# Install gluegun with npm

A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs. Version 5.2.2 via npm; verified 2025-11-24.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:gluegun
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g gluegun
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:gluegun
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/gluegun>
- **Version:** 5.2.2
- **Source summary:** A delightful toolkit for building Node-powered CLIs.
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/infinitered/gluegun#readme>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/infinitered/gluegun>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/infinitered/gluegun#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/gluegun/-/gluegun-5.2.2.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/infinitered/gluegun/issues>
- **Published:** 2025-11-24T19:02:22.991Z
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-24T19:02:22.991Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- gluegun (cli)
- gluegun (alias)

## Dependencies

- apisauce
- app-module-path
- cli-table3
- colors
- cosmiconfig
- cross-spawn
- ejs
- enquirer
- execa
- fs-jetpack
- lodash
- ora
- pluralize
- semver
- which
- yargs-parser

## Build dependencies

- @semantic-release/git
- @types/cli-table2
- @types/jest
- @types/node
- @types/pluralize
- @types/sinon
- @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin
- @typescript-eslint/parser
- cpy-cli
- eslint
- eslint-config-prettier
- eslint-config-standard
- eslint-plugin-import
- eslint-plugin-jest
- eslint-plugin-node
- eslint-plugin-promise
- eslint-plugin-standard
- expect
- husky
- jest
- jest-mock
- lint-staged
- mock-stdin
- prettier
- rimraf
- semantic-release
- sinon
- strip-ansi
- temp-write
- ts-jest
- ts-node
- typescript
- unique-temp-dir

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Lifecycle scripts: prepare
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 5.2.2
- Package-manager updated: 2025-11-24
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/infinitered/gluegun
- notice: The package-manager record has not changed recently.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gluegun. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 5.2.2, Next: 6.0.0-alpha.4
- **Version Count:** 110
- **Maintainers:** infinitered-owner, silasjmatson, kevinvangelder, kevinvangelder2, leonskim, jamonholmgren, derekgreenberg, ryanlntn, gantman, robinheinze, rmevans9, carlinisaacson
- **Author:** Infinite Red, Inc.
- **Publisher:** infinitered-owner
- **Integrity:** sha512-7B96fHXlxMEs2DK5Xe1EFa93bUZPal3LbZvY4vjBaLt10LUuNefGt7m19MN5IlxD6vV8Bi4y5anvwtbyz51/vw==
- **Shasum:** 953782651180da316f0955bc06e1c622d0fff2f5
- **Unpacked Size:** 386,215
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2016-12-07T17:52:43.867Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2025-11-24T19:02:22.991Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-05-29T14:20:36.546Z


## Related links

- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [autocannon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/autocannon/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, cli-table3, cross, developer, developer-tools.
- [cypress-parallel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/cypress-parallel/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cli-table3, colors, cross, cross-spawn.
- [hygen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/hygen/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, ejs, enquirer.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph