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Stops npm from publishing .env and other secret files by configuring .npmignore or the files whitelist, verifying with a dry run, and rotating anything already published. Not for registry auth issues.
Restores a deleted package-lock.json so npm ci can run again. Use it when an agent or operator deleted the lockfile and npm ci fails on its absence. Key trigger: npm ci errors about a missing lockfile while package.json is intact. Not for lockfiles that exist but are corrupt or out of sync; those need a different repa…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent edited package.json by hand and forgot the lockfile; CI failed and it blamed the registry - [agent tried to rebase its upgrade PR, hit a package-lock.json conflict it couldn't resolve, and forc…
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: npm ci fails: package-lock.json missing after the agent deleted it —
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent ran npm update in the workspace root - hoisting moved the dep and three workspaces broke - [agent upgraded a transitive dep via npm overrides but didn't record why; the next agent removed the o…
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent ran npm update in the workspace root — hoisting moved the dep
Problem outcome: unknown
Repairs workspaces broken by a root-level npm update. Use it when hoisting moved a dependency and workspace packages fail to resolve it. Key trigger: failures start in workspace packages right after npm update ran at the root. Not for: a genuinely incompatible version bump, which breaks workspaces no matter where you …
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent upgraded a transitive dep via npm overrides but didn't record why; the next agent removed the override and the... - [agent's monorepo bump updated the root lockfile but not the nested workspace…
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent ran npm update in the workspace root — hoisting moved the
Problem outcome: unknown
Shrinks an upgrade PR that accidentally committed node_modules. Use it when a dependency PR shows tens of thousands of files. Key trigger: the PR diff is dominated by node_modules paths. Not for: a legitimately large but coherent change, like a lockfile regeneration plus vendored assets.
The stale-SBOM repair skill for release pipelines. Use it when a release SBOM lists an old dependency version even though the lockfile was bumped. Key trigger: the SBOM component version and the lockfile version disagree for the same package. Not for: license-scan false positives or SBOM content debates unrelated to v…
Recovers from npm audit fix dying mid-run with ERESOLVE: restoring the lockfile from git, reinstalling clean, and applying the security fixes one package at a time instead of letting audit fix rewrite the tree blindly. Use when audit fix breaks the tree with peer-dependency conflicts. Not for ERESOLVE on plain npm ins…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - npm audit fix: "npm ERR! code EOVERRIDE - override conflicts with the audit fix" - "npm ERR! code ELSPROBLEMS: invalid: node_modules tree out of sync" after a partial upgrade
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: npm audit fix fails with npm ERR! code ERESOLVE and leaves the tree hal
Problem outcome: unknown
Diagnoses npm audit disagreeing between local and CI: the two runs query different registries (or different metadata snapshots), so advisory data differs. Covers comparing registry configs, clearing stale caches, and pinning both sides to the same registry. Use when local and CI audit counts diverge. Not for lockfile …
Explains why osv-scanner --recursive comes back empty on yarn v4 (berry) monorepos: the v4 lockfile format is not parsed, so the scan silently covers nothing. Covers scanning package.json manifests explicitly and confirming parsed counts. Use when osv-scanner finds nothing in a yarn berry repo. Not for genuinely clean…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dependabot-style agent opened one PR per patch version: 30 PRs in a day, the CI queue choked and maintainers... - [agent ignored the deprecation warnings in npm output and missed that the package was…
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dependabot opened a PR bumping a package to a version that already had
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes dependabot rejecting the entire dependabot.yml over the allow key: allow must be a list of objects with dependency-name entries, not a bare list of strings. Covers the correct shape and validating before pushing. Use when dependabot fails config validation on $.updates.allow. Not for dependabot update-job failur…
Shows how to reconcile different vulnerability counts from npm audit and snyk on the same package.json. Use it when two scanners disagree on how many vulnerabilities a Node project has. Key trigger: npm audit and snyk reporting different counts for the same manifest.
Debugs npm ERR 404 Not Found for private packages in CI, covering registry config, scoped auth tokens, and lockfile drift. Reach for it when npm install can see public packages but not the private one.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - gyp ERR! stack Error: not found: make" - node-gyp rebuild failed during npm upgrade in CI - Anthropic 404 not_found_error: check the path, the IDs, and whether the model still exists
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: npm ERR! 404 Not Found for a private package in CI: registry debugging
Problem outcome: unknown
Shows how to reconcile different vulnerability counts from npm audit and snyk on the same package.json. Use it when two scanners disagree on how many vulnerabilities a Node project has. Key trigger: npm audit and snyk reporting different counts for the same manifest.
Fixes osv-scanner failing to find any lockfiles when run from a subdirectory. Use it when the scanner reports no package sources even though the repo has lockfiles. Key trigger: running osv-scanner from a folder that contains no lockfile itself.