## Summary
Adds an opt-in **pnpm agent** server that resolves dependencies server-side and streams only the files missing from the client's content-addressable store.
- **`@pnpm/agent.server`** — multi-process HTTP server (Node.js `cluster`) with SQLite-backed metadata and file caches
- **`@pnpm/agent.client`** — streams an NDJSON response, dispatches worker threads to fetch files while the server is still resolving
- **New config**: `agent` in `pnpm-workspace.yaml` (opt-in)
## How it works
1. Client reads integrity hashes from its local store index
2. Sends `POST /v1/install` with dependencies + store integrities
3. Server resolves the dependency tree using pnpm's `install({ lockfileOnly: true })`, with a SQLite-backed `PackageMetaCache` for fast repeat resolution
4. As each package resolves, a wrapped `storeController.requestPackage` looks up its files and immediately streams digests the client is missing (NDJSON `D` lines)
5. Client reads the stream line by line; digest batches fill up and dispatch worker threads to `POST /v1/files` — file downloads overlap with server-side resolution
6. After resolution, server sends index entries (`I` lines) and lockfile (`L` line)
7. Client writes index entries to store, then runs headless install with a wrapped `fetchPackage` that calls `readPkgFromCafs` with `verifyStoreIntegrity: false` (files are trusted from the agent)
8. `/v1/files` response is gzip-streamed (274MB → ~80MB) — server pipes through `createGzip`, worker pipes through `createGunzip`, parsing and writing files to CAFS as data arrives
## Performance
1351-package project, cold local store, warm server (localhost):
| Scenario | Time |
|----------|------|
| Vanilla pnpm install (cold OS cache) | ~48s |
| Vanilla pnpm install (warm OS cache) | ~34s |
| With pnpm agent (consistent) | **~33s** |
### Key optimizations
1. **SQLite metadata cache** — server-side resolution drops from ~3.4s to ~0.9s
2. **SQLite file store** — consistent read performance regardless of OS file cache state
3. **Streaming `/v1/install`** — file digests stream during resolution, downloads start before resolution finishes
4. **Gzip-streamed `/v1/files`** — whole-stream gzip (274MB → ~80MB), significant savings on remote servers
5. **Worker-thread streaming HTTP** — workers pipe gzip → parse → write to CAFS as data arrives, no buffering
6. **No rehashing** — server-provided digests used directly, skipping 33K SHA-512 computations
7. **No re-verification** — wrapped `fetchPackage` calls `readPkgFromCafs` with `verifyStoreIntegrity: false`
8. **Direct `writeFileSync` with `wx`** — no stat + temp + rename
9. **Pre-packed msgpack** — server sends raw store index buffers, client writes directly to SQLite
10. **WAL checkpoint** — ensures store index entries written by agent are visible to headless install's worker threads
## Usage
Start the server:
```bash
node agent/server/lib/bin.js
```
Configure in `pnpm-workspace.yaml`:
```yaml
agent: http://localhost:4873
```
* feat: add runtimeOnFail setting
Adds a `runtimeOnFail` config setting ('ignore' | 'warn' | 'error' |
'download') that overrides the `onFail` field on `devEngines.runtime`
and `engines.runtime` in the root project's package.json. This makes
it possible to opt into (or out of) runtime auto-download without
changing the project manifest.
* fix: skip runtime download when version is missing
Without a version, convertEnginesRuntimeToDependencies would write
`runtime:undefined` into the manifest. Warn and skip instead.
* feat: apply runtimeOnFail override during install
The config reader override only mutates the context's rootProjectManifest,
but installDeps reads the manifest fresh via tryReadProjectManifest and
findWorkspaceProjects. Apply the override there too so `runtimeOnFail`
actually affects what gets installed. Adds an e2e test covering both
download and ignore overrides through the real CLI bundle.
* fix: ensure PNPM_HOME/bin is in PATH during pnpm setup
When upgrading from old pnpm (global bin = PNPM_HOME) to new pnpm
(global bin = PNPM_HOME/bin), `pnpm setup` would fail because the
spawned `pnpm add -g` checks that the global bin dir is in PATH.
Prepend PNPM_HOME/bin to PATH in the spawned process env so the
check passes during the transition.
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* chore: update pnpm to v11 beta 2
* chore: update pnpm to v11 beta 2
* chore: update pnpm to v11 beta 2
* chore: update pnpm to v11 beta 2
* fix: lint
* refactor: rename _-prefixed scripts to .-prefixed scripts
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* fix: update root package.json to use .test instead of _test
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* ci: update action-setup
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* chore: update all dependencies to latest versions
Update all outdated dependencies across the monorepo catalog and fix
breaking changes from major version bumps.
Notable updates:
- ESLint 9 → 10 (fix custom rule API, disable new no-useless-assignment)
- @stylistic/eslint-plugin 4 → 5 (auto-fixed indent changes)
- @cyclonedx/cyclonedx-library 9 → 10 (adapt to removed SPDX API)
- esbuild 0.25 → 0.27
- TypeScript 5.9.2 → 5.9.3
- Various @types packages, test utilities, and build tools
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* fix: update unified/remark/mdast imports for v11/v4 API changes
Update imports in get-release-text for the new ESM named exports:
- mdast-util-to-string: default → { toString }
- unified: default → { unified }
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* fix: resolve typecheck errors from dependency updates
- isexe v4: use named import { sync } instead of default export
- remark-parse/remark-stringify v11: add vfile as packageExtension
dependency so TypeScript can resolve type declarations
- get-release-text: remove unused @ts-expect-error directives
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* fix: revert runtime dependency major version bumps
Revert major version bumps for runtime dependencies that are bundled
into pnpm to fix test failures where pnpm add silently fails:
- bin-links: keep ^5.0.0 (was ^6.0.0)
- cli-truncate: keep ^4.0.0 (was ^5.2.0)
- delay: keep ^6.0.0 (was ^7.0.0)
- filenamify: keep ^6.0.0 (was ^7.0.1)
- find-up: keep ^7.0.0 (was ^8.0.0)
- isexe: keep 2.0.0 (was 4.0.0)
- normalize-newline: keep 4.1.0 (was 5.0.0)
- p-queue: keep ^8.1.0 (was ^9.1.0)
- ps-list: keep ^8.1.1 (was ^9.0.0)
- string-length: keep ^6.0.0 (was ^7.0.1)
- symlink-dir: keep ^7.0.0 (was ^9.0.0)
- terminal-link: keep ^4.0.0 (was ^5.0.0)
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* fix: restore runtime dependency major version bumps
Re-apply all runtime dependency major version bumps that were
previously reverted. All packages maintain their default exports
except isexe v4 which needs named imports.
Updated runtime deps:
- bin-links: ^5.0.0 → ^6.0.0
- cli-truncate: ^4.0.0 → ^5.2.0
- delay: ^6.0.0 → ^7.0.0
- filenamify: ^6.0.0 → ^7.0.1
- find-up: ^7.0.0 → ^8.0.0
- isexe: 2.0.0 → 4.0.0 (fix: use named import { sync })
- normalize-newline: 4.1.0 → 5.0.0
- p-queue: ^8.1.0 → ^9.1.0
- ps-list: ^8.1.1 → ^9.0.0
- string-length: ^6.0.0 → ^7.0.1
- symlink-dir: ^7.0.0 → ^9.0.0
- terminal-link: ^4.0.0 → ^5.0.0
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* fix: revert tempy to 3.0.0 to fix bundle hang
tempy 3.2.0 pulls in temp-dir 3.0.0 which uses async fs.realpath()
inside its module init. When bundled by esbuild into the __esm lazy
init pattern, this causes a deadlock during module initialization,
making the pnpm binary hang silently on startup.
Keeping tempy at 3.0.0 which uses temp-dir 2.x (sync fs.realpathSync).
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* docs: add comment explaining why tempy cannot be upgraded
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* fix: revert nock to 13.3.4 for node-fetch compatibility
nock 14 changed its HTTP interception mechanism in a way that doesn't
properly intercept node-fetch requests, causing audit tests to hang
waiting for responses that are never intercepted.
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* docs: add comment explaining why nock cannot be upgraded
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* fix: update symlink-dir imports for v10 ESM named exports
symlink-dir v10 removed the default export and switched to named
exports: { symlinkDir, symlinkDirSync }.
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* fix: revert @typescript/native-preview to working version
Newer tsgo dev builds (>= 20260318) have a regression where
@types/node cannot be resolved, breaking all node built-in types.
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* fix: vulnerabilities
* fix: align comment indentation in runLifecycleHook
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* fix: pin msgpackr to 1.11.8 for TypeScript 5.9 compatibility
msgpackr 1.11.9 has broken type definitions that use Iterable/Iterator
without required type arguments, causing compile errors with TS 5.9.
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* chore: reduce noisy warnings in test output
- Suppress ExperimentalWarning and DEP0169 via --disable-warning in NODE_OPTIONS
- Fix MaxListenersExceededWarning by raising limit in StoreIndex when adding exit listeners
- Update meta-updater to generate the new _test scripts
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* chore: stop streaming pnpm subprocess output during CLI tests
Buffer stdout/stderr from execPnpm instead of writing to the parent
process in real time. Output is still included in the error message on
failure.
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* chore: pipe all subprocess output in CLI tests
Use stdio: 'pipe' for all pnpm/pnpx spawn helpers so subprocess output
is buffered instead of printed. Output is still included in error
messages on failure.
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* fix: remove duplicate @pnpm/installing.env-installer in pnpm/package.json
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* chore: use pipe stdio in dlx and errorHandler tests
Replace stdio: 'inherit' and [null, 'pipe', 'inherit'] with 'pipe' to
prevent subprocess output from leaking into test output.
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* fix: skip maxListeners adjustment when set to unlimited (0)
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* refactor: rename workspace.sort-packages and workspace.pkgs-graph
- workspace.sort-packages -> workspace.projects-sorter
- workspace.pkgs-graph -> workspace.projects-graph
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* refactor: rename packages/ to core/ and pkg-manifest.read-package-json to reader
- Rename packages/ directory to core/ for clarity
- Rename pkg-manifest/read-package-json to pkg-manifest/reader (@pnpm/pkg-manifest.reader)
- Update all tsconfig, package.json, and lockfile references
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* refactor: consolidate runtime resolvers under engine/runtime domain
- Remove unused @pnpm/engine.runtime.node.fetcher package
- Rename engine/runtime/node.resolver to node-resolver (dash convention)
- Move resolving/bun-resolver to engine/runtime/bun-resolver
- Move resolving/deno-resolver to engine/runtime/deno-resolver
- Update all package names, tsconfig paths, and lockfile references
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* chore: update lockfile after removing node.fetcher
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* fix: sort tsconfig references and package.json deps alphabetically
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* fix: auto-fix import sorting
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* fix: update __typings__ paths in tsconfig.lint.json for moved resolvers
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* fix: remove deno-resolver from deps of bun-resolver
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