pnpm/pnpm · error · PackageManifestError

ERR_PNPM_NO_SCRIPT

ERR_PNPM_NO_SCRIPT

Error message

Missing script: {_0:?}

What it means

PackageManifest::script(command, if_present=false) raises ERR_PNPM_NO_SCRIPT when scripts.<command> is absent from package.json (lib.rs:467). The `pnpm run` / `pnpm <script>` path surfaces it (cli run.rs converts it into RunError::NoScript with a hint). With --if-present the same lookup returns Ok(None) instead of an error.

Source

Thrown at pnpm/crates/package-manifest/src/lib.rs:55

        code(ERR_PNPM_PACKAGE_JSON_EXISTS),
        help("Your current working directory already has a package.json file.")
    )]
    AlreadyExist,

    #[from(ignore)] // TODO: remove this after derive(From) has been removed
    #[display("invalid attribute: {_0}")]
    #[diagnostic(code(ERR_PNPM_PACKAGE_MANIFEST_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE))]
    InvalidAttribute(#[error(not(source))] String),

    #[from(ignore)] // TODO: remove this after derive(From) has been removed
    #[display("No package.json was found in {_0}")]
    #[diagnostic(code(ERR_PNPM_NO_IMPORTER_MANIFEST_FOUND))]
    NoImporterManifestFound(#[error(not(source))] String),

    #[from(ignore)] // TODO: remove this after derive(From) has been removed
    #[display("Missing script: {_0:?}")]
    #[diagnostic(code(ERR_PNPM_NO_SCRIPT))]
    NoScript(#[error(not(source))] String),
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, IntoStaticStr)]
pub enum DependencyGroup {
    #[strum(serialize = "dependencies")]
    Prod,
    #[strum(serialize = "devDependencies")]
    Dev,
    #[strum(serialize = "optionalDependencies")]
    Optional,
    #[strum(serialize = "peerDependencies")]
    Peer,
}

#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
#[serde(untagged)]
pub enum BundleDependencies {
    Boolean(bool),

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Solutions

1. Check the exact key under scripts in package.json and fix the typo.
2. Add the missing script to package.json.
3. Run `pnpm run` with no arguments to list available scripts.
4. Use `pnpm run <script> --if-present` when absence is acceptable.

Example fix

# before
$ pnpm bulid
ERR_PNPM_NO_SCRIPT Missing script: bulid
# after
$ pnpm build

const pkg = require('./package.json');
function assertScript(name) {
  if (!hasScript(pkg, name))
    throw new Error('script not found: ' + name + '; available: ' + Object.keys(pkg.scripts || {}).join(', '));
}

function hasScript(pkg, name) {
  return typeof pkg.scripts?.[name] === 'string';
}

When it happens

Trigger: Run `pnpm build` or `pnpm run test` in a package whose scripts object lacks that key; typo in the script name; running in the wrong package of a monorepo where the script exists only in a sibling.

Common situations: Fresh clone before script setup; renamed scripts; monorepo root vs package confusion; CI invoking a script name that drifted from package.json.

Related errors

• readPackage hook returned package manifest object's property
• RECURSIVE_FAIL
• NO_PKG_MANIFEST
• ERR_PNPM_RECURSIVE_RUN_FIRST_FAIL
• Failed to save the manifest file: {_0}

AI-assisted analysis of pnpm/pnpm@6261b7f388 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/eb7ede339957f7bd. Report an issue: GitHub.