Package commands

meow install

Resolve declared dependencies, write the lockfile, and materialize node_modules.

meow install
meow i
meow install lodash-es          # add package(s) before installing
meow install --vendor
meow install --clean --compat-lockfile

Flag	Description
`--materialize`	Install into `node_modules/` (the default layout).
`--vendor`	Copy packages into a `vendor/` directory instead.
`--vendor-dir <dir>`	Target directory for `--vendor` (default `vendor`).
`--clean`	Remove the existing `node_modules/` or `vendor/` first.
`-D`, `--dev`	Add the given package(s) to `devDependencies` before installing.
`-g`, `--global`	Install globally (writes a shim in `~/.meow/bin`).
`--compat-lockfile`	Also write a minimal `package-lock.json` marker.
`[packages…]`	Optional specifiers to add before installing.

i is an alias for install.

Add one or more dependencies to package.json, then install.

meow add zod
meow add -D vitest typescript
meow add "p-limit@^5"
meow add -g cowsay              # global tool shim

Flag	Description
`-D`, `--dev`	Add to `devDependencies` instead of `dependencies`.
`-g`, `--global`	Install globally (writes a `~/.meow/bin` shim that runs via `meow x`).
`<packages…>`	One or more specifiers (`name`, `name@range`, `name@tag`, `npm:other@range`).

Unversioned packages resolve to the latest dist-tag.

Remove dependencies from package.json, then install. Aliases: rm, del, delete, uninstall.

meow remove zod
meow rm lodash-es react
meow remove -g cowsay           # also removes the global shim

Flag	Description
`-g`, `--global`	Remove the global shim.
`<packages…>`	Package names (remove by name — don’t include a version).

Search the npm registry. Aliases: s, find.

meow search vite
meow search "react form" -n 5
meow search vite --json

Flag	Default	Description
`-n`, `--limit <N>`	`20`	Max results (capped at 250).
`--json`	off	Emit raw JSON instead of the table.
`<query…>`		Search terms (joined with spaces).

check, lint, fmt, bundle.