Core Store · pnpm · antfu/skills · Skills Docs

Core Store · pnpm · antfu/skills · Skills Docs

<store-dir>/                # Global content-addressable store (pnpm store path)
└── files/
    └── <hash>/             # Files stored by content hash

project/
└── node_modules/
    ├── .pnpm/              # Virtual store (hard links to global store)
    │   ├── lodash@4.17.21/
    │   │   └── node_modules/
    │   │       └── lodash/
    │   └── express@4.18.2/
    │       └── node_modules/
    │           ├── express/
    │           └── <deps>/  # Flat structure for dependencies
    ├── lodash -> .pnpm/lodash@4.17.21/node_modules/lodash
    └── express -> .pnpm/express@4.18.2/node_modules/express

# Show store location
pnpm store path

# Remove unreferenced packages
pnpm store prune

# Check store integrity
pnpm store status

# Add package to store without installing
pnpm store add <pkg>

nodeLinker: isolated   # default: symlinked virtual store (strict, no phantom deps)
# nodeLinker: hoisted  # flat node_modules (npm-like) for tools that dislike symlinks
# nodeLinker: pnp      # Plug'n'Play, no node_modules (set `symlink: false` too)

# GitHub Actions example
- uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
  with:
    run_install: false

- name: Get pnpm store directory
  shell: bash
  run: echo "STORE_PATH=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> $GITHUB_ENV

- uses: actions/cache@v4
  with:
    path: ${{ env.STORE_PATH }}
    key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-${{ hashFiles('**/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}