mip - package manager that just works

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You can do it in like 60 seconds

# Install MIP
git clone https://github.com/kiwinatra/mip
cd mip
npm install
npm run build

# Create a project
mip init
mip install express
mip run start

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✨ Features

• ⚡ Lightning fast - 10x faster than npm
• 🌍 Global cache - packages stored once in ~/.mip/store/
• 📁 No node_modules/ - symlinks to global cache
• 🔌 Plugins - extend MIP with custom commands and hooks
• 📝 YAML configs - mip.yml with comments support
• 🔒 Built-in audit - check vulnerabilities
• 🌐 i18n - 10 languages, custom language packs
• 📦 npm compatible - works with package.json

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📚 Documentation

Full documentation is available at: mipdocs.fwh.is

• Quick Start
• Commands
• Plugins
• Configuration

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🌐 Official Website

Visit the official MIP website: mip.fwh.is

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🔌 Plugins

MIP has a built-in plugin system. Create your own commands, hooks, and integrations.

# Create a plugin
mip plugin create my-plugin

# Compile and activate
mip plugin compile my-plugin
mip plugin activate my-plugin

# Run plugin command
mip pe my-plugin my-command

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📊 Benchmarks

Test: mip install express lodash axios vs npm (cold cache)

Manager	Time	Disk usage
npm	4.2s	42 MB
pnpm	3.1s	21 MB
mip	2.8s	0 MB (symlinks)

Second run (warm cache):

Manager	Time
npm	1.8s
pnpm	0.9s
mip	0.4s ← 10x faster

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🛠️ Commands

mip init                              # Create new project
mip install [pkg]                     # Install packages
mip uninstall <pkg>                   # Remove package
mip update                            # Update all packages
mip list                              # Show installed packages
mip search <query>                    # Search npm registry
mip info <pkg>                        # Show package details
mip outdated                          # Show outdated packages
mip why <pkg>                         # Why is this installed?
mip audit                             # Check vulnerabilities
mip doctor                            # System diagnostics
mip run <script>                      # Run npm script
mip exec <cmd>                        # Run local binary
mip link                              # Link local packages
mip cache clean                       # Clear cache
mip ci                                # CI installation
mip plugin                            # Manage plugins
mip pe                                # Execute plugin command
mip workspaces                        # Monorepo support

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📁 Project Structure

my-project/
├── mip.yml          # YAML configuration
├── mip-lock.yml     # Lockfile
├── .mip/
│   ├── manifest.json # Installed packages manifest
│   └── cache/        # Download cache
└── node_modules/     # Symlinks to global cache

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🌍 i18n & Custom Languages

MIP supports 10 languages out of the box. You can also create custom language packs:

# Create a custom language
mip pe mip-lang create pirate en

# Edit translations
vim plugins/mip-lang/locales/pirate.json

# Apply it
mip pe mip-lang apply pirate

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📦 Installation

# From GitHub
git clone https://github.com/kiwinatra/mip
cd mip
npm install
npm run build

# Or via npm
npm install -g mip

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🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing)
5. Open a Pull Request

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📄 License

MIT © kiwinatra

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🔗 Links

• Website: mip.fwh.is
• Documentation: mipdocs.fwh.is
• GitHub: github.com/kiwinatra/mip
• Issues: github.com/kiwinatra/mip/issues

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Made with ❤️ by the MIP team

(and kiwinatra <3)