# runstorm

> Easily run multiple commands in parallel threads.

Latest version **1.1.0** (published 2026-09-10) · (MIT OR CC0-1.0) license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install runstorm
pnpm add runstorm
yarn add runstorm
bun add runstorm
```

Provides the command `runstorm`.

## Health

**Score 70/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Published | 2026-09-10 |
| First published | 2025-08-07 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | (MIT OR CC0-1.0) |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | >=22 |
| Dependencies | 7 |
| Unpacked size | 157.7 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 0 |
| Author | electrovir |
| Maintainers | electrovir |
| Keywords | parallel, execution, worker, thread, shell |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/runstorm
- Repository: https://github.com/electrovir/runstorm
- Issues: https://github.com/electrovir/runstorm/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/runstorm

## Dependencies (7)

- [cli-vir](https://npm.io/package/cli-vir.md) ^1.0.3
- [ansi-styles](https://npm.io/package/ansi-styles.md) ^6.2.3
- [@augment-vir/node](https://npm.io/package/@augment-vir/node.md) ^32.2.1
- [typed-event-target](https://npm.io/package/typed-event-target.md) ^4.3.2
- [@augment-vir/assert](https://npm.io/package/@augment-vir/assert.md) ^32.2.1
- [@augment-vir/common](https://npm.io/package/@augment-vir/common.md) ^32.2.1
- [object-shape-tester](https://npm.io/package/object-shape-tester.md) ^6.14.1

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## Recent versions

- 1.1.0 (latest) — 2026-09-10
- 1.0.6 — 2026-07-29
- 1.0.5 — 2026-07-13
- 1.0.4 — 2026-06-16
- 1.0.3 — 2026-06-16
- 1.0.2 — 2026-05-22
- 1.0.1 — 2026-05-22
- 1.0.0 — 2025-12-09
- 0.6.2 — 2025-09-02
- 0.6.1 — 2025-08-20
- 0.6.0 — 2025-08-18
- 0.5.0 — 2025-08-18
- 0.4.0 — 2025-08-18
- 0.3.0 — 2025-08-13
- 0.2.0 — 2025-08-12
- … 5 more at https://npm.io/package/runstorm/versions

## README

# RunStorm

Easily run multiple commands in parallel threads.

Reference docs: http://electrovir.github.io/runstorm

## Install

```sh
npm i -D runstorm
```

## CLI

List the commands to run in parallel:

```
npx runstorm "echo 'command 1'" "sleep 2 && echo 'command 2'"
```

Run `npx runstorm --help` to see additional options.

## API

Commands can be run with `runCommands`:

<!-- example-link: src/readme-examples/run-commands.example.ts -->

```TypeScript
import {ColorKey, runCommands} from 'runstorm';

await runCommands([
    {
        command: 'echo "command 1"',
        color: ColorKey.red,
    },
    {
        command: 'sleep 2 && echo "command 2"',
        color: ColorKey.blue,
        name: 'delayed',
    },
]);
```

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