Pnpm

sanity-io/pnpm

Node.js package manager with strict dependency resolution. Use when running pnpm specific commands, configuring workspaces, or managing dependencies with catalogs, patches, or overrides.

14k tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

951

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/sanity-io/next-sanity --skill pnpm

What comes with it

53 438 bytes besides the instruction

GENERATION.md

references/best-practices-ci.md

references/best-practices-migration.md

references/best-practices-performance.md

references/core-cli.md

references/core-config.md

references/core-store.md

references/core-workspaces.md

references/features-aliases.md

references/features-catalogs.md

references/features-hooks.md

references/features-overrides.md

references/features-patches.md

references/features-peer-deps.md

The instruction itself

3 sections, as written by the author

pnpm is a fast, disk space efficient package manager. It uses a content-addressable store to deduplicate packages across all projects on a machine, saving significant disk space. pnpm enforces strict dependency resolution by default, preventing phantom dependencies. Configuration should preferably be placed in pnpm-workspace.yaml for pnpm-specific settings.

Important: When working with pnpm projects, agents should check for pnpm-workspace.yaml and .npmrc files to understand workspace structure and configuration. Always use --frozen-lockfile in CI environments.

> The skill is based on pnpm 10.x, generated at 2026-01-28.

Core

| Topic | Description | Reference |

| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ |

| CLI Commands | Install, add, remove, update, run, exec, dlx, and workspace commands | core-cli |

| Configuration | pnpm-workspace.yaml, .npmrc settings, and package.json fields | core-config |

| Workspaces | Monorepo support with filtering, workspace protocol, and shared lockfile | core-workspaces |

| Store | Content-addressable storage, hard links, and disk efficiency | core-store |

Features

| Topic | Description | Reference |

| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |

| Catalogs | Centralized dependency version management for workspaces | features-catalogs |

| Overrides | Force specific versions of dependencies including transitive | features-overrides |

| Patches | Modify third-party packages with custom fixes | features-patches |

| Aliases | Install packages under custom names using npm: protocol | features-aliases |

| Hooks | Customize resolution with .pnpmfile.cjs hooks | features-hooks |

| Peer Dependencies | Auto-install, strict mode, and dependency rules | features-peer-deps |

Best Practices

| Topic | Description | Reference |

| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| CI/CD Setup | GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker, and caching strategies | best-practices-ci |

| Migration | Migrating from npm/Yarn, handling phantom deps, monorepo migration | best-practices-migration |

| Performance | Install optimizations, store caching, workspace parallelization | best-practices-performance |

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take sanity-io/pnpm from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

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