skills/bun-guides-install-add-dev/SKILL.md
Add a development dependency
npx skillsauth add jarle/bun-skills Bun Add a development dependencyInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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To add an npm package as a development dependency, use bun add --development.
bun add zod --dev
bun add zod -d # shorthand
This will add the package to devDependencies in package.json.
{
"devDependencies": {
"zod": "^3.0.0" // [!code ++]
}
}
See Docs > Package manager for complete documentation of Bun's package manager.
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