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title: "npm installs are now faster, with fewer requests and lookups"
description: "Two changes reduce the work involved in resolving npm packages: pnpm clients make fewer requests to Cloudsmith, and every npm repository makes fewer lookups to upstreams. No configuration changes are needed."
canonical_url: "https://cloudsmith.com/changelog/npm-installs-are-now-faster-with-fewer-requests-and-lookups"
last_updated: "2026-10-26T10:36:57.532Z"
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# npm installs are now faster, with fewer requests and lookups

Two changes reduce the work involved in resolving npm packages: pnpm clients make fewer requests to Cloudsmith, and every npm repository makes fewer lookups to upstreams. No configuration changes are needed.

### **Fewer requests for pnpm clients**

For each package downloaded, pnpm clients now make 40% fewer metadata requests and 92% fewer attestations requests. Installs finish faster and CI builds stay lighter, especially on fresh runners with no local cache.

### **More npm metadata served from Cloudsmith’s index**

Cloudsmith indexes npm metadata as packages are requested, then serves it directly instead of calling the upstream each time, so resolution gets faster the more a repository is used. This means lower latency, faster installs, and less reliance on upstream availability.