depcheck-cli

A powerful Node.js CLI tool to analyze dependencies in your project.
Find unused packages and detect deprecated dependencies to reduce bundle size and keep your project healthy.

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Detect unused dependencies in your project
• ✅ Identify deprecated packages from npm registry
• ✅ Fast, lightweight, and developer-friendly
• ✅ Works with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js apps

📦 Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g depcheck-cli

Or use with npx (no install needed):

npx depcheck-cli

⚡ Usage

Find unused dependencies:

depcheck-cli unused

Check deprecated packages:

depcheck-cli deprecated

📊 Example Output

✔ Found 12 unused dependencies:
- lodash
- moment
- request

✔ Deprecated packages detected:
- request (deprecated, use node-fetch instead)
- left-pad (deprecated)

🔑 Why Use depcheck-cli?

• 🛠️ Keep your project clean by removing unused packages
• 🚨 Avoid security risks from deprecated dependencies
• 📈 Improve project maintainability and health

📖 Related Keywords

unused dependencies · dependency checker · deprecated packages · npm audit alternative · optimize node_modules · nodejs cli tool · remove unused npm packages · dependency analyzer

🛠 Roadmap

• [ ] Add largest package size detection
• [ ] Interactive cleanup mode for removing unused deps
• [ ] JSON/HTML report output
• [ ] Integration with CI/CD pipelines
• [ ] Support for monorepos (Lerna, Nx, Turborepo)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check issues.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

⭐ Support

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