Node.js, NPM and NPX requirements

Global recommendations

To use the Coveo CLI for UI purposes, we recommend using nvm with an LTS (Long Term Support) version of Node.js (see Node.js Releases).

Note: The Coveo CLI will not 'switch' the Node version you're using, and the requirements listed below still apply when using nvm. In other words, you must use a Node version that meets the following requirements before running Coveo CLI commands.

Commands requirements

The following table describes the software requirements needed to execute certain Coveo CLI commands:

Command	Node.js	npm	npx
ui:create:react	✔️ (v.10.16.0 or higher)	✔️	✔️
ui:create:vue	✔️ (v.12.21.0 or higher)	✔️	✔️
ui:create:angular	✔️ (v.12.21.0 or higher)	✔️	❌

Notes: While npx and npm are typically automatically installed with recent versions of Node.js, since the CLI version 3.2.6, the Coveo CLI is now using the PowerShell scripts (*.ps1) entry points of this CLI (and other npm-based CLIs, such as ng) on Windows platform. Starting with Node 22 LTS 'Jod', these entry points will be installed with NodeJS. For previous versions, you must install an npm version greater than 9.9 (even if you already have a version greater than 9.9 included with NodeJS). This will add the Powershell scripts to your AppData folder. To do so, simply run npm i -g npm if you want the latest version of npm (recommended), or npm i -g npm@<version> if you need a specific version.