Stale

Find dependencies that haven’t been touched in a long time.

Basic usage

git pkgs stale                  # list deps by how long since last changed
git pkgs stale --days=365       # only show deps untouched for a year
git pkgs stale --ecosystem=npm  # filter by ecosystem

Shows dependencies sorted by how long since they were last changed in your repo. Useful for finding packages that may have been forgotten or need review.

Use cases

Security review: Dependencies that haven’t been updated in years may have unpatched vulnerabilities or be unmaintained upstream.

Cleanup: Old dependencies might no longer be needed. If nobody’s touched it in two years, maybe it’s time to check if it’s still used.

Upgrade planning: Prioritize updating the stalest dependencies first, as they’re most likely to have breaking changes accumulated.

Options

    --days=N            Only show deps untouched for N days
-e, --ecosystem=NAME    Filter by ecosystem
-f, --format=FORMAT     Output format (text, json)

Example output

$ git pkgs stale --days=365
left-pad             2.0.1  (1842 days)  2019-03-15
moment               1.1.0  (1395 days)  2020-06-01
request              5.3.2  (1107 days)  2021-01-10