Used in agent projects
34
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#53 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
158M
npm, last 7 days, open
GitHub stars
3,517
last push Sep 14, 2026
How open is used
open is a dependency in 34 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #53 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use chalk (52.9%), Express (47.1%), dotenv (52.9%).
Often used with open
| chalk | 52.9% of open projects · 30.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| Express | 47.1% of open projects · 7.3× more than average |
| dotenv | 52.9% of open projects · 3.4× more than average |
| Axios | 38.2% of open projects · 3.8× more than average |
| gradient-string | 26.5% of open projects · 90.8× more than average |
| Marked | 26.5% of open projects · 22.7× more than average |
| TypeScript | 73.5% of open projects |
| Ink | 23.5% of open projects · 129.9× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list open as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install open |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (29), Next.js (3), Python (1), .NET (1) |
| Example projects | ARBProtocol/solana-jupiter-bot, JNTMTMTM/eIsland, Doist/todoist-cli, narnia-sh/layrr, guten-tag-100/solana-jupiter-bot |
Alternatives to open
| 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 |