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Structured process for evaluating and selecting third-party libraries, utilities, and products based on community longevity, API design quality, and project-specific criteria.
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| name | third-party-choosing-products-utilities-libraries |
| description | Structured process for evaluating and selecting third-party libraries, utilities, and products based on community longevity, API design quality, and project-specific criteria. |
| last_updated | "2026-04-05T00:00:00.000Z" |
| agent_type | main_agent |
child_process, fs, crypto, http, etc.) unless the third-party package provides substantial value beyond convenience. Thin wrappers add transitive dependency risk (ESM-only breakage, supply chain, version churn) for marginal ergonomic gain. Also check that the package and its transitive dependency tree are compatible with the project's module system (CJS/ESM) and tooling (bundlers, tsx, Vitest, etc.).sounding-board-mode.md. Ask questions if you need to clarifyWRITE_DEEP_DIVE_DOC.md