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bun

by hoodiniBackend & APIs

Build fast applications with Bun JavaScript runtime. Use when creating Bun projects, using Bun APIs, bundling, testing, or optimizing Node.js alternatives. Triggers on Bun, Bun runtime, bun.sh, bunx, Bun serve, Bun test, JavaScript runtime.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/hoodini/ai-agents-skills --skill bun
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads bun automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

Bun - The Fast JavaScript Runtime

Build and run JavaScript/TypeScript applications with Bun's all-in-one toolkit.

Quick Start

# Install Bun (macOS, Linux, WSL)
curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash

# Windows
powershell -c "irm bun.sh/install.ps1 | iex"

# Create new project
bun init

# Run TypeScript directly (no build step!)
bun run index.ts

# Install packages (faster than npm)
bun install

# Run scripts
bun run dev

Package Management

# Install dependencies
bun install              # Install all from package.json
bun add express          # Add dependency
bun add -d typescript    # Add dev dependency
bun add -g serve         # Add global package

# Remove packages
bun remove express

# Update packages
bun update

# Run package binaries
bunx prisma generate     # Like npx but faster
bunx create-next-app

# Lockfile
bun install --frozen-lockfile  # CI mode

bun.lockb vs package-lock.json

# Bun uses binary lockfile (bun.lockb) - much faster
# To generate yarn.lock for compatibility:
bun install --yarn

# Import from other lockfiles
bun install  # Auto-detects package-lock.json, yarn.lock

Bun Runtime

Run Files

# Run any file
bun run index.ts         # TypeScript
bun run index.js         # JavaScript
bun run index.jsx        # JSX

# Watch mode
bun --watch run index.ts

# Hot reload
bun --hot run server.ts

Built-in APIs

// File I/O (super fast)
const file = Bun.file('data.json');
const content = await file.text();
const json = await file.json();
const bytes = await file.arrayBuffer();

// Write files
await Bun.write('output.txt', 'Hello, Bun!');
await Bun.write('data.json', JSON.stringify({ key: 'value' }));
await Bun.write('image.png', await fetch('https://example.com/img.png'));

// File metadata
const file = Bun.file('data.json');
console.log(file.size);       // bytes
console.log(file.type);       // MIME type
console.log(file.lastModified);

// Glob files
const glob = new Bun.Glob('**/*.ts');
for await (const file of glob.scan('.')) {
  console.log(file);
}

HTTP Server

// Simple server
const server = Bun.serve({
  port: 3000,
  fetch(req) {
    const url = new URL(req.url);
    
    if (url.pathname === '/') {
      return new Response('Hello, Bun!');
    }
    
    if (url.pathname === '/json') {
      return Response.json({ message: 'Hello!' });
    }
    
    return new Response('Not Found', { status: 404 });
  },
});

console.log(`Server running at http://localhost:${server.port}`);

Advanced Server

Bun.serve({
  port: 3000,
  
  // Main request handler
  async fetch(req, server) {
    const url = new URL(req.url);
    
    // WebSocket upgrade
    if (url.pathname === '/ws') {
      const upgraded = server.upgrade(req, {
        data: { userId: '123' },  // Attach data to socket
      });
      if (upgraded) return undefined;
    }
    
    // Static files
    if (url.pathname.startsWith('/static/')) {
      const filePath = `./public${url.pathname}`;
      const file = Bun.file(filePath);
      if (await file.exists()) {
        return new Response(file);
      }
    }
    
    // JSON API
    if (url.pathname === '/api/data' && req.method === 'POST') {
      const body = await req.json();
      return Response.json({ received: body });
    }
    
    return new Response('Not Found', { status: 404 });
  },
  
  // WebSocket handlers
  websocket: {
    open(ws) {
      console.log('Client connected:', ws.data.userId);
      ws.subscribe('chat');  // Pub/sub
    },
    message(ws, message) {
      // Broadcast to all subscribers
      ws.publish('chat', message);
    },
    close(ws) {
      console.log('Client disconnected');
    },
  },
  
  // Error handling
  error(error) {
    return new Response(`Error: ${error.message}`, { status: 500 });
  },
});

WebSocket Client

const ws = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:3000/ws');

ws.onopen = () => {
  ws.send('Hello, server!');
};

ws.onmessage = (event) => {
  console.log('Received:', event.data);
};

Bun APIs

SQLite (Built-in)

import { Database } from 'bun:sqlite';

const db = new Database('mydb.sqlite');

// Create table
db.run(`
  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    name TEXT NOT NULL,
    email TEXT UNIQUE
  )
`);

// Insert
const insert = db.prepare('INSERT INTO users (name, email) VALUES (?, ?)');
insert.run('Alice', 'alice@example.com');

// Query
const query = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?');
const user = query.get(1);

// All results
const allUsers = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM users').all();

// Transaction
const insertMany = db.transaction((users) => {
  for (const user of users) {
    insert.run(user.name, user.email);
  }
});

insertMany([
  { name: 'Bob', email: 'bob@example.com' },
  { name: 'Charlie', email: 'charlie@example.com' },
]);

Password Hashing (Built-in)

// Hash password
const hash = await Bun.password.hash('mypassword', {
  algorithm: 'argon2id',  // or 'bcrypt'
  memoryCost: 65536,      // 64 MB
  timeCost: 2,
});

// Verify password
const isValid = await Bun.password.verify('mypassword', hash);

Spawn Processes

// Spawn process
const proc = Bun.spawn(['ls', '-la'], {
  cwd: '/home/user',
  env: { ...process.env, MY_VAR: 'value' },
  stdout: 'pipe',
});

const output = await new Response(proc.stdout).text();
console.log(output);

// Spawn sync
const result = Bun.spawnSync(['echo', 'hello']);
console.log(result.stdout.toString());

// Shell command
const { stdout } = Bun.spawn({
  cmd: ['sh', '-c', 'echo $HOME'],
  stdout: 'pipe',
});

Hashing & Crypto

// Hash strings
const hash = Bun.hash('hello world');  // Wyhash (fast)

// Crypto hashes
const sha256 = new Bun.CryptoHasher('sha256');
sha256.update('data');
const digest = sha256.digest('hex');

// One-liner
const md5 = Bun.CryptoHasher.hash('md5', 'data', 'hex');

// HMAC
const hmac = Bun.CryptoHasher.hmac('sha256', 'secret-key', 'data', 'hex');

Bundler

# Bundle for browser
bun build ./src/index.ts --outdir ./dist

# Bundle options
bun build ./src/index.ts \
  --outdir ./dist \
  --minify \
  --sourcemap \
  --target browser \
  --splitting \
  --entry-naming '[dir]/[name]-[hash].[ext]'

Build API

const result = await Bun.build({
  entrypoints: ['./src/index.ts'],
  outdir: './dist',
  minify: true,
  sourcemap: 'external',
  target: 'browser',  // 'bun' | 'node' | 'browser'
  splitting: true,
  naming: {
    entry: '[dir]/[name]-[hash].[ext]',
    chunk: '[name]-[hash].[ext]',
    asset: '[name]-[hash].[ext]',
  },
  external: ['react', 'react-dom'],
  define: {
    'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify('production'),
  },
  loader: {
    '.png': 'file',
    '.svg': 'text',
  },
});

if (!result.success) {
  console.error('Build failed:', result.logs);
}

Testing

// test.ts
import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, mock } from 'bun:test';

describe('Math operations', () => {
  test('addition', () => {
    expect(1 + 1).toBe(2);
  });
  
  test('array contains', () => {
    expect([1, 2, 3]).toContain(2);
  });
  
  test('object matching', () => {
    expect({ name: 'Alice', age: 30 }).toMatchObject({ name: 'Alice' });
  });
  
  test('async test', async () => {
    const result = await Promise.resolve(42);
    expect(result).toBe(42);
  });
  
  test('throws error', () => {
    expect(() => {
      throw new Error('fail');
    }).toThrow('fail');
  });
});

// Mocking
const mockFn = mock(() => 'mocked');
mockFn();
expect(mockFn).toHaveBeenCalled();

// Mock modules
mock.module('./database', () => ({
  query: mock(() => [{ id: 1 }]),
}));

# Run tests
bun test

# Watch mode
bun test --watch

# Specific file
bun test user.test.ts

# Coverage
bun test --coverage

Node.js Compatibility

// Most Node.js APIs work out of the box
import fs from 'fs';
import path from 'path';
import { createServer } from 'http';
import express from 'express';

// Bun implements Node.js APIs
const data = fs.readFileSync('file.txt', 'utf-8');
const fullPath = path.join(__dirname, 'file.txt');

// Express works!
const app = express();
app.get('/', (req, res) => res.send('Hello!'));
app.listen(3000);

Node.js vs Bun APIs

// Node.js way
import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
const content = await readFile('file.txt', 'utf-8');

// Bun way (faster)
const content = await Bun.file('file.txt').text();

// Node.js crypto
import crypto from 'crypto';
const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update('data').digest('hex');

// Bun way (faster)
const hash = Bun.CryptoHasher.hash('sha256', 'data', 'hex');

Environment Variables

// .env file support (built-in, no dotenv needed!)
// .env
// DATABASE_URL=postgres://localhost/db
// API_KEY=secret

// Access env vars
const dbUrl = Bun.env.DATABASE_URL;
const apiKey = process.env.API_KEY;  // Also works

// bunfig.toml for Bun config
// [run]
// preload = ["./setup.ts"]

HTTP Client

// Fetch (optimized in Bun)
const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer token',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ key: 'value' }),
});

const data = await response.json();

// Streaming response
const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/stream');
const reader = response.body?.getReader();

while (true) {
  const { done, value } = await reader!.read();
  if (done) break;
  console.log(new TextDecoder().decode(value));
}

Project Structure

my-bun-project/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts          # Entry point
│   ├── routes/
│   │   └── api.ts
│   └── lib/
│       └── database.ts
├── tests/
│   └── index.test.ts
├── public/
│   └── static files
├── package.json
├── bunfig.toml           # Bun config (optional)
├── tsconfig.json
└── .env

bunfig.toml

[install]
# Use exact versions by default
exact = true

# Registry
registry = "https://registry.npmjs.org"

[run]
# Scripts to run before `bun run`
preload = ["./instrumentation.ts"]

[test]
# Test configuration
coverage = true
coverageDir = "coverage"

[bundle]
# Default bundle config
minify = true
sourcemap = "external"

Performance Comparison

OperationNode.jsBunSpeedup
Start time~40ms~7ms5.7x
Package install~10s~1s10x
File readbaselinefaster10x
HTTP serverbaselinefaster4x
SQLiteexternalbuilt-in3x
TypeScriptcompile needednative∞

Resources

FAQ

What does the bun skill do?

Build fast applications with Bun JavaScript runtime. Use when creating Bun projects, using Bun APIs, bundling, testing, or optimizing Node.js alternatives. Triggers on Bun, Bun runtime, bun.sh, bunx, Bun serve, Bun test, JavaScript runtime.

How do I install bun?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/hoodini/ai-agents-skills --skill bun in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/bun/ (personal) or .claude/skills/bun/ (project).

Which AI agents can use bun?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is bun safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains bun?

It is published by hoodini in hoodini/ai-agents-skills. It has 190 recorded installs.

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