I have some early benchmark results with my custom @pnpm.io registry. In different scenarios, overall install times are 2 to 7 times faster than even the already very fast pnpm in Rust. Looks promising.
Zoltan Kochan
@kochan.io
Developer, maker of @pnpm.io Works on dependency management at bit.dev
pnpm lead maintainer @kochan.io joined PodRocket to talk about pnpm 11: the 24-hour install rule, the new allow-builds config, the global virtual store, and what's coming in v12... including the highly anticipated Rust rewrite. YT: buff.ly/sUJL3H3 Apple: buff.ly/MIifAvK Spotify: buff.ly/heggcl9
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pnpm + Git Worktrees for Multi-Agent Development | pnpm
When multiple AI agents need to work on the same monorepo simultaneously, they each need an isolated working copy with fully functional nodemodules. Git worktrees combined with pnpm's global virtual s...
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Therein lies the rub: AI cannot have “ideas” of its own. Every “idea” you thought AI had came from a person, either through prompting or theft. The way to jumpstart the “idea machine” is to have people focused less on survival and more on living passionately.
Vox@vox.com · 8mo agoAmerica, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
The Seattle Times is piloting pnpm’s client-side defenses—blocked lifecycle scripts, release cooldowns, and trust policy—to stop worms like Shai-Hulud 2.0 before they land. Read their story: pnpm.io/blog/2025/12...
How We're Protecting Our Newsroom from npm Supply Chain Attacks | pnpm
We got lucky with Shai-Hulud 2.0.
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🚀 pnpm v10.21 is out! This release introduces two powerful new security & compatibility features: 1️⃣ Automatic Node.js runtime installation for dependencies 2️⃣ Configurable trust policy for detecting supply-chain downgrades 🧵👇
pnpm 10.21: installing Node.js runtimes for dependencies, not installing dependencies with decreased trust levels, and more @kochan.io @pnpm.io pnpm.io/blog/release... #ECMAScript #JavaScript
pnpm 10.21 | pnpm
Added support for Node.js runtime installation for dependencies and a setting for configuring trust policy.
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@pnpm.io added a `trustPolicy` option in 10.21. It allows you to prevent installing potentially malicious dependency updates that are not signed like previous versions. pnpm.io/blog/release... Thank you for all the performance, productivity and security enhancements over the last years 💜
Zoltan Kochan is a full stack web developer and the creator of @pnpm.io. He joins the show with @joshuakgoldberg.com to talk about the state of package management for web dev. @kochan.io softwareengineeringdaily.com/2025/09/18/p...
pnpm with Zoltan Kochan - Software Engineering Daily
Traditional package management systems for JavaScript have faced several inefficiencies related to dependency storage, resolution, and project performance. pnpm is a fast, disk-efficient package manag...
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After recent npm supply chain attacks, @pnpm.io 10.16 adds a setting for delayed dependency updates. Tools like Taze and npm-check-updates are testing similar “maturity” options, hinting at a cautious new trend in #JavaScript package management. socket.dev/blog/pnpm-10... #NodeJS
pnpm 10.16 Adds New Setting for Delayed Dependency Updates -...
pnpm's new minimumReleaseAge setting delays package updates to prevent supply chain attacks, with other tools like Taze and NCU following suit.
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I feel like pnpm will eventually grow from being a "npm alternative" to being a "nix alternative" but "pnix" doesn't sound appropriate 😂
With the changes to the lockfile format and the new types of fetchers that were added to pnpm, now it is really easy to make pnpm an installer for anything bsky.app/profile/pnpm...
pnpm@pnpm.io · last yr.pnpm v10.14 is shipped with support for runtime engine installation. Node, Deno, and Bun are supported. pnpm.io/blog/release...
when you open a service you've been using for a decade only to find it out it caught the virus
I am thinking about a better name for the pnpm "virtual store". Which is where the dependency is written with its unique dependency graph. I couldn't find any prior art to this. Maybe "Package Context" could work. Or "fully resolved package store" but that's long.
Many packages request funding by printing message with postinstall scripts. What if instead of requesting funding we would promote sponsors? After all, we want companies to sponsor open source projects as they are the ones that make profit from it.
A lot of packages use postinstall scripts for printing out messages about funding. Could there be a better way to do this? pnpm doesn't even print the outputs from these scripts.
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@kochan.io's talk about configDependencies made me realize we forgot to document remote plugins on the Yarn website 🙈
Ton of npm libs use github.com/cosmiconfig/... to load their config files. But, today I learned, if nodejs dies, the temporarily file created by cosmiconfig remains 🤷♂️ I fixed this locally in 5 mins thanks to the amazing patch ability of @pnpm.io (kudos @kochan.io!) and the LLMs era of code editors
GitHub - cosmiconfig/cosmiconfig: Find and load configuration from a package.json property, rc file, TypeScript module, and more!
Find and load configuration from a package.json property, rc file, TypeScript module, and more! - cosmiconfig/cosmiconfig
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So... I was working on making @pnpm.io a tad faster 😜 youtu.be/pNDFfJvaubY?...
A short demo of pnpm's speed with a new experimental option
YouTube video by pnpm
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I have copied over the list of trusted dependencies maintained by bun. So, you can use it with @pnpm.io if you want: github.com/pnpm/trusted...
GitHub - pnpm/trusted-deps
Contribute to pnpm/trusted-deps development by creating an account on GitHub.
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I have searched Github for usages of "config dependencies". Found a single project for now: github.com/PSDTools/psd... This is a hook that removes polyfills from dependencies if they are not needed.
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We’re excited to share that the @nodejs.org website (nodejs.org) now builds using @pnpm.io! This switch has led to faster CI builds and more efficient dependency management.
Node.js — Run JavaScript Everywhere
Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
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I am wondering if we should always use some custom protocols like "kahuna:" when the registry is not the public npm registry. So package.json would get something like this:
