nodemon
Monitor for file changes and automatically restart Node.js apps during development.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
224
1.8% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#10 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
13.3M
npm, last 7 days, nodemon
GitHub stars
26.7K
last push Sep 12, 2026
How nodemon is used
nodemon is a dependency in 224 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.8%), #10 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Express (64.3%), dotenv (61.2%), cors (41.1%).
Often used with nodemon
| Express | 64.3% of nodemon projects · 9.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| dotenv | 61.2% of nodemon projects · 3.9× more than average |
| cors | 41.1% of nodemon projects · 12.4× more than average |
| ts-node | 36.6% of nodemon projects · 5.4× more than average |
| Axios | 35.3% of nodemon projects · 3.5× more than average |
| Jest | 24.6% of nodemon projects · 4.4× more than average |
| concurrently | 21.9% of nodemon projects · 4.9× more than average |
| Solana Web3.js | 37.5% of nodemon projects · 2.3× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 2.0% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
| Claude Code | 1.2% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 2.9% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.4% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list nodemon as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install nodemon |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (195), Next.js (11), Python (9), Rust (4) |
| Example projects | regenrek/deepwiki-mcp, Doist/todoist-mcp, Luganodes/Solana-Indexer, 0xMacro/trim, avi12/web-ext-deploy |
Alternatives to nodemon
| 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 |