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[RRFC] Let a package register its own OIDC issuer for trusted publishing Open

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npm/rfcs#924 · Opened Sep 16, 2026
[RRFC] <title> Open

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npm/rfcs#915 · Opened Aug 16, 2026
[RRFC] Explicit ecosystem claim on package.json for cross-ecosystem disambiguation Open

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npm/rfcs#913 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 25, 2026
{ "stagedVersions": { "whatever": "other", "metadata": "we wanna", "put": "here", "versions": { "1.2.3": { "manifest": "data..." }, "1.2.4": { "another": "staged manifest..." } } } }The registry will support a data structure like this: Open

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npm/rfcs#910 · Opened Jul 1, 2026
[RRFC] Allow suppressing workspace allowScripts warnings for intentional standalone workspace packages Open

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npm/rfcs#906 · Opened Jun 23, 2026
[RRFC] allowScripts Review Report Open

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npm/rfcs#897 · 5 comments · Opened Jun 13, 2026
[RRFC] Warn/Prompt/Error for configuration conflicts Open

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npm/rfcs#896 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jun 12, 2026
[RRFC] Add lifecycle hooks that can be mapped to user defined scripts (1:M) in package.json Open

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npm/rfcs#892 · Opened Jun 7, 2026
Support Trusted publishing for Github Actions Self-Hosted Runners Open

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npm/rfcs#888 · 3 reactions · Opened Jun 1, 2026
[RRFC] npm catalog Open

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npm/rfcs#872 · 4 reactions · Opened May 27, 2026
[RRFC] Support running outdated command against a package-lock without installing Open

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npm/rfcs#866 · 2 comments · Opened May 12, 2026
[RRFC] Proposal: set min-release-age default to 7 days. Open

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npm/rfcs#864 · 37 comments · 12 reactions · Opened May 8, 2026
[RRFC] Extend npm audit to detect supply chain compromise signals beyond CVEs Open

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npm/rfcs#860 · 21 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Apr 2, 2026
[RRFC] Add feature to suppress minor version changes from update-notifier Open

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npm/rfcs#859 · Opened Apr 1, 2026
[RRFC] Add an icon url field Open

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npm/rfcs#852 · 7 comments · Opened Dec 29, 2025
[RRFC] Feature Request: Adding Bitbucket Pipelines as a trusted NPM publisher Open

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npm/rfcs#846 · 5 comments · 63 reactions · Opened Nov 25, 2025
[RRFC] Disallow external dependencies on the npm registry Open

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npm/rfcs#843 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 21, 2025
[RRFC] Add --prefer-direct-exec flag for proper signal handling in npm run Open

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npm/rfcs#829 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 17, 2025
[RRFC] Support multiple registries per scope in .npmrc Open

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npm/rfcs#828 · 3 reactions · Opened Jul 30, 2025
[RRFC] Please don't store registry info in `packge-lock.json` Open

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npm/rfcs#821 · 2 comments · Opened May 1, 2025
[RRFC] Verify publisher identity for reused repository URLs Open

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npm/rfcs#818 · Opened Apr 22, 2025
[RRFC] Include a `globallink` install strategy Open

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npm/rfcs#817 · 7 comments · 7 reactions · Opened Apr 22, 2025
[FEATURE] Support `npm version --interactive` Open

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npm/rfcs#810 · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 22, 2025
[RRFC] Allow packages to declare a schema for what kind of versioning system it uses (Allow use of non-SemVer) Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

npm/rfcs#794 · 6 comments · Opened Jul 24, 2024
Sorry, maybe I missed something, I know there's the RFC meetings, but can't find the calendar for them - when is this going to be discussed? Is it better to wait for the meeting or post the questions now? Open

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npm/rfcs#790 · Opened Jul 16, 2024
[RRFC] Populate `"engines"` field during `npm init` Open

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npm/rfcs#781 · 3 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Jun 23, 2024
[RRFC] require authentication only once during one single npm publish using workspaces Open

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npm/rfcs#778 · 5 comments · Opened Jun 2, 2024
[RRFC] Allow `npm completion` under MSYS2 Open

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npm/rfcs#771 · Opened May 3, 2024
[RRFC] allowing to use engines as config variable Open

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npm/rfcs#769 · Opened Apr 18, 2024
[RRFC] Structured data for `deprecated` packages about migration paths Open

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npm/rfcs#766 · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 15, 2024
Add Logging for Http Redirects to Package Content Open

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npm/rfcs#762 · 7 reactions · Opened Mar 26, 2024
[RRFC] Add syntaxs support for [!TIP] blockquotes in markdown files in npmjs.com Open

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npm/rfcs#760 · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 18, 2024
[RRFC] Locally computed integrity values in the lockfile Open

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npm/rfcs#757 · Opened Feb 15, 2024
[RRFC] Decompose `bash` completions Open

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npm/rfcs#756 · Opened Jan 30, 2024
[RRFC] Add a Warning Message When Installing Packages into Home Directory Open

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npm/rfcs#753 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 17, 2024
[RRFC] Avoid distributing Readme.md when is not needed Open

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npm/rfcs#744 · 15 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Nov 1, 2023
[RRFC] npm audit fix should consider package source in alert delivery Open

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npm/rfcs#739 · 7 comments · Opened Oct 20, 2023
[RRFC] Support installing from only a lock file Open

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npm/rfcs#717 · 4 comments · Opened Sep 6, 2023
[RRFC] Topological Sort Open

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npm/rfcs#707 · 4 comments · Opened Jul 12, 2023
[RRFC] Build Google Wireit's script runner into npm Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

npm/rfcs#706 · 7 comments · 52 reactions · Opened Jul 7, 2023
[RRFC] New updatePolicy metadata section Open

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npm/rfcs#703 · Opened Jun 29, 2023
[RRFC] Implement equivalent of Python's PIP's REQUESTED #6463 Open

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npm/rfcs#693 · 20 comments · Opened May 18, 2023
[RRFC] Pluggable script runners Open

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npm/rfcs#691 · 6 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Apr 18, 2023
[RRFC] Accepting version references within `dependencies` and `devDependencies` Open

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npm/rfcs#677 · Opened Feb 17, 2023
[RRFC] New command for detecting availability of a package name Open

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npm/rfcs#676 · 9 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Feb 11, 2023
[RRFC] Ensure that binaries defined by the current package are recognized as available binaries inside itself by npm run Open

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npm/rfcs#673 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 7, 2023
[RRFC] `npm audit fix` should remove optional deps if necessary Open

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npm/rfcs#672 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jan 25, 2023
[RRFC] mechanism for opting in to experimental changes Open

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npm/rfcs#667 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jan 5, 2023
[RRFC] Validate ESM before npm publish Open

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npm/rfcs#665 · 48 comments · 12 reactions · Opened Jan 3, 2023
[RRFC] Set version. Don't tag per default. Open

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npm/rfcs#659 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 8, 2022

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