Ultra Runner
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The facts
Each one read from Ultra Runner's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Build cache limits
- The README says tracked source files are checked with git ls-files and build artifacts with modification-time timestamps.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Build caching
- It tracks file changes and skips package builds when no changes are detected.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Builds
- It uses workspace dependencies and file change tracking to run builds concurrently and skip packages without detected changes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Commands
- It can run package scripts, node_modules binaries, and system binaries recursively across a repository.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The README says scripts can still be run with npm or Yarn even when Ultra's optional concurrency configuration is used.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Concurrency limit
- Recursive commands default to a concurrency of 10, which can be changed with --concurrency.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Filtering
- Recursive commands can be filtered by package names or subdirectories using wildcard patterns.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README gives global and project-local installation commands using npm or Yarn.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Interactive output
- The README says commands that read from stdin should use --raw mode.checked 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Output
- It offers pretty, no-pretty, and raw output formats, with an optional silent mode.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Package manager integrations
- It parses package.json scripts and handles npm, pnpm, yarn, and npx calls for faster execution.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Parallel execution
- Recursive commands run concurrently with a default concurrency of 10, which can be changed with --concurrency.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Process monitoring
- The --monitor option lists running Node processes with their package and command line.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Ultra Runner is a monorepo script runner and build tool.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Ultra Runner is a monorepo script runner and build tool.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Script compatibility
- It parses package.json scripts, supports shell operators such as &&, ;, and ||, and runs configured pre and post scripts.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Script execution
- It can run package scripts, node_modules binaries, and system binaries recursively in a repository.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The project says it works with existing monorepos without changes to package.json files.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Workspace support
- It detects Lerna, Yarn, npm 7, and pnpm workspaces, or searches recursively for packages.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Zero configuration
- The project says it works out of the box with an existing monorepo and does not require changes to package.json files.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The GitHub profile identifies the maintainer as Folke Lemaitre and lists Ghent, Belgium.checked 8 Oct 2026
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