install devDependencies only for current project

[imshenshen]

• I'd be willing to implement this feature (contributing guide)

Describe the user story

when run pnpm install, it install devDependencies of devDependencies of my project, the devDependencies of devDependencies usually useless for development.

Describe the solution you'd like

give a option to only install devDependencies of 'my project'

[frank-dspeed]

at present i see this already do able via some folders where you configure diffrent workspaces with diffrent settings

you can simply create folders and link your main folders as your system already supports filesystem links maybe that helps you else post a link to your project and i do a PR

[zkochan]

I am not sure what you mean as dev deps of dev deps are not installed. Try

pnpm add is-odd -D

See that mocha is not getting installed.

[frank-dspeed]

@zkochan his goal is to have something like Install dev only without dependencies.

package.json

devDeps
deps

install only the once under devDeps without the dev deps of them of course

[frank-dspeed]

i did come up with new patterns for 2026 devDependencys should not be used or exist you simple create a extra dev-package under packages/ in your workspaces this dev package gets shared for all your packages and replaces flexible dev dependencys share maintain and install able when needed cheers hope it makes sense