Workspace Modes

When a package lives in the same workspace as its consumers, you have two competing goals:

• Correct builds: consume the package exactly as it would be published (built JS, types, package.json exports).
• Fast feedback: consume the package source directly so rebuilds and reloads are fast.

skip-the-build lets you switch between those modes without changing any source code.

Mode A: Correct

• Your consumers resolve the normal import and require entries in exports.
• You build the package before running the consumer.
• This is what you want in CI and in release pipelines.

Mode B: Fast

• Your consumers resolve a custom export condition such as local-dev.
• That condition points at package source (src/**) instead of built output.
• No extra build step is needed for local development.

Switching between modes

skip-the-build evaluates your config at runtime and returns a list of export conditions. If the conditions list is empty, you are in Correct mode. If it includes local-dev (or whatever name you choose), you are in Fast mode.

See Config for the rules and Export Conditions for package setup.