commit-queue & Auto Start CI failing with "Cannot find package 'yargs'"

[trivikr]

Runs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/actions/workflows/commit-queue.yml

Failing since August 7, 2026 17:54 PDT

node:internal/modules/package_json_reader:301
  throw new ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(packageName, fileURLToPath(base), null);
        ^

Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'yargs' imported from /opt/hostedtoolcache/node/24.19.0/x64/lib/node_modules/@node-core/utils/bin/ncu-config.js
    at Object.getPackageJSONURL (node:internal/modules/package_json_reader:301:9)
    at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:768:81)
    at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:859:18)
    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:992:11)
    at #cachedDefaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:701:20)
    at #resolveAndMaybeBlockOnLoaderThread (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:721:38)
    at ModuleLoader.resolveSync (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:759:56)
    at #resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:683:17)
    at ModuleLoader.getOrCreateModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:603:35)
    at ModuleJob.syncLink (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:163:33) {
  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
}

Node.js v24.19.0

First failure: https://github.com/nodejs/node/actions/runs/31231344969/job/93035668020

[trivikr]

This will be fixed when nodejs/node-core-utils#1148 is merged and a patch is published in @node-core/utils@7.0.1

[trivikr]

Auto start CI is also failing for the same reason

https://github.com/nodejs/node/actions/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml

[MikeMcC399]

Both are globally installing an unpinned version of @node-core/utils and this changed to @node-core/utils@7.0.0 with breaking changes on Aug 7, 2026 18:25 UTC.

node/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml

Lines 75 to 76 in aed4eaf

	- name: Install @node-core/utils
	run: npm install -g @node-core/utils

node/.github/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml

Lines 53 to 54 in aed4eaf

	- name: Install @node-core/utils
	run: npm install -g @node-core/utils

I would suggest to pin to @node-core/utils@6.4.0 and later update to 7.x also via pinning, instead of just taking the latest published version.

@nodejs/actions

Edit: the @node-core/utils package is used in several other GitHub Actions workflows as well:

• .github/workflows/update-v8.yml
• .github/workflows/update-wpt.yml
• .github/workflows/create-release-proposal.yml

[MikeMcC399]

This will be fixed when nodejs/node-core-utils#1148 is merged and a patch is published in @node-core/utils@7.0.1

@node-core/utils@7.0.1 was published on Aug 8, 2026 07:19 UTC and the workflows are running again.

[MikeMcC399]

Closing, as both workflows are running again.

For example, #64893 has now landed through actions of the commit-queue

https://github.com/nodejs/node/actions/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml also shows success.