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Is @tsconfig/recommended ESM-only? Can you require() it?

A base TSConfig for working with Recommended.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against @tsconfig/recommended@1.0.13. JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version

@tsconfig/recommended ships CommonJS only. require("@tsconfig/recommended") works everywhere. import "@tsconfig/recommended" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Latest
1.0.13 (Nov 13, 2025)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.0.13
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
not declared
License
MIT

Does @tsconfig/recommended@1.0.13 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("@tsconfig/recommended") from a CommonJS file and import "@tsconfig/recommended" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("@tsconfig/recommended")import "@tsconfig/recommended"
Node.js 18✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 20✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 22✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 24✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 26✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Bun 1.4✗ failserror: Cannot find module '@tsconfig/recommended' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/@tsconfig__recommended/req.cjs'✗ failserror: Cannot find module '@tsconfig/recommended' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/@tsconfig__recommended/imp.mjs'

A failing require() on a CommonJS package usually means the package needs a browser/DOM global, a peer dependency, or a native binary that is not available in a bare Node.js process.

How to import @tsconfig/recommended

ES modules (import)

import recommended from "@tsconfig/recommended";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const recommended = require("@tsconfig/recommended");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (14 versions; the newest 14 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 1.0.13CommonJSAug 6, 2020

Frequently asked

Is @tsconfig/recommended ESM-only?

@tsconfig/recommended@1.0.13 is a CommonJS package. @tsconfig/recommended ships CommonJS only. require("@tsconfig/recommended") works everywhere. import "@tsconfig/recommended" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import @tsconfig/recommended with ES module syntax?

Yes. import recommended from "@tsconfig/recommended" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does @tsconfig/recommended work in Bun?

Importing @tsconfig/recommended failed in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026: error: Cannot find module '@tsconfig/recommended' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/@tsconfig__recommended/imp.mjs'

Does @tsconfig/recommended ship TypeScript types?

No. @tsconfig/recommended ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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