bun-add

/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

# Preview without writing package.json
bun add --dry-run zod

Post-add

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