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yargs
yargs the modern, pirate-themed successor to optimist.

JavaScript · 11504 stars
yargs-parser
:muscle: the mighty option parser used by yargs

JavaScript · 519 stars
cliui
easily create complex multi-column command-line-interfaces.

JavaScript · 395 stars
y18n
:ledger: the bare-bones i18n library used by yargs

JavaScript · 154 stars
yargs-unparser
convert back a yargs argv object to its original array form

JavaScript · 20 stars

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Package dependencies not mentioned in the docs for v18.x.x Open

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yargs/yargs#2589 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 11, 2026
main field not exits on package.json at 9.0.1 version Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 76/100

yargs/cliui#196 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 14, 2026
Hidden option revealed for implies Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

yargs/yargs#2540 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 2, 2026
Add dark mode support Open

feature request

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

yargs/yargs#2526 · Opened Apr 4, 2026
Boolean arguments read via environment variables do not support no-prefixed variants Open

enhancement

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yargs/yargs#2501 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 19, 2025
Consider adopting npm trusted publishing Open

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yargs/yargs#2488 · Opened Sep 28, 2025
Consider adopting npm trusted publishing Open

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yargs/yargs-parser#518 · Opened Sep 28, 2025
Consider adopting npm trusted publishing Open

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yargs/y18n#176 · Opened Sep 28, 2025
Consider adopting npm trusted publishing Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/cliui#182 · Opened Sep 27, 2025
Including command in TypeScript type? Open

typescript

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

yargs/yargs#2487 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 24, 2025
Consider replacing wrap-ansi with fast-wrap-ansi Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

yargs/cliui#177 · 6 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Aug 4, 2025
unknown command giving the wrong error message with .strict() and .strictCommands()? Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

yargs/yargs#2481 · 7 comments · Opened Jul 27, 2025
commandDir() is ESM incompatible Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

yargs/yargs#2479 · 2 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Jul 23, 2025
Docs Update Open

docs

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 50/100

yargs/yargs#2478 · 4 comments · Opened Jul 14, 2025
Multiple arguments are incremented if they are equal to 1. Open

bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 48/100

yargs/yargs-parser#506 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 26, 2025
Nested arguments lead to unknown argument error Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2472 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 19, 2025
task: ensure wrapping is working in browser (it's okay if it doesnt). Open

task

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yargs/cliui#170 · Opened Mar 16, 2025
Multiple calls to choices should not create duplicate choices for same option Open

docs

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

yargs/yargs#2454 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 1, 2025
`getHelp` should support `args?: string | string[]` similar to `parse(args)` Open

enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

yargs/yargs#2450 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 7, 2025
The docs suggest .showHidden(false) should hide the hidden options but it does not Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

yargs/yargs#2449 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 25, 2025
Option's `type` parameter types the option too optimistically. Open

typescript

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2437 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 18, 2024
`halt-at-non-option` is not working as expected. Open

bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

yargs/yargs#2423 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 6, 2024
Quotes are stripped from options but not positional arguments Open

bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

yargs/yargs#2416 · 1 comment · Opened May 31, 2024
Generate zsh autoload completion function file Open

enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

yargs/yargs#2402 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 26, 2024
Incorrect typing when using a default function Open

bug DefinitelyTyped

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

yargs/yargs#2401 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 19, 2024
Calling `.version()` in a monorepo reads version from the root `package.json` Open

enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

yargs/yargs#2400 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 15, 2024
Default to parsing command-line arguments for yargs factory too Open

enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

yargs/yargs#2399 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 12, 2024
Help is shown if async command handler fails Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

yargs/yargs#2394 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Mar 21, 2024
Please export `YargsInstance` from `deno.ts` as well Open

deno enhancement typescript

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2391 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 5, 2024
Dynamic completions Open

enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2390 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 31, 2024
Incorrect parsing of options with escaped quotes Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

yargs/yargs-parser#484 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 25, 2023
Middleware type definitions don’t match actual API Open

DefinitelyTyped typescript

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2360 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Sep 16, 2023
show-hidden broken if parser has strip-dashed config Open

bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2356 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 6, 2023
Should npm run script `check` run after `test`? Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/cliui#141 · 1 comment · Opened May 14, 2023
Expose more final types Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/cliui#131 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 18, 2023
parsing and then unparsing removes `=` Open

bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs-unparser#86 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 14, 2023
How to debug completion function Open

question

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2300 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 14, 2023
feat: allow module to be provided for completions API Open

feature request

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2298 · Opened Feb 13, 2023
`negation-prefix` does not work with `short-option-groups` Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

yargs/yargs-parser#468 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 11, 2023
Type for args not set properly when using default command ($0) Open

bug DefinitelyTyped p2 typescript

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2292 · 6 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Jan 25, 2023
argv._ contains file path when process is a forked child of an electron process Open

question

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yargs/yargs#2287 · 12 comments · Opened Jan 7, 2023
Nested `commandDir` with Typescript requires `visit` function to work Open

bug typescript

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2267 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 21, 2022
bash completion: negative boolean options does not auto complete Open

bug Help Wanted p2

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 64/100

yargs/yargs#2254 · 5 comments · Opened Oct 21, 2022
Deprecated command flag is not mentioned in the command help Open

bug p1

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 55/100

yargs/yargs#2248 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 11, 2022
Command flag deprecated not well documented Open

docs

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

yargs/yargs#2246 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 11, 2022
Async config parsing function Open

wontfix

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

yargs/yargs#2234 · 5 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Sep 9, 2022
Option columns in help text don't have enough separation Open

feature request

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 48/100

yargs/yargs#2228 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 22, 2022
middleware applied before validation is called multiple times Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2223 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 11, 2022
UI/UX ~ avoid Deno permissions prompt when importing module Open

feature request

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 25/100

yargs/yargs#2216 · Opened Jul 27, 2022
help output for commands wraps at half of wrap() Open

bug p2

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

yargs/yargs#2204 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 28, 2022

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