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name: cli-npm
description: >-
  This skill should be used when the user needs help with npm CLI commands, including access, adduser, audit, bugs, cache, ci, completion, config, dedupe, deprecate, diff, dist-tag, docs, doctor, edit, exec, explain, explore, find-dupes, fund, get, help, help-search, init, install, install-ci-test, install-test, link, ll, login, logout, ls, org, outdated, owner, pack, ping, pkg, prefix, profile, prune, publish, query, rebuild, repo, restart, root, run, sbom, search, set, shrinkwrap, star, stars, start, stop, team, test, token, undeprecate, uninstall, unpublish, unstar, update, version, view, whoami. Covers flags, subcommands, usage patterns, and troubleshooting for all 67 npm commands.
---

# npm CLI Reference

Expert command reference for **npm** v11.8.0.

- **67** commands (0 with subcommands)
- **411** command flags + **0** global flags
- **0** usage examples
- Max nesting depth: 0

## When to Use

This skill applies when:
- Constructing or validating `npm` commands
- Looking up flags, options, or subcommands
- Troubleshooting `npm` invocations or errors
- Needing correct syntax for `npm` operations

## Prerequisites

Ensure `npm` is installed and available on PATH.

## Quick Reference

| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `npm access` | Set access level on published packages |
| `npm adduser` | Add a registry user account |
| `npm audit` | Run a security audit |
| `npm bugs` | Report bugs for a package in a web browser |
| `npm cache` | Manipulates packages and npx cache |
| `npm ci` | Clean install a project |
| `npm completion` | Tab Completion for npm |
| `npm config` | Manage the npm configuration files |
| `npm dedupe` | Reduce duplication in the package tree |
| `npm deprecate` | Deprecate a version of a package |
| `npm diff` | The registry diff command |
| `npm dist-tag` | Modify package distribution tags |
| `npm docs` | Open documentation for a package in a web browser |
| `npm doctor` | Check the health of your npm environment |
| `npm edit` | Edit an installed package |
| `npm exec` | Run a command from a local or remote npm package |
| `npm explain` | Explain installed packages |
| `npm explore` | Browse an installed package |
| `npm find-dupes` | Find duplication in the package tree |
| `npm fund` | Retrieve funding information |
| `npm get` | Get a value from the npm configuration |
| `npm help` | Get help on npm |
| `npm help-search` | Search npm help documentation |
| `npm init` | Create a package.json file |
| `npm install` | Install a package |
| `npm install-ci-test` | Install a project with a clean slate and run tests |
| `npm install-test` | Install package(s) and run tests |
| `npm link` | Symlink a package folder |
| `npm ll` | List installed packages |
| `npm login` | Login to a registry user account |
| `npm logout` | Log out of the registry |
| `npm ls` | List installed packages |
| `npm org` | Manage orgs |
| `npm outdated` | Check for outdated packages |
| `npm owner` | Manage package owners |
| `npm pack` | Create a tarball from a package |
| `npm ping` | Ping npm registry |
| `npm pkg` | Manages your package.json |
| `npm prefix` | Display prefix |
| `npm profile` | Change settings on your registry profile |
| `npm prune` | Remove extraneous packages |
| `npm publish` | Publish a package |
| `npm query` | Retrieve a filtered list of packages |
| `npm rebuild` | Rebuild a package |
| `npm repo` | Open package repository page in the browser |
| `npm restart` | Restart a package |
| `npm root` | Display npm root |
| `npm run` | Run arbitrary package scripts |
| `npm sbom` | Generate a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) |
| `npm search` | Search for packages |
| `npm set` | Set a value in the npm configuration |
| `npm shrinkwrap` | Lock down dependency versions for publication |
| `npm star` | Mark your favorite packages |
| `npm stars` | View packages marked as favorites |
| `npm start` | Start a package |
| `npm stop` | Stop a package |
| `npm team` | Manage organization teams and team memberships |
| `npm test` | Test a package |
| `npm token` | Manage your authentication tokens |
| `npm undeprecate` | Undeprecate a version of a package |
| `npm uninstall` | Remove a package |
| `npm unpublish` | Remove a package from the registry |
| `npm unstar` | Remove an item from your favorite packages |
| `npm update` | Update packages |
| `npm version` | Bump a package version |
| `npm view` | View registry info |
| `npm whoami` | Display npm username |

### Global Flags



## Command Overview


### Commands

`access`, `adduser`, `audit`, `bugs`, `cache`, `ci`, `completion`, `config`, `dedupe`, `deprecate`, `diff`, `dist-tag`, `docs`, `doctor`, `edit`, `exec`, `explain`, `explore`, `find-dupes`, `fund`, `get`, `help`, `help-search`, `init`, `install`, `install-ci-test`, `install-test`, `link`, `ll`, `login`, `logout`, `ls`, `org`, `outdated`, `owner`, `pack`, `ping`, `pkg`, `prefix`, `profile`, `prune`, `publish`, `query`, `rebuild`, `repo`, `restart`, `root`, `run`, `sbom`, `search`, `set`, `shrinkwrap`, `star`, `stars`, `start`, `stop`, `team`, `test`, `token`, `undeprecate`, `uninstall`, `unpublish`, `unstar`, `update`, `version`, `view`, `whoami`

## Common Usage Patterns


## Detailed References

For complete command documentation including all flags and subcommands:
- **Full command tree:** see `references/commands.md`
- **All usage examples:** see `references/examples.md`

## Troubleshooting

- Run `npm doctor` to diagnose issues
- Use `npm --help` or `npm <command> --help` for inline help
- Add `--verbose` for detailed output during debugging

## Re-scanning

To update this plugin after a CLI version change, run the `/scan-cli` command
or manually execute the crawler and generator.