--- title: "@clack/prompts Breaking Changes on npm | Since.dev" description: "What each @clack/prompts release removed, renamed or changed: 34 breaking changes in 4 versions on npm, each with its source." canonical_url: https://since.dev/packages/npm/@clack/prompts last_updated: 2026-01-28 --- # @clack/prompts breaking changes Every breaking API change we have recorded in @clack/prompts on npm: 34 breaking changes in 4 versions. Below are its newest 4 versions, removals and renames first, each with its source. Newest change January 28, 2026 ## 1.0.0 31 breaking changes, first published January 28, 2026. - **Removed** The package is now distributed as ESM-only instead of dual CJS and ESM. CJS projects must switch to ESM or use require() of ES modules on Node v20+. [github.com](https://github.com/bombshell-dev/clack/releases/tag/%40clack/prompts%401.0.0) - **Renamed** `prompts.suggestion` The suggestion prompt was removed and the path prompt was changed to an autocomplete prompt. [github.com](https://github.com/bombshell-dev/clack/releases/tag/%40clack/prompts%401.0.0) - **Behavior changed** `placeholder` Placeholder is now only a visual hint and no longer a tabbable value. [github.com](https://github.com/bombshell-dev/clack/releases/tag/%40clack/prompts%401.0.0) - **Behavior changed** `spinner.stop` Messages passed to stop no longer have dots removed, so output text changes for existing callers. [github.com](https://github.com/bombshell-dev/clack/releases/tag/%40clack/prompts%401.0.0) - **Signature changed** `cancel` Was const cancel: (message?: string) => void; now const cancel: (message?: string, opts?: CommonOptions) => void. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@clack/prompts/v/1.0.0) - **Signature changed** `ClackSettings` Was export {ClackSettings, isCancel, updateSettings} from '@clack/core'; now export {ClackSettings, isCancel, settings, updateSettings} from '@clack/core'. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@clack/prompts/v/1.0.0) - **Signature changed** `ConfirmOptions` Was interface ConfirmOptions; now interface ConfirmOptions extends CommonOptions. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@clack/prompts/v/1.0.0) - **Signature changed** `group` Was const group: (prompts: PromptGroup, opts?: PromptGroupOptions | undefined) => Promise<{\[P in keyof PromptGroupAwaitedReturn\]: PromptGroupAwaitedReturn\[P\];}>; now const group: (prompts: PromptGroup, opts?... [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@clack/prompts/v/1.0.0) - **Signature changed** `groupMultiselect` Was const groupMultiselect: (opts: GroupMultiSelectOptions) => Promise; now const groupMultiselect: (opts: GroupMultiSelectOptions) => Promise. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@clack/prompts/v/1.0.0) - **Signature changed** `GroupMultiSelectOptions` Was interface GroupMultiSelectOptions; now interface GroupMultiSelectOptions extends CommonOptions. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@clack/prompts/v/1.0.0) And 21 more in this version. ## 1.0.0-alpha.1 1 breaking change, first published January 28, 2026. - **Behavior changed** `placeholder` Placeholder is now only a visual hint and no longer a tabbable value, so code relying on it as a value will behave differently. [github.com](https://github.com/bombshell-dev/clack/releases/tag/%40clack/prompts%401.0.0-alpha.1) ## 1.0.0-alpha.0 1 breaking change, first published January 28, 2026. - **Removed** The package is now distributed as ESM-only instead of dual CJS and ESM. CJS projects must load it with require() of ECMAScript modules on Node v20+ or switch to ESM imports. [github.com](https://github.com/bombshell-dev/clack/releases/tag/%40clack/prompts%401.0.0-alpha.0) ## 0.11.0 1 breaking change, first published May 22, 2025. - **Behavior changed** Placeholder text is no longer set as the value returned by prompts. Code that relied on the placeholder being returned must handle an empty value again. [github.com](https://github.com/bombshell-dev/clack/releases/tag/%40clack/prompts%400.11.0) ## Check your code These are the changes. To see which of them reach your code, [scan a public repository](https://since.dev/scan.md), or have your coding agent call `check_code` with your manifest or lockfile over [MCP](https://since.dev/docs.md#mcp). [The API](https://since.dev/docs.md#api) reads every change in every version, not only the newest. On Team and up, a fix pull request opens for the changes that reach a connected repository. Nothing merges or deploys. ## Put your code on continuous management. Scan a public repository now, or give your agent one line. ### See how out of date your code is. [Scan a repository](https://since.dev/scan.md). Any public GitHub repository. No sign-in. ### Tell your agent what changed since it was trained. `claude mcp add --transport http since https://api.since.dev/mcp` --- Every page on this site as Markdown: https://since.dev/sitemap.md. For agents: https://since.dev/llms.txt.