@yarnpkg/libzip provides native bindings to libzip, offering efficient and performant ZIP archive manipulation for Yarn. This package allows Yarn to directly read and write ZIP files, improving installation speed and reducing memory usage compared to JavaScript-based alternatives. Essential for optimizing Yarn's core functionality related to package extraction and management, @yarnpkg/libzip enhances the overall user experience through faster and more reliable package handling. It ensures compatibility with various ZIP archive formats too.