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What is showme?

yyx990803/showme — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2015-05-12

12JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

In one sentence

A command-line tool that opens the GitHub source page for any npm package with a single command.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Opens GitHub page for a package
      Skips manual searching
      One command shortcut
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Node CLI
    Use cases
      Explore open-source code
      Debug a library
      Check issues and pull requests
    Audience
      Developers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Jump straight to a package's GitHub repo without searching npm first

USE CASE 2

Explore the source code of a library you're debugging

USE CASE 3

Check the issues and pull requests of an npm package you rely on

USE CASE 4

Quickly investigate how an unfamiliar dependency was built

What is it built with?

JavaScriptNode.jsCLI

How does it compare?

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Stars121212
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2015-05-12
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasymoderatehard
Complexity1/53/5
Audiencedeveloperops devopsdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
No license information was found in the explanation.

So what is it?

ShowMe is a simple command-line tool that saves you a few clicks when you want to look at the source code for an npm package. Instead of searching for a package name, finding its npm page, then clicking through to GitHub, you just type one command and your browser opens straight to the repository. The way it works is straightforward: you install it once globally on your computer, then type showme followed by the name of any npm package. The tool looks up where that package's source code lives on GitHub and opens it in your default browser. It's a small time-saver, but useful if you're the kind of person who frequently digs into how npm packages are built or wants to check out their issues and pull requests. You'd use this if you're a developer exploring open-source code, debugging a library you're using, or just curious about how something was built. For instance, if you're using a package called "lodash" and want to see its actual code, you'd type showme lodash and boom, you're on the lodash GitHub page. No extra tabs, no searching required. This is exactly the kind of tiny utility that solves one small problem really well. It doesn't try to do much, it just opens GitHub pages for npm packages, which means it's lightweight and does one thing reliably.

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Prompt 1
Show me how to install showme globally with npm
Prompt 2
Help me use showme to open the GitHub page for the lodash package
Prompt 3
Explain how showme looks up a package's GitHub repository from its npm name
Prompt 4
Write a quick script that uses showme to open several package repos in sequence

Frequently asked questions

What is showme?

A command-line tool that opens the GitHub source page for any npm package with a single command.

What language is showme written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Node.js, CLI.

Is showme actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2015-05-12).

What license does showme use?

No license information was found in the explanation.

How hard is showme to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is showme for?

Mainly developer.

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