ts-node-dev
TypeScript development server with auto-restart on file changes.
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
#56 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
2.6M
npm, last 7 days, ts-node-dev
GitHub stars
3,429
last push Jun 14, 2024
How ts-node-dev is used
ts-node-dev is a dependency in 33 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #56 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use dotenv (81.8%), Express (78.8%), cors (51.5%).
Often used with ts-node-dev
| dotenv | 81.8% of ts-node-dev projects · 5.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| Express | 78.8% of ts-node-dev projects · 12.2× more than average |
| cors | 51.5% of ts-node-dev projects · 15.5× more than average |
| ts-node | 51.5% of ts-node-dev projects · 7.6× more than average |
| Solana Web3.js | 51.5% of ts-node-dev projects · 3.1× more than average |
| TypeScript | 90.9% of ts-node-dev projects · 1.6× more than average |
| Jest | 33.3% of ts-node-dev projects · 6.0× more than average |
| express-rate-limit | 27.3% of ts-node-dev projects · 33.0× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list ts-node-dev as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install ts-node-dev |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (31), Next.js (2) |
| Example projects | WhalesIsland/Nextheon, Giveth/notification-center, ourcade/tic-tac-toe-multiplayer-starter, oden-labs/predictions-trader, adamsiwiec1/mcp-sse-authenticated-cloud-run |
Alternatives to ts-node-dev
| 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 |