The latest articles on DEV Community by Om Tajne (@omtajne). https://dev.to/omtajne https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4079905%2F72082767-ca07-48c2-8ba2-ffd2d8dcb374.png https://dev.to/omtajne en Om Tajne Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:07:11 +0000 https://dev.to/omtajne/i-built-pkgdiet-a-cli-to-clean-up-your-npm-dependencies-4f41 https://dev.to/omtajne/i-built-pkgdiet-a-cli-to-clean-up-your-npm-dependencies-4f41 <p>Ever looked at your package.json and wondered:</p> <p>Do I actually need all these dependencies?</p> <p>I built PkgDiet to help answer that.</p> <p>Run:</p> <p>npx pkgdiet</p> <p>PkgDiet checks your project for:</p> <p>🗑️ Unused dependencies<br> ⚠️ Unhealthy or unmaintained packages<br> 📦 Heavy packages<br> 💡 Possible alternatives</p> <p>Instead of only asking "Is this dependency used?", PkgDiet tries to answer:</p> <p>"Is this dependency worth keeping?"</p> <p>Try it:</p> <p>npx pkgdiet</p> <p>⭐ GitHub: github.com/om-tajne/pkgdiet</p> <p>I'd love feedback from the javascript community — what feature should I add next? 👇</p> javascript npm node opensource