Remove Node Modules Prod

initial-comparison-list.md

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ Metrics affecting developer productivity, build times, and CI/CD pipeline perfor
 - Production dependencies (direct + transitive)
 - Dev dependencies (direct + transitive)
 - Duplicate packages in tree (same package, different versions)
-- `node_modules` size (production only)
 - `node_modules` size (with dev dependencies)
 - Install time (clean `npm install` / `pnpm install` / `yarn install`)
 - Minimum Node version (lowest `engines.node` in entire dependency tree)

packages/docs/src/components/DependencyStatsTable.astro

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const depsColumns = [
   { key: 'allDependencies', header: 'All Deps' },
   { key: 'duplicateDependencies', header: 'Dup. Deps' },
   { key: 'nodeModulesSize', header: 'node_modules' },
-  { key: 'nodeModulesSizeProdOnly', header: 'node_modules (prod)' },
   { key: 'depInstallSize', header: 'Dep Install Size' },
   {
     key: 'graph',

packages/docs/src/components/FrameworkNodeModulesSizeVersionCharts.astro

@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@ const { versions } = Astro.props
   valueFormat="mb"
   yAxisLabel="MB"
 />
-<VersionLineChart
-  title="Production Node Modules Size"
-  versions={versions}
-  metric="nodeModulesSizeProdOnly"
-  transform="bytesToMb"
-  valueFormat="mb"
-  yAxisLabel="MB"
-/>
 <VersionLineChart
   title="Dependency Install Size"
   versions={versions}

packages/docs/src/components/NodeModulesSizeCharts.astro

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ---
 import NodeModulesSizeChart from './NodeModulesSizeChart.astro'
-import NodeModulesSizeProdChart from './NodeModulesSizeProdChart.astro'
 ---
 
 <NodeModulesSizeChart />
-<NodeModulesSizeProdChart />

packages/docs/src/content.config.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ const devtimeSchema = z.object({
   warmBuildTime: timeSchema,
   buildOutputSize: z.number(),
   nodeModulesSize: z.number(),
-  nodeModulesSizeProdOnly: z.number(),
   duplicateDependencies: z.number().optional(),
   depInstallSize: z.number().optional(),
   e18eMessages: z

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/starter-astro.json

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,
   "nodeModulesSize": 217944064,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 151695360,
   "frameworkVersion": "7.0.9",
   "avgInstallTimeMs": 2482.2,
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/starter-mastro.json

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "maxMs": 599
   },
   "nodeModulesSize": 30572544,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 3522560,
   "coldBuildTime": {
     "avgMs": 378.6,
     "minMs": 372,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/starter-next-js.json

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   "timingMeasuredAt": "2026-08-07T22:39:00.213Z",
   "runner": "Depot depot-ubuntu-24.04 GitHub Actions runner (2 CPUs, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk, 2 GB disk accelerator)",
   "nodeModulesSize": 587247616,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 457183232,
   "frameworkVersion": "16.1.1",
   "avgInstallTimeMs": 4198,
   "minInstallTimeMs": 3414,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/starter-nuxt.json

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   "timingMeasuredAt": "2026-08-07T22:39:00.213Z",
   "runner": "Depot depot-ubuntu-24.04 GitHub Actions runner (2 CPUs, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk, 2 GB disk accelerator)",
   "nodeModulesSize": 218951680,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 218931200,
   "frameworkVersion": "4.2.2",
   "avgInstallTimeMs": 5070,
   "minInstallTimeMs": 4335,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/starter-react-router.json

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   "timingMeasuredAt": "2026-08-07T22:39:00.213Z",
   "runner": "Depot depot-ubuntu-24.04 GitHub Actions runner (2 CPUs, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk, 2 GB disk accelerator)",
   "nodeModulesSize": 112054272,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 18108416,
   "frameworkVersion": "7.10.1",
   "avgInstallTimeMs": 1983.2,
   "minInstallTimeMs": 1587,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/starter-solid-start.json

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   "runner": "Depot depot-ubuntu-24.04 GitHub Actions runner (2 CPUs, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk, 2 GB disk accelerator)",
   "installTimeMs": 3935,
   "nodeModulesSize": 163893248,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 163827712,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 9919,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 9551,
   "buildOutputSize": 884736,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/starter-sveltekit.json

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   "timingMeasuredAt": "2026-08-07T22:39:00.213Z",
   "runner": "Depot depot-ubuntu-24.04 GitHub Actions runner (2 CPUs, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk, 2 GB disk accelerator)",
   "nodeModulesSize": 62967808,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 20480,
   "frameworkVersion": "2.52.2",
   "avgInstallTimeMs": 2195,
   "minInstallTimeMs": 1945,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/starter-tanstack-start-react.json

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   "timingMeasuredAt": "2026-08-07T22:39:00.213Z",
   "runner": "Depot depot-ubuntu-24.04 GitHub Actions runner (2 CPUs, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk, 2 GB disk accelerator)",
   "nodeModulesSize": 246169600,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 211677184,
   "frameworkVersion": "1.145.3",
   "avgInstallTimeMs": 3204.4,
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2522,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-astro/5.16.15.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 202612736,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 163561472,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-astro/5.17.3.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 194510848,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 155402240,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-astro/5.18.0.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 194510848,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 155406336,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-astro/6.0.8.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 186187776,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 143155200,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-astro/6.1.10.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 186818560,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 145244160,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-astro/6.2.2.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 187035648,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 120975360,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-astro/6.3.8.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 187240448,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 121180160,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-astro/6.4.8.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 187310080,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 121249792,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-astro/7.0.9.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 217944064,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 151695360,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-next-js/16.1.1.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 3414,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 6993,
   "nodeModulesSize": 587247616,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 457183232,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 7159,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 7159,
   "buildOutputSize": 6340608,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-nuxt/4.2.2.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 4335,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 7793,
   "nodeModulesSize": 218951680,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 218931200,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 6962,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 6545,
   "buildOutputSize": 2576384,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-react-router/7.10.1.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 1587,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3343,
   "nodeModulesSize": 112054272,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 18108416,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2747,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2746,
   "buildOutputSize": 397312,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-solid-start/1.2.1.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2586,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 4638,
   "nodeModulesSize": 168329216,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 168251392,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 9919,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 9551,
   "buildOutputSize": 888832,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-solid-start/1.3.2.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2586,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 4638,
   "nodeModulesSize": 163893248,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 163827712,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 9919,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 9551,
   "buildOutputSize": 884736,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-sveltekit/2.49.4.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 1945,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 2904,
   "nodeModulesSize": 64815104,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 20480,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 4220,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 3910,
   "buildOutputSize": 1347584,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-sveltekit/2.50.2.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 1945,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 2904,
   "nodeModulesSize": 62787584,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 20480,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 4220,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 3910,
   "buildOutputSize": 1363968,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-sveltekit/2.51.0.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 1945,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 2904,
   "nodeModulesSize": 62885888,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 20480,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 4220,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 3910,
   "buildOutputSize": 1372160,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-sveltekit/2.52.2.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 1945,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 2904,
   "nodeModulesSize": 62967808,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 20480,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 4220,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 3910,
   "buildOutputSize": 1425408,

packages/docs/src/content/devtime/versions/starter-tanstack-start-react/1.145.3.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2522,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 5487,
   "nodeModulesSize": 246169600,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 211677184,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 9098,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 8359,
   "buildOutputSize": 2146304,

packages/docs/src/content/docs/methodology.md

@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ matches the framework version tracked by the starter project.
 - Install benchmarks copy the starter package to a temporary directory, remove
   `node_modules`, prune the package manager store when possible, and run
   `pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile`.
-- Full `node_modules` size is measured after the regular install.
-- Production-only `node_modules` size is measured after removing the full
-  install and running `pnpm install --prod --no-frozen-lockfile`.
+- `node_modules` size is measured after the regular install. This represents
+  the starter's complete local installation, including development tools; it
+  does not represent the framework's production deployment size.
 
 ### Build and Install Times
 

packages/docs/src/lib/collections.ts

@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ export const depsStats = starterStats.map((f) => ({
   allDependencies: f.allDependencies.toLocaleString(),
   duplicateDependencies: f.duplicateDependencies,
   nodeModulesSize: formatBytesToMB(f.nodeModulesSize),
-  nodeModulesSizeProdOnly: formatBytesToMB(f.nodeModulesSizeProdOnly),
   depInstallSize:
     f.depInstallSize != null ? formatBytesToMB(f.depInstallSize) : '—',
   graph: 'View',

packages/starter-astro/ci-stats.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 217944064,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 151695360,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/starter-astro/stats/5.16.15.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 202612736,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 163561472,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/starter-astro/stats/5.17.3.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 194510848,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 155402240,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/starter-astro/stats/5.18.0.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 194510848,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 155406336,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/starter-astro/stats/6.0.8.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 186187776,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 143155200,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/starter-astro/stats/6.1.10.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 186818560,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 145244160,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/starter-astro/stats/6.2.2.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 187035648,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 120975360,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/starter-astro/stats/6.3.8.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 187240448,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 121180160,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/starter-astro/stats/6.4.8.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 187310080,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 121249792,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/starter-astro/stats/7.0.9.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "minInstallTimeMs": 2051,
   "maxInstallTimeMs": 3738,
   "nodeModulesSize": 217944064,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 151695360,
   "coldBuildTimeMs": 2595,
   "warmBuildTimeMs": 2117,
   "buildOutputSize": 32768,

packages/starter-mastro/ci-stats.json

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "maxMs": 599
   },
   "nodeModulesSize": 30572544,
-  "nodeModulesSizeProdOnly": 3522560,
   "coldBuildTime": {
     "avgMs": 378.6,
     "minMs": 372,