pnpm Workspaces

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Manage pnpm workspaces, dependencies, and package publishing.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentIntermediate
7/25/2026
Claude CodeCursorWindsurfCopilotCodex
#pnpm#monorepo#workspaces#dependency-management#package-publishing

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Automated summary

Gives practical guidance and commands for configuring and managing pnpm workspaces: filter-scoped installs, recursive script runs, peer dependencies, package publishing, and node_modules optimization.

Strengths

  • Provides copy-ready command recipes (pnpm add --filter, pnpm -r build, pnpm --filter <pkg> build)
  • Includes the essential config snippets: pnpm-workspace.yaml and private root package.json scripts
  • Covers peer dependencies, publishing, and node_modules optimization rather than installs alone
  • Organizes help around concrete processes (monorepo-setup, dependency-management, package-publishing)

Limitations

  • Does not address migrating from npm/yarn workspaces or resolving lockfile conflicts
  • Stays shallow on advanced pnpm features such as catalogs, overrides, and CI caching
  • Assumes Bash access and an existing pnpm project; not useful for single-package repos
When to use it

Use it when setting up or maintaining a pnpm monorepo with multiple apps and shared packages.

When not to use it

Avoid it when the project relies on npm/yarn workspaces or contains only a single package.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score75/100

The skill provides standard pnpm workspace configuration and dependency management commands. It declares Bash but only for benign package management operations; no destructive, exfiltrating, or obfuscated actions are present.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Bootstrap a monorepo
Set up a pnpm workspace monorepo with apps/* and packages/*, make the root package private, and add a root build script that runs recursively across all packages.
Scoped dependency install
Add lodash to the @repo/web package only using a pnpm filter, and explain why it shouldn't end up in the other workspace packages.
Debug a filtered build
pnpm -r build fails in one package. Show me how to run the build only for @repo/ui and help me interpret any peer dependency warnings pnpm prints.

name: pnpm-workspaces description: pnpm workspace patterns and dependency management. allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep

pnpm Workspaces Skill

Expert assistance for pnpm workspace management.

Capabilities

  • Configure workspaces
  • Manage dependencies
  • Handle peer dependencies
  • Publish packages
  • Optimize node_modules

Configuration

# pnpm-workspace.yaml
packages:
  - 'apps/*'
  - 'packages/*'
// package.json
{
  "name": "root",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "build": "pnpm -r build",
    "dev": "pnpm -r --parallel dev"
  }
}

Commands

# Install in workspace
pnpm add lodash --filter @repo/web

# Run in all packages
pnpm -r build

# Run in specific package
pnpm --filter @repo/ui build

Target Processes

  • monorepo-setup
  • dependency-management
  • package-publishing

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