--- title: Create NPM packages with Ease. | daily.dev description: A starter template project bundles the tooling needed to build and publish modern NPM packages with TypeScript, including tsdown for builds, dual CJS/ESM... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/create-npm-packages-with-ease--ofzuq8yvg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Create NPM packages with Ease. | daily.dev og:description: A starter template project bundles the tooling needed to build and publish modern NPM packages with TypeScript, including tsdown for builds, dual CJS/ESM... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/create-npm-packages-with-ease--ofzuq8yvg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oFZUQ8yvg.png og:image:alt: Create NPM packages with Ease. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create NPM packages with Ease. **[Nuxt](https://daily.dev/sources/nuxt)** · [@yeasin2002](https://daily.dev/yeasin2002) · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A starter template project bundles the tooling needed to build and publish modern NPM packages with TypeScript, including tsdown for builds, dual CJS/ESM output, Vitest for testing, ESLint and Prettier for code quality, Husky and Commitlint for commit hygiene, Changesets for versioning, GitHub Actions for CI/CD, and Dependabot for dependency updates. ## Content # NPM Starter A production-ready starter template for creating modern NPM packages with TypeScript, featuring comprehensive tooling for testing, formatting, type-checking, and automated releases. Starter Template Github repo: https://github.com/yeasin2002/npm-starter ## ✨ Features ### Build & Type System - **📦 TypeScript 5.9+** - Proper TypeScript support - **⚡ tsdown** - Rust based Lightning-fast builds - **🔍 Export Validation** - Ensure package exports work correctly with [@arethetypeswrong/cli](https://github.com/arethetypeswrong/arethetypeswrong.github.io) - **📚 Dual Module Format** - Full CommonJS and ESM support for maximum compatibility ### Testing & Quality - **🧪 Vitest** - **🎨 Prettier** - Consistent code formatting with all necessary rules - **🔧 ESLint** - TypeScript-aware linting with type-checked rules - **📏 size-limit** - Monitor and control bundle size ### Automation & Workflow - **🪝 Husky + lint-staged** - Pre-commit hooks for automatic formatting and linting - **✅ Commitlint** - Enforce conventional commits for better changelogs - **📝 Changesets** - Automated version management and changelog generation - **🤖 GitHub Actions** - Complete CI/CD pipeline for testing and releases - **🔄 Dependabot** - Weekly automated dependency updates with proper grouping ### Documentation & Developer Experience - **📖 TypeDoc** - Auto-generated API documentation from JSDoc comments - **🐛 VS Code Integration** - Debug configurations and recommended extensions - **🔒 Security Audits** - Automated dependency scanning ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Build and publish a TypeScript package to npm](https://daily.dev/posts/build-and-publish-a-typescript-package-to-npm-x7yihxfvp) · Flavio Copes · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Create and Publish an NPM Package Automatically](https://daily.dev/posts/create-and-publish-an-npm-package-automatically-myjtzzfom) · Telerik · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [pnpm 11 cuts the npm umbilical cord](https://daily.dev/posts/pnpm-11-cuts-the-npm-umbilical-cord-vhucinbuf) · Bytes by ui.dev · 50 upvotes · 5 comments - [Vite\+ guide: One CLI for JavaScript tooling](https://daily.dev/posts/vite-guide-one-cli-for-javascript-tooling-mtt5yehtp) · LogRocket · 4 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript), [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#npm](https://daily.dev/tags/npm), [#vitest](https://daily.dev/tags/vitest) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/create-npm-packages-with-ease--ofzuq8yvg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/create-npm-packages-with-ease--ofzuq8yvg","headline":"Create NPM packages with Ease.","text":"A starter template project bundles the tooling needed to build and publish modern NPM packages with TypeScript, including tsdown for builds, dual CJS/ESM output, Vitest for testing, ESLint and Prettier for code quality, Husky and Commitlint for commit hygiene, Changesets for versioning, GitHub Actions for CI/CD, and Dependabot for dependency updates.","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/create-npm-packages-with-ease--ofzuq8yvg","datePublished":"2026-07-11T03:22:59.157Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T21:18:43.749Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Md Kawsar Islam Yeasin","url":"https://daily.dev/yeasin2002","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--YBR0uS9z--/f_auto/v1754719924/avatars/avatar_Fq1AEZL3qOXngayuyk9au?_a=BAMClqZW0","description":"Aspiring Software Developer || TypeScript - NextJS, Express 🖤","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":1360}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--V-YdyXP_--/f_auto/v1764321625/posts/yhgXoZjpd?_a=BAMAK+ZW0","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://daily.dev/squads/nuxt","name":"Nuxt"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nuxt","item":"https://daily.dev/squads/nuxt"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Create NPM packages with Ease."}]} ```