Vite+

Installing Dependencies ​

vp install installs dependencies using the current workspace's package manager.

Overview ​

Use Vite+ to manage dependencies across pnpm, npm, and Yarn. Instead of switching between pnpm install, npm install, and yarn install, you can keep using vp install, vp add, vp remove, and the rest of the Vite+ package-management commands.

Vite+ detects the package manager from the workspace root in this order:

  1. packageManager in package.json
  2. pnpm-workspace.yaml
  3. pnpm-lock.yaml
  4. yarn.lock or .yarnrc.yml
  5. package-lock.json
  6. .pnpmfile.cjs or pnpmfile.cjs
  7. yarn.config.cjs

If none of those files are present, vp falls back to pnpm by default. Vite+ automatically downloads the matching package manager and uses it for the command you ran.

Usage ​

bash
vp install

Common install flows:

bash
vp install
vp install --frozen-lockfile
vp install --lockfile-only
vp install --filter web
vp install -w

vp install maps to the correct underlying install behavior for the detected package manager, including the right lockfile flags for pnpm, npm, and Yarn.

Global Packages ​

Use the -g flag for installing, updating or removing globally installed packages:

  • vp install -g <pkg> installs a package globally
  • vp uninstall -g <pkg> removes a global package
  • vp update -g [pkg] updates one global package or all of them
  • vp list -g [pkg] lists global packages

Managing Dependencies ​

Vite+ provides all the familiar package management commands:

  • vp install installs the current dependency graph for the project
  • vp add <pkg> adds packages to dependencies, use -D for devDependencies
  • vp remove <pkg> removes packages
  • vp update updates dependencies
  • vp dedupe reduces duplicate dependency entries where the package manager supports it
  • vp outdated shows available updates
  • vp list shows installed packages
  • vp why <pkg> explains why a package is present
  • vp info <pkg> shows registry metadata for a package
  • vp link and vp unlink manage local package links
  • vp dlx <pkg> runs a package binary without adding it to the project
  • vp pm <command> forwards a raw package-manager-specific command when you need behavior outside the normalized vp command set

Command Guide ​

Install ​

Use vp install when you want to install exactly what the current package.json and lockfile describe.

  • vp install is the standard install command
  • vp install --frozen-lockfile fails if the lockfile would need changes
  • vp install --no-frozen-lockfile allows lockfile updates explicitly
  • vp install --lockfile-only updates the lockfile without performing a full install
  • vp install --prefer-offline and vp install --offline prefer or require cached packages
  • vp install --ignore-scripts skips lifecycle scripts
  • vp install --filter <pattern> scopes install work in monorepos
  • vp install -w installs in the workspace root

Global Install ​

Use these commands when you want package-manager-managed tools available outside a single project.

  • vp install -g typescript
  • vp uninstall -g typescript
  • vp update -g
  • vp list -g

Add and Remove ​

Use vp add and vp remove for day-to-day dependency edits instead of editing package.json by hand.

  • vp add react
  • vp add -D typescript vitest
  • vp add -O fsevents
  • vp add --save-peer react
  • vp remove react
  • vp remove --filter web react

Update, Dedupe, and Outdated ​

Use these commands to maintain the dependency graph over time.

  • vp update refreshes packages to newer versions
  • vp outdated shows which packages have newer versions available
  • vp dedupe asks the package manager to collapse duplicates where possible

Inspect ​

Use these when you need to understand the current state of dependencies.

  • vp list shows installed packages
  • vp why react explains why react is installed
  • vp info react shows registry metadata such as versions and dist-tags

Advanced ​

Use these when you need lower-level package-manager behavior.

  • vp link and vp unlink manage local development links
  • vp dlx create-vite runs a package binary without saving it as a dependency
  • vp pm <command> forwards directly to the resolved package manager

Examples:

bash
vp pm config get registry
vp pm cache clean --force
vp pm exec tsc --version