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Agent Skills: nvm Global Packages

Migrate npm global packages between Node versions using reinstall-packages-from, and define a default-packages file to auto-install globals on every new version. Use when the user asks about keeping global packages after switching Node versions, setting up default npm packages, or troubleshooting missing global packages after nvm install.

UncategorizedID: teachingai/full-stack-skills/nvm-global-packages

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Skill Metadata

Name
nvm-global-packages
Description
"Migrate npm global packages between Node versions using reinstall-packages-from, and define a default-packages file to auto-install globals on every new version. Use when the user asks about keeping global packages after switching Node versions, setting up default npm packages, or troubleshooting missing global packages after nvm install."

nvm Global Packages

Manage global npm packages across Node version switches to avoid losing tools like eslint, typescript, or pm2.

Workflow

  1. Migrate global packages when installing a new version:

    # Install Node 20 and copy global packages from Node 18
nvm install 20 --reinstall-packages-from=18

# Verify packages migrated
npm list -g --depth=0

  2. Configure default-packages for automatic installation on every new version:

    # Create the default-packages file
cat > "$NVM_DIR/default-packages" << 'EOF'
typescript
eslint
pm2
nodemon
EOF

# New installs will auto-install these packages
nvm install 22  # typescript, eslint, pm2, nodemon installed automatically

  3. Verify and validate global packages:

    npm list -g --depth=0

Warning: Global packages are version-specific. Switching versions without --reinstall-packages-from means previously installed globals will not be available.

Example file map

  • examples/migrate-global-packages.md - Migration between versions
  • examples/default-global-packages.md - Default packages file setup

Keywords

global packages, default-packages, reinstall-packages-from, npm global, consistency