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meow why-dep

Trace why a package is in the dependency tree, reading meow.lock.jsonl. 
meow why-dep is-number
meow why-dep react --shortest
meow why-dep lodash --json --limit 50
Flag / ArgumentDefaultDescription
<pkg>The package to explain.
--shortestoffShow one shortest chain per version.
--jsonoffEmit the structured report.
--limit <n>(built-in)Max chains per version before truncating.
Exits non-zero if the package isn’t reachable from any direct dependency.

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meow why-large

List lockfile packages by cached tarball size. 
meow why-large
Shows the top packages with their size and percent of total. Reads the lockfile and the global cache.

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meow why-slow

Report cold-start timing; with a target, basic module + lockfile stats. 
meow why-slow
meow why-slow main.ts
ArgumentDescription
[target]Optional module to stat alongside the cold-start timing.

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meow doctor

Environment, config, and lockfile health, as a panel. 
meow doctor
Reports package.json, lockfile, node_modules, and cache status. No flags.

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meow sync

Regenerate the shadow config and bundled type declarations from meow.config.json. 
meow sync
Rewrites .meow/tsconfig.json, .meow/strict-web.d.ts, the meow:* declarations under .meow/types/meow/, and the root tsconfig.json shim. Never touches package.json. Run it after editing meow.config.json.

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meow ls

List active dev servers discovered via lsof, with labels for well-known ports (Next.js, Vite, Astro, Tauri, Wrangler, …). Available on macOS and Linux. 
meow ls
Contributor command. meow types (--emit / --check) regenerates the bundled meow:* .d.ts declarations from the runtime sources. It only runs inside the meow repository checkout and is meant for contributors, not end users. Set MEOW_TSC to point at a specific compiler.

Built-in module APIs

meow:http, meow:ui, meow:test.