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CLI & Dev Tools
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Run open-source LLMs locally with one command. ~95k stars. Essential for AI development — test prompts against Llama, Mistral, Phi without burning API credits. Production use is limited unless you hav…
Fast, disk-efficient Node package manager. ~30k stars. Replaces npm/yarn for monorepo work. Default for new TypeScript projects in 2026.
Fast Rust-based formatter + linter. ~15k stars. Replaces Prettier + ESLint with one tool. Adoption is rising; ESLint plugin ecosystem is still wider for now.
JavaScript runtime + package manager + bundler in Zig. ~76k stars. Faster than Node for many workloads. Production use is rising, but most teams still default to Node for stability.
Run TypeScript files directly in Node. Replaces ts-node for most workflows. Used by half the scripts in your `package.json`.
Monorepo build orchestrator from Vercel. ~26k stars. Speeds up large monorepos with caching. Overkill for small projects but transformative for big ones.
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