/bun:add

Add a package to dependencies using Bun.

When to Use This Skill

Scenario	Use this skill	Alternative
Quickly adding a single package	Yes	N/A
Adding a dev dependency	Yes	N/A
Pinning an exact package version	Yes	N/A
Installing all project dependencies	No - use `bun-package-manager`	`bun install`
Removing or updating packages	No - use `bun-package-manager`	N/A
Managing workspace dependencies	No - use `bun-package-manager`	N/A

Parameters

package (required): Package name, optionally with version (e.g., lodash, react@18)
--dev: Add to devDependencies
--exact: Pin exact version (no ^ range)

Execution

bun add {{ if DEV }}--dev {{ endif }}{{ if EXACT }}--exact {{ endif }}$PACKAGE

Examples

# Add runtime dependency
bun add express

# Add dev dependency
bun add --dev typescript vitest

# Pin exact version
bun add --exact react@18.2.0

# Add to specific workspace
bun add lodash --cwd packages/utils

Agentic Optimizations

Context	Command
Add runtime dep	`bun add <package>`
Add dev dep	`bun add --dev <package>`
Pin exact version	`bun add --exact <package>`
Add to workspace	`bun add <package> --cwd <path>`
Preview changes	`bun add --dry-run <package>`

Post-add

Report package version added
Show dependency tree impact with bun why <package>
Suggest running tests to verify compatibility

bun-add

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When to Use This Skill

Parameters

Execution

Examples

Agentic Optimizations

Post-add