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pacwich

Pacwich — monorepo tooling that works directly with bun, pnpm, an, open-source.

💎 Hidden gem★ 68 stars⑂ 5 forksMITupdated 2026-09
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// project facts

Project facts

pacwich is an open-source dev tools project by smorsic (smorsic/pacwich on GitHub). It has 68 GitHub stars and 5 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 28 September 2026.

Repository
smorsic/pacwich
GitHub stars
68
Forks
5
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
28 September 2026
Category
Dev Tools
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Official site
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Clone the repository

    Fetch the source code onto your machine.

  2. Install dependencies

    Pull in the Node packages the app needs.

  3. Configure the project

    Copy the sample config or env file and adjust it.

  4. Run it

    Start the development or production server.

// features

Why people love it

Ai

Built around ai for a focused workflow.

Api

Built around api for a focused workflow.

Bun

Built around bun for a focused workflow.

Cli

Built around cli for a focused workflow.

Open source

Inspect, fork, and modify every line of the code.

Self-hosted

Run it on your own machine — no account lock-in.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone

    Get the source on your machine.

    git clone https://github.com/smorsic/pacwich.git
  2. Install

    Install Node dependencies.

    cd pacwich && npm install
  3. Start

    Run the application.

    cd pacwich && npm start
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

What does pacwich do?

It monorepo tooling that works directly with Bun, pnpm, and npm workspaces and orchestrates package.json scripts, with a CLI and TypeScript library API. Zero required config. AI-friendly and human-friendly documentation. (formerly bun-workspaces), giving you a working starting point you can run and adapt.

Is pacwich free to use?

Yes — the code is open-source, so you can use and modify it without a license fee.

How do I install pacwich?

Clone the GitHub repository and follow the README; the typical flow is install dependencies, configure, and run.

What is pacwich written in?

It is primarily written in TypeScript, so you will need that toolchain to build or extend it.

Where can I get help with pacwich?

The GitHub repository is the hub: open issues for bugs and check the README and discussions for guidance.

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