npmoutdated

Smart npm dependency outdated checker with semver rules and security audit

Author: Mike Wang 🤖

Features

• 📦 Check outdated npm dependencies
• 🔄 Smart update with semver rules (patch/minor/major)
• 🔒 Built-in security audit
• 🛠️ Supports npm, yarn, and pnpm
• 🎨 Colorful CLI output
• ⚡ Dry-run mode

Installation

# Install globally
npm install -g @mazhu/npmoutdated

# Or use npx
npx @mazhu/npmoutdated check

Usage

# Check for outdated dependencies
npmoutdated check

# Update all dependencies (patches & minor by default)
npmoutdated update

# Update with specific semver rules
npmoutdated update --patch      # Only patch versions
npmoutdated update --minor      # Minor & patch
npmoutdated update --major       # Include major versions

# Update specific package
npmoutdated update lodash express

# Preview without making changes
npmoutdated update --dry-run

# Security audit
npmoutdated audit

Options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --patch | Only update patch versions | | --minor | Update minor & patch versions | | --major | Allow major version updates | | --dry-run | Preview changes without updating | | --silent | Suppress info output | | --help | Show help | | --version | Show version |

Examples

# Check your project
npmoutdated check
# Output:
# 📋 Outdated packages (3):
# axios                          0.27.2       0.27.2       1.15.1
# express                        4.17.1       4.17.1       5.2.1
# lodash                         4.17.15      4.17.15      4.18.1

# Safe update (only patches)
npmoutdated update --patch

# Full update with dry-run first
npmoutdated update --dry-run
npmoutdated update

# Security check
npmoutdated audit

License

MIT