Package Check is a Visual Studio Code extension that detects available updates for dependencies declared in package.json and pnpm-workspace.yaml (catalogs), provides inline update tags, and offers quick fixes for safe upgrades.
Features
Visual inline tags showing available updates with three severity levels:
Major (red) — major version bump
Minor (orange) — minor version bump
Patch (green) — patch update
Catalog-aware rendering for catalog: entries — catalog tags are visually separated and do not provide Quick Fixes (since catalog updates are managed in the workspace file).
Quick Fix code actions for non-catalog dependencies to update patch / minor / major versions with proper quote handling.
Uses fast-npm-meta to fetch registry metadata and supports caching for performance.
Usage
Open a package.json or pnpm-workspace.yaml file. If updates are available, tags are shown next to dependency version fields. Use the Code Action (lightbulb) on a dependency to apply updates.
Screenshots
Development
Run pnpm run dev to start the watch build.
Build for publishing with pnpm run build and package with vsce package --no-dependencies.
