pnpm
Fast, disk space efficient package manager for Node.js projects.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
33
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#55 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
215M
npm, last 7 days, pnpm
GitHub stars
36.8K
last push Oct 10, 2026
How pnpm is used
pnpm is a dependency in 33 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #55 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Vitest (78.8%), Vite (75.8%), cross-env (54.5%).
Often used with pnpm
| Vitest | 78.8% of pnpm projects · 6.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| Vite | 75.8% of pnpm projects · 3.3× more than average |
| cross-env | 54.5% of pnpm projects · 26.1× more than average |
| Husky | 54.5% of pnpm projects · 8.7× more than average |
| viem | 51.5% of pnpm projects · 4.2× more than average |
| concurrently | 45.5% of pnpm projects · 10.1× more than average |
| Ollama AI Provider | 45.5% of pnpm projects · 230.9× more than average |
| Coinbase SDK | 45.5% of pnpm projects · 262.3× more than average |
Install
| Package | npm install pnpm |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (27), Next.js (3), Python (2), Rust (1) |
| Example projects | OfficeDev/microsoft-365-agents-toolkit, Kaggle/kaggle-environments, ask-the-hive/the-hive, dydxprotocol/v4-web |
Alternatives to pnpm
| 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 |