name: nodenext-apps description: "Audit and repair TypeScript relative import specifiers for NodeNext/Node16 projects by enforcing runtime-valid emitted extensions (.js, .mjs, .cjs). Use when module or moduleResolution is nodenext|node16, when Node ESM/CJS runs fail with extension-related import errors, or when standardizing import specifiers across src and test files."

NodeNext Apps Maintenance

Scope and outcome

Use this skill to detect NodeNext/Node16 TypeScript projects, audit relative imports, and apply safe, deterministic fixes so compiled runtime imports are valid in Node.

Success criteria:

• Project is confirmed to use NodeNext or Node16 semantics.
• Relative imports in compiled TypeScript source use emitted-file extensions.
• Package/bare imports remain unchanged.
• Audit exits cleanly after fixes.

Detection gate (required)

1. Inspect tsconfig.json and any build/test tsconfig files (for example tsconfig.build.json, tsconfig.spec.json).
2. Continue only if one of these is true:

• compilerOptions.module is nodenext or node16
• compilerOptions.moduleResolution is nodenext or node16

3. If neither condition is met, stop and report: this skill is not applicable.

Import rules to enforce

Apply only to relative specifiers in .ts, .tsx, .mts, .cts files:

• Preserve bare/package imports (for example @nestjs/core, node:fs, undici).
• Keep non-relative aliases unchanged (for example TS path aliases like @app/*).
• Rewrite relative specifiers to emitted extensions:
• .ts and .tsx targets -> .js
• .mts targets -> .mjs
• .cts targets -> .cjs
• Extensionless relative imports -> emitted extension based on importing file type.
• Use forward slashes in import specifiers.

Examples:

• from './service.js'
• import '../lib/index.mjs'
• export * from './adapter.cjs'

Deterministic workflow

1. Run audit mode first.
2. Review findings and confirm only relative specifiers are targeted.
3. Run fix mode.
4. Re-run audit mode; require zero findings.
5. Run project verification commands (build/tests) and report results.

Commands

Run from repository root:

node skills/typescript/typescript-nodenext-apps-maintenance/scripts/nodenext-audit-imports.js

Fix mode:

node skills/typescript/typescript-nodenext-apps-maintenance/scripts/nodenext-audit-imports.js --fix

Target multiple directories:

node skills/typescript/typescript-nodenext-apps-maintenance/scripts/nodenext-audit-imports.js --dir=src --dir=test --fix

Verification and reporting

• Audit mode must return exit code 1 when issues exist; after fixes it should return 0.
• If build or tests fail after fixes, report failing command and first actionable error.
• If ambiguous imports cannot be safely rewritten, leave them unchanged and report exact file paths.

Reference usage

Use reference.md for Node/TypeScript behavior details and edge cases before applying non-trivial rewrites.