The Grunt command-line interface (CLI). This package provides the grunt command, used to execute tasks defined in a Gruntfile.js within your project. It's a crucial tool for running automated tasks like minification, linting, and testing. Not intended to be installed globally, instead install it locally within your project, alongside a project-specific Grunt version. This allows the project to use the correct grunt version from the current working directory.
The grunt-cli npm package saw initial releases in late 2012, followed by sporadic updates until late 2014. A period of inactivity followed, with a resurgence in 2016, 2018 and 2021. The latest release was in July 2024. Overall, the package's release frequency is inconsistent, with long periods of inactivity interspersed with bursts of updates.
Grunt-cli downloads experienced volatility from March 2024 to August 2025, peaking in August 2024. A spike occurred in September 2024 before settling. Numbers remained relatively stable in early 2025, before the current incomplete month of September registered a huge spike.
