Checks for duplicate, unused, and outdated dependencies in package.json
npm install pauditA tool to check:
- Duplicate packages between dependencies and devDependencies
- Unused packages (present in package.json but never imported)
- Outdated packages compared to npm
bash
npm install -g paudit
`Usage
From CLI (cd into your project folder first, where there is the package.json file):
bash
paudit
`
Or with JSON output (for CI/CD):
bash
paudit --json
`
Sample
As a library
js
import { checkPackageJson } from "paudit";const result = await checkPackageJson({ outputJson: true });
console.log(result);
`CLI Output
⚠️ Duplicate packages:
lodash⬆️ Packages to update:
express: ^4.17.0 → 4.18.2
🗑 Unused packages:
moment