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npm is the Node.js package manager and ecosystem for publishing, installing, and managing JavaScript packages. It provides a registry, CLI, and semantic-versioning workflows for dependency resolution. npm is used to manage project dependencies, scripts, and publishing pipelines across development and CI/CD environments.
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npm is the package manager and registry platform of the Node.js ecosystem for dependencies, scripts, and published JavaScript packages.
npm began in 2009 as a package manager for Node.js, initiated by Isaac Z. Schlueter. Its registry and CLI became a central distribution path for reusable JavaScript and Node.js modules.
package.json holds project metadata, dependencies, and scripts; package-lock.json fixes the resolved tree. The CLI installs, updates, tests, and publishes packages through a registry, while semver ranges and audit data influence resolution.
A registry stores packages, metadata, and versions for retrieval and publication.
package.json describes dependencies, scripts, and project properties.
A lockfile records concrete versions and integrity information reproducibly.
npm makes JavaScript dependencies available and automates project tasks. Teams need lockfiles, version maintenance, supply-chain checks, and deliberate handling of registry and script permissions.
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