Sade is a tiny but powerful command-line interface (CLI) builder for Node.js. It simplifies the process of creating robust and user-friendly CLIs with minimal boilerplate. Sade offers features like argument parsing, help message generation, and version flag handling in a concise and intuitive API. Its chainable structure allows for declarative CLI definition, reducing complexity and promoting maintainability. Perfect for developers looking to quickly build command-line tools with minimal fuss.
The sade npm package saw frequent releases between late 2017 and early 2020, with occasional releases in late 2021 and early 2022. Since then, the package has been largely dormant, with no new versions published from February 2022 to September 3, 2025.
Sade's npm package downloads show consistent popularity. From March 2024 to August 2025, monthly downloads ranged between 13 million and 20 million. There's a noticeable upward trend through June 2025, with a slight decrease in July and August. September 2025 downloads are incomplete.
