Skill
Community

pnpm

Install
1
Install the plugin
$
npx claudepluginhub pleaseai/claude-code-plugins --plugin pnpm

Want just this skill?

Then install: npx claudepluginhub u/[userId]/[slug]

Description

Node.js package manager with strict dependency resolution. Use when running pnpm specific commands, configuring workspaces, or managing dependencies with catalogs, patches, or overrides.

Tool Access

This skill uses the workspace's default tool permissions.

Supporting Assets
View in Repository
GENERATION.md
references/best-practices-ci.md
references/best-practices-migration.md
references/best-practices-performance.md
references/core-cli.md
references/core-config.md
references/core-store.md
references/core-workspaces.md
references/features-aliases.md
references/features-catalogs.md
references/features-hooks.md
references/features-overrides.md
references/features-patches.md
references/features-peer-deps.md
Skill Content

pnpm is a fast, disk space efficient package manager. It uses a content-addressable store to deduplicate packages across all projects on a machine, saving significant disk space. pnpm enforces strict dependency resolution by default, preventing phantom dependencies. Configuration should preferably be placed in pnpm-workspace.yaml for pnpm-specific settings.

Important: When working with pnpm projects, agents should check for pnpm-workspace.yaml and .npmrc files to understand workspace structure and configuration. Always use --frozen-lockfile in CI environments.

The skill is based on pnpm 10.x, generated at 2026-01-28.

Core

TopicDescriptionReference
CLI CommandsInstall, add, remove, update, run, exec, dlx, and workspace commandscore-cli
Configurationpnpm-workspace.yaml, .npmrc settings, and package.json fieldscore-config
WorkspacesMonorepo support with filtering, workspace protocol, and shared lockfilecore-workspaces
StoreContent-addressable storage, hard links, and disk efficiencycore-store

Features

TopicDescriptionReference
CatalogsCentralized dependency version management for workspacesfeatures-catalogs
OverridesForce specific versions of dependencies including transitivefeatures-overrides
PatchesModify third-party packages with custom fixesfeatures-patches
AliasesInstall packages under custom names using npm: protocolfeatures-aliases
HooksCustomize resolution with .pnpmfile.cjs hooksfeatures-hooks
Peer DependenciesAuto-install, strict mode, and dependency rulesfeatures-peer-deps

Best Practices

TopicDescriptionReference
CI/CD SetupGitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker, and caching strategiesbest-practices-ci
MigrationMigrating from npm/Yarn, handling phantom deps, monorepo migrationbest-practices-migration
PerformanceInstall optimizations, store caching, workspace parallelizationbest-practices-performance
Stats
Stars5
Forks1
Last CommitFeb 8, 2026

Similar Skills