read-package-up is a utility for Node.js projects, designed to locate and read the nearest package.json file relative to a given starting directory. It traverses up the directory tree until it finds a package.json, or reaches the root directory, returning the parsed JSON and its location. This simplifies accessing project metadata from deep within a project's file structure without manual file system traversal. It's ideal for tools needing to understand project context.
The npm package read-package-up saw a single release (version 11.0.0) in November 2023. There have been no releases since, with zero releases every month from December 2023 through September 2025. The package appears to be inactive in terms of new versions.
Read-package-up downloads show substantial growth from March 2024 to August 2025, increasing from 310,933 to 15,508,124. A sharp drop to 4,521,313 downloads is observed in September 2025, likely due to incomplete data for the current month.
