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1. yarn

   1 37 41,509 2.2 JavaScript

   The 1.x line is frozen - features and bugfixes now happen on https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry

   

   Project mention: Data package | dev.to | 2025-11-01

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3. Bower

   2 13 14,929 2.5 JavaScript

   A package manager for the web

   

4. cli

   3 101 9,805 9.7 JavaScript

   the package manager for JavaScript (by npm)

   

   Project mention: NPM packages from RedHat have been compromised | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-01

   They have taken action as of very recently. The latest version [1] of npm warns when there are install scripts and tells you they will be disabled by default in a future version, with a per-dependency opt in mechanism [2].

   [1] https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.16.0

   [2] https://github.com/npm/rfcs/pull/868

5. npq

   4 8 1,676 9.0 JavaScript

   safely install npm packages by auditing them pre-install stage

   

   Project mention: Axios npm Package Compromised: Supply Chain Attack Delivers Cross-Platform RAT | dev.to | 2026-03-31

   Additionally, consider using and rolling to your developers the npq open-source project that introduces security and health signal pre-checks prior to installing dependencies.

6. rfcs

   5 39 768 5.8 JavaScript

   Public change requests/proposals & ideation (by npm)

   

   Project mention: NPM packages from RedHat have been compromised | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-01

   > they've taken no action.

   Not running lifecycle scripts by default is eventually going to be the default behavior. Late is worse than not at all. https://github.com/npm/rfcs/pull/868

7. nve

   6 0 711 6.7 JavaScript

   Run any command on specific Node.js versions

   

8. packageSorter

   7 1 10 0.0 JavaScript

   🔄 Dependencies sorting algorithm. It sorts, retrieves unsortable, and returns sorting history for each package

   

9. our-own-npm

   8 2 6 0.0 JavaScript

   NPM package manager in ~100 lines of code

   

10. sumo-tab

    9 1 5 3.6 JavaScript

    Electron app for package managers

    

11. npm-mcp

    10 1 0 7.2 JavaScript

    MCP server for npm package management — 32 tools for publish, install, audit, search, security & more

    

    Project mention: I Haven't Opened the npm Website in Months. Here's How. | dev.to | 2026-03-24

    npm-mcp is an MCP server that gives your AI agent direct access to the entire npm lifecycle. Over 32 tools covering publish, version, audit, access control, deprecation, search, metadata -- basically everything you'd ever do on npmjs.com or in your terminal with the npm CLI.

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• NPM packages from RedHat have been compromised

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• Maybe you shouldn't install new software for a bit

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• The NPM CLI has 65 production dependencies from the NPM registry

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