# Install brittle with npm

A TAP test runner built for Bare runtime and Node.js. Version 4.1.0 via npm; verified 2026-07-07.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:brittle
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g brittle
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:brittle
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Version:** 4.1.0
- **Source summary:** A TAP test runner built for Bare runtime and Node.js
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/holepunchto/brittle#readme>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-07T12:59:05.542Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- brittle (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 4.1.0

## Security Notes

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



## Sources

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