{"slug": "knip-finds-and-fixes-unused-dependencies-in-javascript-and-typescript-projects", "title": "Knip: finds and fixes unused dependencies in JavaScript and TypeScript projects", "summary": "Knip, an open-source tool from webpro-nl, finds and fixes unused dependencies, exports and files in JavaScript and TypeScript projects. Knip is distributed through the npm packages knip, @knip/create-config, @knip/language-server and @knip/mcp, plus VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX Registry extensions, and is released under the ISC License. The project's stated aim is that less code and fewer dependencies lead to improved performance, less maintenance and easier refactorings.", "body_md": "Knip finds and fixes **unused dependencies, exports and files** in your\nJavaScript and TypeScript projects. Less code and dependencies lead to improved\nperformance, less maintenance and easier refactorings.\n\n- Website: [knip.dev](https://knip.dev)\n- GitHub repo: [webpro-nl/knip](https://github.com/webpro-nl/knip)\n- Official npm packages: [knip](https://www.npmx.dev/package/knip) ,[@knip/create-config](https://www.npmx.dev/package/@knip/create-config) ,[@knip/language-server](https://www.npmx.dev/package/@knip/language-server) ,[@knip/mcp](https://www.npmx.dev/package/@knip/mcp)\n- [Knip on the VS Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=webpro.vscode-knip) ,[Knip on the Open VSX Registry](https://open-vsx.org/extension/webpro/vscode-knip)\n- [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/webpro-nl/knip/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)\n- Follow [@webpro.nl on Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/webpro.nl) for updates\n- [Sponsor Knip!](https://knip.dev/sponsors)\n\nSpecial thanks to [the wonderful people who have contributed to Knip](https://knip.dev/#created-by-awesome-contributors)!\n\n/'knɪp/ means \"(to) cut\" and is [pronounced with a hard \"K\"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE7h7KvQoUI&t=9s) 🇳🇱\n\nKnip is free and open-source software licensed under the [ISC License](https://github.com/webpro-nl/knip/blob/main/LICENSE).\n\nParts of Knip have been inspired by and/or partially copy code from the following projects:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/knip-finds-and-fixes-unused-dependencies-in-javascript-and-typescript-projects", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/webpro-nl/knip", "published_at": "2026-10-25 15:22:08+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-25 15:42:28.576462+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools", "agent-protocols"], "entities": ["Knip", "webpro-nl", "npm", "VS Code Marketplace", "Open VSX Registry", "Bluesky"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/knip-finds-and-fixes-unused-dependencies-in-javascript-and-typescript-projects", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/knip-finds-and-fixes-unused-dependencies-in-javascript-and-typescript-projects.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/knip-finds-and-fixes-unused-dependencies-in-javascript-and-typescript-projects.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/knip-finds-and-fixes-unused-dependencies-in-javascript-and-typescript-projects.jsonld"}}