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# npm

Command-line package manager for the JavaScript ecosystem.

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 92/100
- Health score: 93/100
- Shipping score: 89/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 95/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-14

## Classification

- Use case: Package Management (package-management)
- Category: Developer Tools (developer-tools)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: Artistic-2.0
- Tags: open-source, javascript, nodejs, npm, npm-cli, package-manager, tools, package-management, dependency-management, package-installer, registry, cli

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [npm/cli](https://github.com/npm/cli)
- Stars: 10111 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 4721
- Open issues: 746
- Last commit date: 2026-09-12
- Releases in 90 days: 30

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/) — checked 2026-09-14
- [Source repository](https://github.com/npm/cli) — checked 2026-09-14
- [License evidence](https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/latest/LICENSE) — checked 2026-09-14

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.