[BUG] Cannot find module '@npmcli/config'

[natesire]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

It looks like the require of that config package isn't loading. This is a clean install.

Node v20.3.1

I cannot run any npm cli commands either. This happened around the same time debugging workspaces and Windows path problems.

Expected Behavior

No response

Steps To Reproduce

1. In this environment...
2. With this config...
3. Run '...'
4. See error...

Environment

• npm:
• Node.js:
• OS Name: Windows 11
• System Model Name:
• npm config:

; copy and paste output from `npm config ls` here

Cannot run npm commands.

[TimB87]

still happening with facda25

[polyzen]

You have to first run node scripts/resetdeps.js.

[TimB87]

@polyzen thank you!
Using the tarball it throws another error for not having a git repository:

+ node scripts/resetdeps.js
INFO spawn git checkout node_modules/
fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
ERRO GitUnknownError: An unknown git error occurred
ERRO     at makeError (/home/pkgmk/work/npm/src/cli-9.8.1/node_modules/@npmcli/git/lib/make-error.js:28:13)
ERRO     at /home/pkgmk/work/npm/src/cli-9.8.1/node_modules/@npmcli/git/lib/spawn.js:37:26
ERRO     at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
ERRO     at async spawn (/home/pkgmk/work/npm/src/cli-9.8.1/scripts/util.js:72:11)
ERRO     at async cleanup (/home/pkgmk/work/npm/src/cli-9.8.1/scripts/resetdeps.js:6:3)
ERRO     at async main (/home/pkgmk/work/npm/src/cli-9.8.1/scripts/resetdeps.js:22:3)
ERRO     at async run (/home/pkgmk/work/npm/src/cli-9.8.1/scripts/util.js:166:17)
ERRO cmd: /usr/bin/git
ERRO args: --no-replace-objects checkout node_modules/
ERRO code: 128

Preferably, git wasn't a requirement. Is there a way around that?

[TimB87]

What worked for me is moving the missing directories from workspaces to node_modules:

  cp -r workspaces/config node_modules/@npmcli/
  cp -r workspaces/libnpmfund node_modules/libnpmfund
  cp -r workspaces/arborist node_modules/@npmcli/arborist

that way I was able to execute node bin/npm-cli.js

[natesire]

It seems that Node 18 fixed the issue but then the issue regressed in Node 20. I am looking at it again :) Thanks for all the awesome comments. So helpful.

[Raidoxe]

The only thing that worked for me was deleting my nodejs folder located in programfiles/nodejs and then my nvm folder located in user/AppData/Roaming/nvm. Then doing a complete re install of node js.

[NaomiN]

I am getting this error all of the sudden and cannot run any npm commands. What should I do?

Error: Cannot find module '@npmcli/arborist'
Require stack:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Nodist\npmv\9.3.1\lib\npm.js
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Nodist\npmv\9.3.1\lib\cli.js
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Nodist\npmv\9.3.1\bin\npm-cli.js
  at Function.Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:933:15)