Nx
Monorepo tool with build orchestration, caching and dependency analysis.
Build tools and bundlers npm MIT
Used in agent projects
133
1.0% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in build tools and bundlers
#16 of 81
by use in those projects
Downloads
10.6M
npm, last 7 days, nx
GitHub stars
29.4K
last push Oct 10, 2026
How Nx is used
Nx is a dependency in 133 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.0%), #16 of 81 in build tools and bundlers. The most used alternative there is Vite. Projects that use it most often also use Nx JS Plugin (78.9%), Prettier (75.2%), SWC (65.4%). It is more common in projects set up for OpenAI Codex (6.7%) than for GitHub Copilot (1.8%).
Often used with Nx
| Nx JS Plugin | 78.9% of Nx projects · 95.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| Prettier | 75.2% of Nx projects · 4.3× more than average |
| SWC | 65.4% of Nx projects · 56.9× more than average |
| Nx ESLint Plugin | 56.4% of Nx projects · 95.5× more than average |
| Vitest | 54.9% of Nx projects · 4.5× more than average |
| Nx Workspace | 54.1% of Nx projects · 95.5× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 3.1% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 2.1% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 1.8% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 6.7% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 5.3% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 4.4% of projects set up for it |
| Kiro | 4.8% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 1.8% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Nx as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install nx |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (115), Python (4), Rust (4), React Native / Expo (4) |
| Example projects | NG-ZORRO/ng-zorro-antd, JMBeresford/retrom, Nexus-Mods/Vortex, ngxtension/ngxtension-platform, spencermarx/open-code-review |
Alternatives to Nx
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vite npm Fast native-ESM powered web development build tool and dev server. |
2,897 (22.8%) | 194M | 83.3K | MIT |
| Babel (JavaScript) npm JavaScript compiler for transforming modern JavaScript to compatible code. |
484 (3.8%) | 187M | 44.1K | MIT |
| Turborepo npm High-performance build system for monorepos with task parallelization. |
399 (3.1%) | 29.5M | 31.2K | MIT |
| esbuild npm Extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier written in Go. |
342 (2.7%) | 3M | 40.1K | MIT |
| webpack npm Module bundler that packages JavaScript, assets and dependencies for browser deployment. |
255 (2.0%) | 54.9M | 66.1K | MIT |
| react-scripts npm Build configuration and scripts for Create React App zero-configuration setup. |
231 (1.8%) | 2.4M | 103K | MIT |
| React Compiler Babel Plugin npm Babel plugin for React Compiler that optimizes React component rendering. |
202 (1.6%) | 17.8M | 251K | MIT |
| webpack CLI npm Command-line interface for webpack bundler and related build tools. |
201 (1.6%) | 10.4M | 2,617 | MIT |