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2mo ago

Why I built PkgDiet

Found 3 quietly deprecated dependencies in my own project a

few weeks ago no warnings, just sitting there. That's the

whole reason this exists.

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2mo ago

PkgDiet - Catch unused, deprecated, bloated npm deps + alternatives

I found 3 quietly deprecated dependencies in my own project — no warnings, just sitting there for months. That's what pushed me to build PkgDiet. One command scans your Node.js project and flags: 🗑️ Unused dependencies 🏥 Deprecated or unhealthy packages 📦 What's bloating your node_modules 💡 Lighter, modern alternatives (moment → dayjs, etc) Free, open source, dry-run-safe by default — it never touches your files unless you explicitly confirm. npx pkgdiet — try it and tell me what it finds