Selectors - Jolter

Selectors describe the versions Jolter may resolve.

Supported forms

Selector	Meaning
`24`	Highest stable `24..` release
`24.x`	Same major-line intent as `24`
`24.5`	Highest stable `24.5.*` release
`24.5.x`	Same minor-line intent as `24.5`
`24.5.0`	Exact semantic version
`x` or `*`	Any stable version
`latest`	Highest stable release from the provider
`lts`	Highest current LTS release, Node.js only

Leading v is accepted in direct requests and normalized.

Jolter does not support:

>=20
^20
~20
20 || 22
20 - 24
24.0.0-beta.1
24.5.0.1

Whitespace, embedded @, ranges, unions, prerelease syntax, and more than three numeric components are rejected.

Runtime	Numeric	`latest`	`lts`
Node.js	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bun	Yes	Yes	No
Deno	Yes	Yes	No

Built-in tools and plugin tools support numeric selectors, wildcards, and latest. They do not support lts.

jolter use pnpm@10
jolter use yarn@4.x
jolter use eslint@8

Exact built-in tool versions can include an archive hash:

pnpm@10.12.1+sha224.<56-hex-characters>

Supported algorithms:

sha1
sha224
sha256
sha384
sha512

Hashes are accepted only with exact stable semantic versions. Jolter verifies them in addition to npm registry integrity.

Broad selectors can move when provider metadata changes. Use exact versions for:

Use major or minor selectors for normal application development when you want compatible movement.