wait-on
Wait for files, ports, sockets and HTTP resources before running subsequent commands.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
47
0.4% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#37 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
10.5M
npm, last 7 days, wait-on
GitHub stars
1,981
last push Sep 30, 2026
How wait-on is used
wait-on is a dependency in 47 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.4%), #37 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use concurrently (80.9%), Testing Library (51.1%), Vitest (51.1%).
Often used with wait-on
| concurrently | 80.9% of wait-on projects · 17.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| Testing Library | 51.1% of wait-on projects · 7.1× more than average |
| Vitest | 51.1% of wait-on projects · 4.2× more than average |
| Playwright (JavaScript) | 48.9% of wait-on projects · 5.6× more than average |
| Electron | 44.7% of wait-on projects · 69.2× more than average |
| Vite | 61.7% of wait-on projects · 2.7× more than average |
| cross-env | 40.4% of wait-on projects · 19.4× more than average |
| electron-builder | 40.4% of wait-on projects · 80.2× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.9% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.7% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.7% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.4% 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 wait-on as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install wait-on |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (38), Python (4), Next.js (3), React Native / Expo (1) |
| Example projects | WordPress/gutenberg, storybookjs/mealdrop, cin12211/orca-q, okta/odyssey, XargonWan/Synthetic_Heart |
Alternatives to wait-on
| 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 |