get-tsconfig is a lightweight utility to locate and read a tsconfig.json file. It traverses upwards from a specified directory (or the current working directory) until a tsconfig.json is found. Parses the JSON, handles extends configurations recursively, and returns the resolved TypeScript compiler options. Simplifies access to TypeScript configuration details for tooling and build processes. Useful for applications need programmatical access to typescript compiler setup.
The get-tsconfig npm package shows sporadic releases. Initial release was in Feb 2019 (v1.0.1), followed by a long pause. Activity resumed in 2022 with several versions, peaking in June 2022 (11 versions). Releases continued throughout 2023 and 2024, with occasional months having multiple versions. 2025 has seen only 3 total releases so far, with no releases in the last four months.
From March 2024 to September 2025, get-tsconfig downloads show a consistent upward trend. Starting at 24.3 million, downloads peaked in July 2025 at 99.2 million. August 2025 shows a slight decrease, and September 2025 downloads are incomplete, showing a significant drop.
