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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against np@12.1.0. Markdown · JSON

No JS entry point No JavaScript entry point

np does not expose a JavaScript entry point in package.json. It is likely a CLI, a stylesheet, a type-definition package, or an asset bundle, so require() and import are not the way to use it.

What to do

  1. Do not require() or import np: it has no JavaScript entry point. Use it as a CLI (npx np), a stylesheet, an asset, or a type-definition package as its README describes.
  2. TypeScript: no types are available for np; declare the module yourself if you need them.
Latest
12.1.0 (Sep 1, 2026)
Module format
No JS entry point
Last CommonJS version
3.1.0
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>=22
Weekly downloads
134K
License
MIT

Does np@12.1.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("np")import "np"
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 1.4.0✗ failsError✗ failsError

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 np

ES modules (import)

import * as np from "np";

CommonJS (require)

Not applicable.

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm, corrected where a runtime test of that version contradicted them (111 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
5.1.0 – 12.1.0No JS entry pointSep 13, 2019

Frequently asked

Is np ESM-only?

np@12.1.0 has no importable main entry. np does not expose a JavaScript entry point in package.json. It is likely a CLI, a stylesheet, a type-definition package, or an asset bundle, so require() and import are not the way to use it.

Does np work in Bun?

Importing np failed in Bun 1.4.0 on Sep 9, 2026: error: Cannot find package 'np' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/np/imp.mjs'

Does np ship TypeScript types?

No. np ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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