Commands & Flags
npx patch-pulse [flags]--help, -h
Section titled “--help, -h”Print usage information and exit.
npx patch-pulse --help--version, -v
Section titled “--version, -v”Print the current CLI version and exit.
npx patch-pulse --version--about
Section titled “--about”Print information about Patch Pulse and exit.
npx patch-pulse --about--license, -l
Section titled “--license, -l”Print the license and exit.
npx patch-pulse --license--interactive, -i / --no-interactive
Section titled “--interactive, -i / --no-interactive”Show an interactive update prompt after the dependency summary.
npx patch-pulse --interactivenpx patch-pulse --no-interactiveCLI flags override the interactive setting in your config file.
--skip, -s
Section titled “--skip, -s”Comma-separated list of package names or glob patterns to skip.
npx patch-pulse --skip "lodash,@types/*"Merged with any skip entries in your config file.
--package-manager
Section titled “--package-manager”Override auto-detected package manager. Accepted values: npm, pnpm, yarn, bun.
npx patch-pulse --package-manager pnpm--project
Section titled “--project”Focus on a single workspace project by path or package name.
npx patch-pulse --project packages/appnpx patch-pulse --project my-app--expand
Section titled “--expand”In a monorepo, print the full dependency list for every workspace — including those that are up to date.
npx patch-pulse --expand--hide-clean
Section titled “--hide-clean”Hide workspaces that have no outdated dependencies from the output.
npx patch-pulse --hide-clean--json
Section titled “--json”Output results as JSON instead of the human-readable terminal display. Useful for scripts, CI, or editor integrations.
npx patch-pulse --jsonWhen running through the root pnpm script, use pnpm -s to suppress pnpm’s banner before the JSON:
pnpm -s pp -- --json--fail
Section titled “--fail”Exit with code 1 if any outdated packages are found. Use as a CI gate.
npx patch-pulse --failnpx patch-pulse --json --fail