# Install yo with npm

CLI tool for running Yeoman generators. Version 7.0.1 via npm; verified 2026-04-09. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#yo.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:yo
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g yo
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:yo
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/yo>
- **Version:** 7.0.1
- **Source summary:** CLI tool for running Yeoman generators
- **Homepage:** <http://yeoman.io>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/yeoman/yo>
- **Upstream docs:** <http://yeoman.io>
- **License:** BSD-2-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/yo/-/yo-7.0.1.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/yeoman/yo/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-04-09T21:48:40.539Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-09T21:48:40.539Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- yo (cli)

## Dependencies

- @yeoman/adapter
- @yeoman/types
- chalk
- cli-list
- configstore
- cross-spawn
- figures
- fullname
- global-agent
- humanize-string
- lodash
- meow
- npm-keyword
- open
- package-json
- parse-help
- read-package-up
- root-check
- sort-on
- string-length
- titleize
- update-notifier
- yeoman-character
- yeoman-doctor
- yeoman-environment
- yosay

## Build dependencies

- @node-loaders/esbuild
- c8
- coveralls
- esmocha
- globals
- nock
- registry-url
- sinon
- xo

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: defined
- Lifecycle scripts: postinstall
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 7.0.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-09
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/yeoman/yo
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for yo. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 7.0.1, Next: 6.0.0-beta.2, Next 4: 4.0.0-beta.0
- **Version Count:** 50
- **Maintainers:** sboudrias, mischah, ulisesgascon, mshima, joshuakgoldberg, paulirish, eddiemonge, sindresorhus, addyosmani
- **Author:** Yeoman
- **Publisher:** GitHub Actions
- **Engines:** Node: ^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0
- **Integrity:** sha512-HQcOYtTvDJ7BgUFv6aTKZ/QwFLQvpolfXjhK39sztfmHZov5rT6YMb3IULbBYiq678S8VpEpFc3tTtETnUxAiQ==
- **Shasum:** f673f45f93f29bb4bd91448900650e1f9da401d6
- **Unpacked Size:** 33,469
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2013-02-04T21:18:35.414Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-04-09T21:48:40.539Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-04-09T21:48:40.829Z

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - yo: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/yo/yo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Chocolatey - yo: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: yo from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='7.7216','memprofiler'
- winget - martona.yo: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: martona.yo from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related links

- [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [yo](https://pkg.so/brew/yo/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, generators, running.
- [yeoman-environment](https://pkg.so/npm/yeoman-environment/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: adapter, build, chalk, cli, dev.
- [sao](https://pkg.so/npm/sao/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: chalk, cli, cross, cross-spawn, developer.
- [yo](https://pkg.so/brew/yo/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem.

## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph