Installation

Quick Start (no install)

npx sickbay --path ~/my-project

This downloads and runs Sickbay without installing it globally.

Global Install

npm install -g sickbay

Once installed globally, run from any directory:

sickbay                     # scan current directory
sickbay --path ~/my-app     # scan a specific project
sickbay --web               # open web dashboard after scan

Requirements

• Node.js 18.0.0 or later
• npm, pnpm, yarn, or bun as your package manager

Sickbay bundles all analysis tools internally — you don't need to install ESLint, knip, madge, or any other tool globally.

Monorepo Usage

Sickbay auto-detects monorepos. Run from the workspace root to scan all packages:

cd ~/my-monorepo
sickbay                         # scans all packages
sickbay --package @org/my-app   # scope to one package

See Monorepo Support for details.