with stack, tab and drawer navigators. |
117 (0.9%) | 6M | 24.5K | MIT |
| React Native Async Storage npm Persistent key-value storage for React Native apps replacing AsyncStorage. |
114 (0.9%) | 7.5M | 5,073 | MIT |
| react-native-svg npm SVG rendering library for React Native enabling scalable vector graphics in mobile apps. |
102 (0.8%) | 8.4M | 8,005 | MIT |