/bun

name: bun
description: >
  Use when working with the bun CLI — Bun's all-in-one JavaScript runtime and
  toolkit. Covers the CLI command reference (install, add, remove, run, build,
  test, x, create, init, pm, upgrade, link, unlink), bunfig.toml configuration,
  environment variables, the package manager and lockfile, the test runner,
  the bundler, the Bun runtime API (Bun.serve, Bun.file, Bun.spawn, Bun.write,
  hashing, transpiler), the Bun shell ($ template literal), module resolution
  and loaders, and globals. Triggers on: "bun", "bunx", "bun install", "bun add",
  "bun remove", "bun run", "bun build", "bun test", "bun x", "bun create",
  "bun init", "bun pm", "bun upgrade", "bun link", "bun unlink", "bunfig.toml",
  "bun.lock", "Bun.serve", "Bun.file", "Bun.write", "Bun.spawn", "Bun.hash",
  "Bun.password", "bun:test", "Bun.build", "Bun.Transpiler", "bun shell",
  "$ template", "import.meta", "JavaScriptCore", "Bun.serve", "HTMLRewriter",
  "Bun.SQL", "Bun.RedisClient", "Bun.Glob", "Bun.plugin", "bun:ffi".
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Bun — JavaScript Runtime & Toolkit In-Depth Reference

Comprehensive reference for the Bun CLI (<https://bun.sh/docs>), covering the command reference, configuration, package manager, test runner, bundler, runtime API, shell, and module resolution. Bun is an all-in-one JavaScript runtime built on JavaScriptCore (not V8), with a native bundler, transpiler, test runner, and package manager written in Zig and C++.

Data Flow

Source file (.js/.ts/.jsx/.tsx)
  → transpiler (JS/TS/JSX → vanilla JS, dead code elimination)
    → module resolver (node_modules, exports field, tsconfig paths)
      → runtime (JavaScriptCore engine executes)
        → globals (Web API + Node.js + Bun-specific)
          → Bun API (serve, file, spawn, write, hash, etc.)

Sub-Resources

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| Keywords | Reference | |----------|----------| | command, subcommand, flag, bun install, bun add, bun remove, bun run, bun x, bunx, bun create, bun init, bun build, bun test, bun pm, bun upgrade, bun completions, bun link, bun unlink, bun dev, bun ci, CLI reference, --watch, --hot, --silent, --eval, --print, --preload, --inspect, --define, --loader, --env-file, --port, --smol, --no-install, --install, --bun, --filter, --workspaces, --parallel, --sequential | [references/cli.md](references/cli.md) | | bunfig.toml, configuration, config file, [install], [test], [run], [serve], preload, jsx, smol, logLevel, define, loader, telemetry, env, console, registry, scopes, ca, cafile, cache, lockfile, linker, globalStore, publicHoistPattern, hoistPattern, frozenLockfile, dryRun, auto, prefer, saveTextLockfile, ignoreScripts, concurrentScripts, minimumReleaseAge, security scanner, globalDir, globalBinDir, linkWorkspacePackages, noOrphans, elide-lines, shell, run.bun, run.silent | [references/config.md](references/config.md) | | package manager, bun install, bun add, bun remove, bun link, bun unlink, bun pm, bun pm pack, bun pm bin, bun pm ls, bun pm whoami, bun pm cache, bun pm migrate, bun pm untrusted, bun pm trust, bun pm hash, bun pm version, bun pm pkg, bun.lock, lockfile, binary lockfile, text lockfile, trustedDependencies, backend, clonefile, hardlink, symlink, copyfile, linker, hoisted, isolated, global install, workspace, filter, omit, production, exact, yarn, frozen-lockfile, dry-run, force, no-cache, network-concurrency, concurrent-scripts, registry, scopes, ca, cafile, backend | [references/package-manager.md](references/package-manager.md) | | test runner, bun test, bun:test, test, expect, describe, beforeAll, beforeEach, afterEach, afterAll, mock, jest.fn, snapshot, toMatchSnapshot, coverage, --coverage, --timeout, --rerun-each, --retry, --concurrent, --max-concurrency, --randomize, --seed, --bail, --test-name-pattern, --reporter, --reporter-outfile, --dots, --update-snapshots, --watch, --preload, --todo, test.concurrent, test.serial, test.failing, test.todo, JUnit, CI, CLAUDECODE, AGENT, pathIgnorePatterns, coverageThreshold | [references/test-runner.md](references/test-runner.md) | | bundler, bun build, Bun.build, entrypoints, outdir, outfile, target, browser, bun, node, format, esm, cjs, iife, splitting, minify, minify-syntax, minify-whitespace, minify-identifiers, keep-names, sourcemap, linked, inline, external, external, define, drop, loader, banner, footer, naming, entry-naming, chunk-naming, asset-naming, root, publicPath, public-path, packages, no-bundle, compile, bytecode, --compile, standalone executable, windows-icon, windows-title, metafile, metafile-md, env, conditions, jsx, react-fast-refresh, react-compiler, css-chunking, optimizeImports, feature, features, BuildArtifact, BuildOutput, BuildMessage, ResolveMessage | [references/bundler.md](references/bundler.md) | | runtime, Bun global, Bun.serve, Bun.file, Bun.write, Bun.spawn, Bun.spawnSync, Bun.hash, Bun.password, Bun.hash, Bun.CryptoHasher, Bun.Transpiler, Bun.peek, Bun.deepEquals, Bun.inspect, Bun.sleep, Bun.sleepSync, Bun.nanoseconds, Bun.which, Bun.randomUUIDv7, Bun.escapeHTML, Bun.stringWidth, Bun.stripANSI, Bun.wrapAnsi, Bun.fileURLToPath, Bun.pathToFileURL, Bun.resolveSync, Bun.gzipSync, Bun.gunzipSync, Bun.deflateSync, Bun.inflateSync, Bun.zstdCompressSync, Bun.zstdDecompressSync, Bun.readableStreamToText, Bun.readableStreamToJSON, Bun.readableStreamToArray, Bun.env, Bun.main, Bun.version, Bun.revision, Bun.Terminal, HTMLRewriter, Bun.Glob, Bun.plugin, Bun.semver, Bun.TOML, Bun.markdown, Bun.color, Bun.Image, Bun.mmap, Bun.gc, Bun.generateHeapSnapshot, Bun.ArrayBufferSink, Worker, import.meta, globals, Web API, Node.js globals, module resolution, load​er, extension order, tsconfig paths, exports field, conditions, watch mode, hot mode, --watch, --hot, auto-install | [references/runtime.md](references/runtime.md) | | shell, Bun shell, $ template literal, $.quiet, $.text, $.json, $.lines, $.blob, $.nothrow, $.throws, $.