Dep Jump

Dep Jump is a VS Code extension that makes dependency navigation inside package.json fast and reliable.

When your cursor is on a dependency name, Dep Jump resolves where that dependency actually comes from and opens the matching package manifest file.

What This Extension Solves

In real projects, dependency names are not always a 1:1 mapping to a single package location:

• Multiple versions of the same package can exist in nested node_modules.
• Alias dependencies can point to a different real package name.
• Monorepos can use workspace:* and resolve to local source packages.

Dep Jump handles these cases so navigation still lands in the correct target.

Key Features

• Works in dependencies, devDependencies, peerDependencies, and optionalDependencies.
• Resolves dependency targets using Node-style lookup from the current package directory.
• Validates resolved versions against semver ranges.
• Supports npm: alias dependencies (maps alias name to real package name/version).
• Supports workspace:* dependencies and jumps to the local workspace package manifest.
• Supports file: and link: local dependencies.
• Shows hover details: resolved package, requested version, resolved version, target manifest path, and entry file.

Demo Dependency Cases

{
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^18.2.0",
    "@demo/icons-peer": "npm:@demo-scope/icons@3.2.1",
    "@demo/workspace-ui": "workspace:*"
  }
}

Behavior:

• react resolves to the matching installed version in node_modules.
• @demo/icons-peer resolves by alias directory but validates against @demo-scope/icons@3.2.1.
• @demo/workspace-ui resolves to the local monorepo package.

How To Use

• Cmd/Ctrl + Click on a dependency name to open its resolved package manifest and reveal it in Explorer.
• Press F12 on a dependency name to go to the same resolved package manifest.
• Hover a dependency name to inspect resolution details.

License

MIT License