Problem: Node.js projects accumulate unused dependencies over time, leading to:

• 💾 Bloated bundle sizes (30-40% larger than necessary)
• 🐌 Slower CI/CD builds and cold starts
• 🔒 Increased security vulnerabilities from unused packages
• 💰 Wasted disk space and bandwidth

Solution: DepShield automatically detects unused dependencies, shows package sizes, calculates potential savings, and helps you maintain a clean, efficient project.

• 🔍 Accurate Detection - AST-based parsing finds unused dependencies with 95%+ accuracy
• ⚡ Lightning Fast - Scans 100+ files in under 5 seconds
• 📊 Package Size Analysis - Shows real package sizes and potential savings
• 🎨 Beautiful CLI - Intuitive, emoji-rich output that's easy to understand
• 📦 Smart Filtering - Automatically excludes build tools and common dev dependencies
• 🔧 Configurable - Customize scanning with depshield.config.json
• 🚀 CI/CD Ready - JSON export and exit codes for automation
• 🌐 Multi-Format Support - Works with JavaScript, TypeScript, ESM, CommonJS
• 🎯 Zero Dependencies (in production) - Lightweight and secure

pnpm add -g depshield

npm install -g depshield

yarn global add depshield

# Scan current directory
depshield scan
# Scan specific path
depshield scan --path ./backend
# Output JSON for CI/CD
depshield scan --json

🛡️ DepShield: Starting scan...
✔ Read package.json (my-app@1.0.0)
✔ Found 145 source files
✔ Parsed files. Found 89 unique imports
✔ Analysis complete
✓ Analyzed 145 files in 2.3s
📦 Unused Dependencies (3 found):
 • lodash (69.8 KB) - Not imported anywhere
 • moment (3.2 MB) - Not imported anywhere
 • axios (30.0 KB) - Not imported anywhere
💰 Potential Savings: 3.3 MB
💡 Recommendation:
 Review the unused dependencies above and remove them if not needed.
 Run: npm uninstall <package-name>

Check your project for known security vulnerabilities using the underlying npm audit or pnpm audit tools, but with a cleaner, summarized output.

# Run standalone audit
depshield audit
# Run audit alongside dependency scan
depshield scan --audit

DepShield supports npm workspaces and pnpm workspaces. You can scan all packages in your monorepo in one go.

# Scan all workspace packages
depshield scan --workspace

Integrate DepShield directly into your CI/CD pipeline using our official GitHub Action.

# .github/workflows/depshield.yml
name: DepShield Scan
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
 depshield:
 runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 steps:
 - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 - uses: rascal-sl/depshield@v1
 with:
 path: '.'
 audit: true
 strict: true # Fail build if issues found

Create a depshield.config.json in your project root:

{
 "include": ["src/**/*.{js,ts}", "lib/**/*.js"],
 "exclude": ["**/*.test.js", "**/*.spec.ts", "dist/**"],
 "ignorePackages": ["@types/*", "eslint-*"],
 "strictMode": false
}

# Before: 5.2s cold start
depshield scan
# Remove 3 MB of unused deps
# After: 3.1s cold start (40% faster!)

# Add to your GitHub Actions
depshield scan --json > report.json

# Scan each workspace
pnpm --filter "*" exec dep shield scan

depshield scan --json

{
 "projectName": "my-app",
 "unusedDependencies": [
 { "name": "lodash", "size": 71475, "type": "production" }
 ],
 "totalSavings": 71475
}

{
 "strictMode": true
}

Exit codes:

• 0 - No unused dependencies
• 1 - Unused dependencies found

We actively welcome contributions! Whether you're fixing bugs, improving documentation, or adding features, your help is appreciated.

• 🐛 Bug Fixes - Found an issue? We'd love your PR!
• ✨ Feature Enhancements - Have ideas? Let's discuss!
• 📝 Documentation - Help us make docs clearer
• 🧪 Testing & QA - More test coverage is always better
• 🌍 Internationalization - Support for more languages

See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.

• v0.1.0 - MVP with unused dependency detection
• v0.2.0 - Security vulnerability scanning
• v0.3.0 - GitHub Action integration
• v1.0.0 - Web dashboard
• v1.5.0 - Auto-fix PRs
• v2.0.0 - Enterprise features (SSO, audit logs)

"DepShield helped us reduce our Docker image size by 40% and cut Lambda cold starts in half!"

— Development Team at TechCorp

"Found 12 unused packages we didn't know about. Saved 15 MB and improved build times by 30%."

— Sarah Chen, Senior Developer

• Full API Documentation
• Configuration Guide
• CI/CD Integration

• Monorepos: Limited support in current version (v1.1 planned)
• Dynamic imports: String template requires not detected
• Peer dependencies: Not specially marked (planned)

See Issues for full list.

MIT © Tisankan

See LICENSE file for details.

Created by Tisankan

• Website: https://tisankan.dev
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tisankan/
• GitHub: @tisankan

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• Built with ❤️ using @babel/parser
• Inspired by depcheck and npm-check

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