📦 pkg-package

A smart, interactive CLI tool to search, browse, and install npm packages — with a great terminal UI.

Installation

npm install -g pkg-package

Or use locally in a project:

npm install pkg-package
npx pkg-package --help

Usage

pkg-package [command] [options]

Commands

| Command | Alias | Description | |----------------------------|-------|------------------------------------------| | install [packages...] | i | Install one or more packages | | search <query> | s | Search npm registry for packages | | remove [packages...] | rm | Remove installed packages | | list | ls | List packages from package.json |

Examples

Install packages

# Install one package
pkg-package install express

# Install multiple packages
pkg-package install express lodash chalk

# Install as dev dependency
pkg-package install -D typescript

# Install globally
pkg-package install -g nodemon

# Interactive mode (search + pick)
pkg-package install -i
pkg-package install --interactive

Search packages

# Search and optionally install
pkg-package search react

# Limit results
pkg-package search react --limit 5

Remove packages

# Remove a package
pkg-package remove lodash

# Interactive removal (pick from package.json)
pkg-package remove

List packages

# List all packages
pkg-package list

# List only production deps
pkg-package list --prod

# List only dev deps
pkg-package list --dev

Features

• 🔍 Search the npm registry directly from the terminal
• ✅ Interactive mode — search, browse, and select packages with checkboxes
• 📋 List all packages in your package.json
• 🗑️ Remove packages interactively
• 💡 Package info shown after install (version, description, license)
• 🎨 Beautiful colored terminal output with spinners

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18.0.0
• npm installed on your system

License

MIT