Introduction
Patch Pulse is a suite of tools that help you keep your npm dependencies up to date.
What’s in the ecosystem?
Section titled “What’s in the ecosystem?”| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| CLI | Zero-dependency command-line tool to scan your project for outdated packages |
| GitHub Action | Automatically open PRs for outdated dependencies on a schedule |
| VS Code Extension | Inline version information directly in your package.json files |
| Slack Bot | Get Slack release alerts for packages your workspace tracks |
| Discord Bot | Get Discord release alerts in your server channels |
Core concepts
Section titled “Core concepts”Patch Pulse checks your dependencies against the npm registry and tells you which packages have newer versions available — breaking them down by patch, minor, and major updates so you can decide what to act on.
It is monorepo-aware: running from the root of a workspace will scan every package.json found under the project, with full support for pnpm catalog: entries.
Quick start
Section titled “Quick start”The fastest way to try it is with the CLI — no install required:
npx patch-pulseSee the CLI overview to dive deeper.