name: volta
binary: volta
aliases: []
category: environment
summary: JavaScript toolchain manager for pinning Node, npm, pnpm, and yarn.
homepage: https://github.com/volta-cli/volta
docs: https://docs.volta.sh/
detect:
version_args: ["--version"]
local:
files: []
dirs: []
package_json:
package_manager_prefixes: []
use_when:
- Use a project-pinned JavaScript toolchain
avoid_when:
- The repo uses another Node version manager and no Volta config
risk:
level: medium
effects:
- install_packages
- network_access
- environment_mutation
- write_files
requires_auth: false
destructive: false
confirmation_required_for:
- changing pinned tool versions
guardrails:
- Only treat Volta as local requirement when package.json declares a volta section.