npm-check-updates
CLI tool to find and update newer package versions in package.json.
Dev workflow and config npm Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
34
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#52 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
792K
npm, last 7 days, npm-check-updates
GitHub stars
10.3K
last push Oct 10, 2026
How npm-check-updates is used
npm-check-updates is a dependency in 34 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #52 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Prettier (52.9%), Playwright (JavaScript) (32.4%), ts-node (29.4%).
Often used with npm-check-updates
| Prettier | 52.9% of npm-check-updates projects · 3.0× more than average |
|---|---|
| Playwright (JavaScript) | 32.4% of npm-check-updates projects · 3.7× more than average |
| ts-node | 29.4% of npm-check-updates projects · 4.3× more than average |
| Husky | 29.4% of npm-check-updates projects · 4.7× more than average |
| lint-staged | 26.5% of npm-check-updates projects · 5.7× more than average |
| TypeScript | 70.6% of npm-check-updates projects |
| concurrently | 20.6% of npm-check-updates projects · 4.6× more than average |
| cross-env | 20.6% of npm-check-updates projects · 9.9× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list npm-check-updates as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install npm-check-updates |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (19), Next.js (6), PHP (5), Python (2) |
| Example projects | kovrichard/catalyst, raydium-io/raydium-sdk-V2-demo, blopa/Resume-Builder, your-digital-rights/yourdigitalrights.org, Synerise/synerise-design |
Alternatives to npm-check-updates
| 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 |