tsconfig-paths
Module resolution utility that loads Node.js modules according to TypeScript path mappings.
Languages, types and runtimes npm MIT
Used in agent projects
86
0.7% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in languages, types and runtimes
#5 of 18
by use in those projects
Downloads
113M
npm, last 7 days, tsconfig-paths
GitHub stars
1,908
last push Feb 23, 2026
How tsconfig-paths is used
tsconfig-paths is a dependency in 86 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.7%), #5 of 18 in languages, types and runtimes. The most used alternative there is TypeScript. Projects that use it most often also use ts-node (82.6%), Prettier (64.0%), dotenv (58.1%).
Often used with tsconfig-paths
| ts-node | 82.6% of tsconfig-paths projects · 12.1× more than average |
|---|---|
| Prettier | 64.0% of tsconfig-paths projects · 3.7× more than average |
| dotenv | 58.1% of tsconfig-paths projects · 3.7× more than average |
| Jest | 51.2% of tsconfig-paths projects · 9.3× more than average |
| Axios | 43.0% of tsconfig-paths projects · 4.3× more than average |
| TypeScript | 97.7% of tsconfig-paths projects · 1.7× more than average |
| SuperTest | 38.4% of tsconfig-paths projects · 35.6× more than average |
| RxJS | 37.2% of tsconfig-paths projects · 26.8× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.8% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 1.0% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.7% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list tsconfig-paths as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install tsconfig-paths |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (67), Next.js (14), Rust (2), Go (1) |
| Example projects | dutradotdev/mcp-portal-transparencia, kreskohq/kresko-protocol, celo-org/developer-tooling, alkem-io/server, JesusFilm/core |
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