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nodemon — Auto-restart on file change CLI

Daily-driver reference for nodemon — watch flags, exec patterns, config files, lifecycle events.
nodemon cli dev-tool watcher

tsx — TypeScript Execute CLI

Daily-driver reference for the tsx CLI — run TS files, watch mode, ESM/CJS handling, Node loader integration.
tsx cli typescript runner dev-tool

concurrently — Run multiple npm scripts in parallel

Package-level reference for concurrently on npm — install, output prefixing, kill-others, race-mode, and the npm-run-all2 comparison.
npm package dev-tool cli parallel

http-server — Lightweight zero-config static HTTP server

Package-level reference for http-server on npm — install, HTTPS, gzip, proxy mode, basic auth, and the serve comparison.
npm package dev-tool http static

nodemon — Auto-restart Node processes on file change

Package-level reference for nodemon on npm — watch globs, exec patterns, config files, and how it compares to node --watch and tsx watch.
npm package runner dev-tool watcher

npm-run-all2 — Maintained sequential and parallel script runner

Package-level reference for npm-run-all2 on npm — install, glob-based script matching, run-s vs run-p, and migration from the unmaintained npm-run-all.
npm package dev-tool cli parallel

rimraf — Cross-platform recursive directory removal

Package-level reference for rimraf on npm — install, API, why it still exists in the Node fs.rm era, and migration paths.
npm package filesystem dev-tool cli

serve — Static file server for development and one-off hosting

Package-level reference for serve on npm — install, SPA fallback, auth, CORS, and when to reach for caddy or python -m http.server instead.
npm package dev-tool http static

ts-node — Run TypeScript directly in Node.js

Package-level reference for ts-node on npm — TypeScript-aware REPL, transpile-only mode, ESM loader, and its tsx-driven decline.
npm package typescript runner dev-tool

tsx — TypeScript Execute

Package-level reference for tsx on npm — enhanced Node.js runtime for TypeScript and ESM, watch mode, ts-node replacement, and Node loader integration.
npm package typescript runner dev-tool

turbo — High-performance monorepo build system from Vercel

Package-level reference for turbo on npm — install, pipelines, remote cache, filter syntax, and the Nx / pnpm-workspaces comparison.
npm package monorepo build dev-tool