About

pkgr is a tiny terminal tool that lists the scripts in a package.json or the tasks in a deno.json, lets you pick one, and runs it with the right package manager in the right directory.

Why it exists

Every project calls things something different and uses a different tool: pnpm run dev, npm run start, deno task serve. pkgr removes the remembering: type pkgr, pick, press Enter.

Principles

• Small. The Linux build is a static binary of about 117 KB. Every byte has to earn its place: see the Floppy Rule and Size.
• Transparent. It prints the command it resolved and gets out of the way. The task runs attached to your terminal.
• No surprises. Nothing runs if you cancel; the exit code is the task’s own.

Status

The current release is v0.0.2. Source and issues are on GitHub. The story of how it got here is in History.