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Install qnm with Homebrew
CLI for querying the node_modules directory. Version 2.10.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
CLI for querying the node_modules directory
Project links
Commands and aliases
- qnm
history
Project history and usage
qnm is a TypeScript/Node.js command-line utility for quickly querying installed packages within node_modules. It focuses on versions, duplicate installations, dependency paths, fuzzy discovery, and package-tree diagnostics.
Project history
qnm originated from the maintainer's need for a faster, more focused way to check versions installed under node_modules than npm list or manual package.json inspection.
The tool expanded into an interactive and monorepo-aware inspector with substring matching, dependency explanations, release-age information, package homepage lookup, and a doctor command for duplication and disk-use analysis.
Adoption history
The project supports npm and Yarn dependency layouts, including monorepos, and its README now recommends ephemeral execution with npx or bunx while retaining global npm installation as an option. source_facts.package-manager also records Homebrew packaging.
How it is used
Running qnm with a package name reports installed occurrences and their dependency paths. Running it without arguments opens fuzzy search; match filters package names; list inventories modules; doctor highlights duplication and heavy packages; --no-remote avoids npm registry queries.
Why package nerds care
qnm is explicitly a package-inspection tool for people who care about dependency trees: it exposes duplicated versions, dependency paths, release age, fuzzy search, and disk-heavy modules more directly than broad package-manager listings.
Timeline
- The official sources reviewed do not provide a concise dated release timeline.
- Current documentation: On-demand execution with npx or bunx is recommended over the project's former global-install-first workflow.
Related projects
- npm and Yarn create the dependency trees qnm inspects; npx and bunx are the recommended on-demand launchers; Bun is used as a fast execution route rather than as qnm's package database.
Sources
- Official repository and README: https://github.com/ranyitz/qnm
- Package adoption: source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
qnm | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version2.10.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/ranyitz/qnm
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ranyitz/qnmnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:qnm |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.10.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qnm |
| Homepage | https://github.com/ranyitz/qnm |
| Repository | https://github.com/ranyitz/qnm |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/qnm/-/qnm-2.10.4.tgz |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | qnm |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation