check-npm-downloads

Report npm-related package activity for a specific day by inspecting npm logs, node_modules trees, the npx cache, and global npm packages.

Quick start

Run it directly with npx:

npx check-npm-downloads

You can also specify a date:

npx check-npm-downloads 2026-08-05

Other usage

If you prefer local execution:

node check-npm-downloads.js
node check-npm-downloads.js 2026-08-05

If you want to install it globally:

npm install -g check-npm-downloads
check-npm-downloads

Sample output

npx check-npm-downloads
=== npm activity report for 2026-08-05 ===

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npm commands run today (from ~/.npm/_logs)
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[18:37:40:006Z] npm exec check-npm-downloads 07/24/2026
[18:37:43:264Z] npm config get prefix
[18:37:49:041Z] npm exec check-npm-downloads 07/25/2026
[18:37:51:736Z] npm config get prefix
[18:37:55:873Z] npm exec check-npm-downloads 07/26/2026
[18:37:59:043Z] npm config get prefix
[18:38:04:575Z] npm exec check-npm-downloads 05/26/2026
[18:38:07:191Z] npm config get prefix
[18:38:11:064Z] npm exec check-npm-downloads 06/26/2026
[18:38:13:953Z] npm config get prefix
[18:38:17:613Z] npm exec check-npm-downloads

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node_modules packages added/changed today (name@version)
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[2026-08-05 23:09:14] [email protected]                               in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                 in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                   in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                               in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                       in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                     in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                            in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                            in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                          in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                             in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                  in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                          in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                              in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                          in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]               in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                 in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                     in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                 in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                  in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                             in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                    in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                 in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                              in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                    in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                       in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                          in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                          in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                 in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                       in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                   in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                              in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                      in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                     in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                     in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                                   in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                              in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                      in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:27] [email protected]                 in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:28] [email protected]                                   in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:28] [email protected]                   in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib/node_modules/aws-sdk
[2026-08-05 23:43:30] [email protected]                               in /home/devas/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.0/lib

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npx one-off packages touched today (name@version)
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(no npx activity for 2026-08-05)

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global npm packages touched today (name@version)
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[2026-08-05 23:09:14] [email protected]
[2026-08-05 23:43:30] [email protected]

=== end of report ===

What it reports

• npm commands run from npm debug logs
• packages added or changed in node_modules folders
• npx one-off package activity
• global npm packages touched on the selected day

The script uses only Node.js core modules, so no extra dependencies are required.