Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install ni

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ni

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ni/ni/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install nd

Debian stable package indexes · nd · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Selects the right Node package manager based on lockfiles

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

na
nci
nd
ni
nlx
nr
nun
nup

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

`ni` is Anthony Fu's JavaScript package-manager dispatcher: one set of short commands that detects whether a project uses npm, Yarn, pnpm, Bun, or Deno and runs the matching package-manager command.

Projektgeschichte

The npm registry metadata for `@antfu/ni` shows the package created on November 5, 2020. The project later moved under the `antfu-collective` GitHub organization while keeping the author ecosystem around Anthony Fu's JavaScript tooling.

The README documents the core idea as lockfile and package metadata detection. It maps `ni`, `nr`, `nlx`, `nup`, `nun`, `nci`, `nd`, and `na` onto equivalent npm, Yarn, pnpm, Bun, and Deno operations, and uses the separate `package-manager-detector` package for detection.

Adoptionsgeschichte

The tool became a small package-nerd convenience in the Node ecosystem because frontend and monorepo developers often switch between repositories with different lockfiles. Homebrew analytics on July 1, 2026 reported 1,661 install-on-request events over 365 days, and the npm package was modified as version 30.2.0 on June 25, 2026.

The ecosystem signal is not that `ni` owns dependency installation, but that it standardizes muscle memory. Its README includes Homebrew and asdf installation paths, auto-install support for missing package managers, and configuration through `~/.nirc` or environment variables.

Wie es verwendet wird

Practical usage is intentionally tiny: run `ni` to install dependencies, `nr` to run scripts, `nlx` to download and execute a package, `nup` to upgrade, `nun` to uninstall, `nci` for clean/frozen installs, and `na` to invoke the detected package manager itself. The tool detects `yarn.lock`, `pnpm-lock.yaml`, `package-lock.json`, `bun.lock`, `bun.lockb`, `deno.json`, `deno.jsonc`, or the `packageManager` field.

Zeitleiste

{'date': '2020-11-05', 'event': '`@antfu/ni` npm package created.'}
{'date': '2026-06-25', 'event': 'npm metadata listed version 30.2.0 as the latest package version.'}

Related projects

npm
Yarn
pnpm
Bun
Deno
package-manager-detector

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risikoklassifikator

orange Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · infrastructure

Warum

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signale

text:package manager

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 1 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 1 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.nirc

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit
`na`	cli	globales Executable
`nci`	cli	globales Executable
`nd`	cli	globales Executable
`ni`	cli	globales Executable
`nlx`	cli	globales Executable
`nr`	cli	globales Executable
`nun`	cli	globales Executable
`nup`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-09-19

Manager-Version30.6.0

Manager aktualisiert2026-09-17

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://github.com/antfu-collective/ni

InfoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/antfu-collective/ninone Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:ni
Version	30.6.0
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ni
Homepage	https://github.com/antfu-collective/ni
Repository	https://github.com/antfu-collective/ni
Lizenz	MIT
Quellarchiv	https://registry.npmjs.org/@antfu/ni/-/ni-30.5.0.tgz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-09-17T08:46:31Z
Pulse	updated
Abhängigkeiten	node
Bottle	verfügbar (auf all)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	ni
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Nix95%

ni

nix profile install nixpkgs#ni

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ni

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ni/ni/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Debian apt92%

nd 0.8.2-8.1

small command line interface to WebDAV servers

http://gohome.org/nd/

sudo apt install nd

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
3 Abhängigkeiten
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Nd

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: nd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt92%

nd 0.8.2-8.1

small command line interface to WebDAV servers

http://gohome.org/nd/

sudo apt install nd

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
3 Abhängigkeiten
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Nd

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nd from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/ni.yml

Verwendete Quellen

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

ni mit Homebrew, Nix, apt installieren