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npm

Package registry for JavaScript. Install and publish packages; largest JS ecosystem.

What is npm?

Package registry for JavaScript. Install and publish packages; largest JS ecosystem. See it in our Development Tools collection.

Key benefits

  • npm fits into a modern web development toolchain and can reduce boilerplate work.
  • Using npm can improve developer productivity versus ad‑hoc scripts and manual processes.
  • npm typically integrates with Git-based workflows, CI/CD, or popular runtimes and frameworks.

Use cases

  • Integrating npm into your local dev or CI pipeline to automate repetitive work.
  • Using npm to monitor, debug, or optimize applications in production.
  • Adopting npm as a standard tool across your engineering team for consistency.

About npm

Package registry for JavaScript. Install and publish packages; largest JS ecosystem.

npm appears in The Stash under the development tools category so you can quickly understand what it does, when to use it, and where it fits into your workflow.

Sources & further reading

  • javascript
  • packages
  • registry
  • node

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