install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install corepack

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#corepack

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/corepack/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S corepack

Arch Linux sync databases · corepack · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install corepack-default

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · corepack-default · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Package acting as bridge between Node projects and their package managers

Project links

Commands and aliases

corepack

history

Project history and usage

Corepack is a Node.js package-manager shim and version manager that bridges a project to the package manager version it declares. It is most associated with Yarn and pnpm workflows, where the package.json packageManager field can select the expected tool and version.

Project history

The nodejs/corepack repository was created in 2020. Its README describes Corepack as a zero-runtime-dependency Node.js script that lets projects use Yarn, npm, and pnpm without installing each package manager globally.

Corepack was distributed with Node.js from version 14.19.0 up to, but not including, 25.0.0. That bundling made it a notable piece of Node's package-management story even for users who never installed the standalone package directly.

Adoption history

Corepack adoption followed the rise of package-manager pinning in JavaScript projects. Instead of relying on whatever yarn or pnpm binary happened to be globally installed, a project could declare the package manager in package.json and let Corepack fetch or activate a compatible version.

How it is used

Common usage is to enable Corepack, then run package-manager commands such as yarn install or pnpm install in a project. Corepack reads package.json metadata, resolves the intended package manager version, and manages cached package-manager binaries rather than acting as the dependency installer itself.

Why package nerds care

Corepack is package-nerd infrastructure about package managers themselves. It moved version pinning for Yarn and pnpm closer to the Node runtime and made the package.json packageManager field operational, which changed how distributions and CI images think about globally installed JavaScript package tools.

Timeline

2020: nodejs/corepack repository created.
2021-2022: Corepack distributed with Node.js 14.19.0 and newer supported Node release lines.
2026: v0.35.0 released upstream as Node.js no longer bundles Corepack starting with the Node 25 line.

Related projects

Corepack is related to Node.js, npm, Yarn, pnpm, the package.json packageManager field, and JavaScript CI/runtime distribution images.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:package manager

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: package.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`corepack`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.35.0

manager updated2026-05-15

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/nodejs/corepack

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/nodejs/corepacknone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:corepack
Version	0.35.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/corepack
Homepage	https://github.com/nodejs/corepack
Repository	https://github.com/nodejs/corepack
Upstream docs	https://github.com/nodejs/corepack#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/corepack/-/corepack-0.35.0.tgz
Last updated	2026-05-15T21:25:02Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	node
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	corepack
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Conflicts With	hadoop pnpm yarn
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

corepack

nix profile install nixpkgs#corepack

normalized package name match
Matched by: Corepack

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/corepack/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

corepack 0.34.6-1

Zero-runtime-dependency Node.js script

https://github.com/nodejs/corepack

sudo pacman -S corepack

License: MIT
Architecture: any
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Corepack

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: corepack from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

corepack-default 6.1-5.2

Default version of corepack

https://github.com/AdamMajer/nodejs-packaging

sudo zypper install corepack-default

License: MIT
Category: Development/Languages/NodeJS
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: nodejs-common
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Corepack

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: corepack-default from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/corepack.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install corepack with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, zypper