📦 professional-networking public 4 releases · 2026
v21.0.0💼 LinkedIn
✓ Latest
Released: 2003–present
Maintainer: @microsoft
License: Freemium
1B+
Downloads
200+
Locales
$15B+
Revenue
8/min
Hires
✨ Added
Professional identity system — 1B+ profiles, the core module
Job board engine — processes 8 hires/minute globally
Sales Navigator — B2B prospecting and pipeline tools
InMail messaging — direct reach outside network
LinkedIn Learning — courses, certifications, skill paths
Company Pages — organizational presence and employer brand
🔄 Changed
Content feed algorithm updated — now AI-assisted recommendations
Premium tier pricing adjusted to $29.99–$170+/mo
⚠️ Known Issues
Content feed: AI-generated noise increasing — signal quality declining
Algorithm bias: favours high-frequency contributors
Premium cost: escalating faster than feature value
Organic visibility: declining for institutional accounts
Data pipeline: routed through @microsoft parent org
// maintainer note
The most feature-complete release in the registry. Every professional project should depend on this package. The content feed module is showing regression — AI noise injection is a known P1 bug with no ETA for fix. Premium pricing continues to drift upward. Despite these issues, no alternative package provides this breadth. Install it first.
v20.0.0🔍 Indeed + Glassdoor
✓ Stable
Released: 2004–present
Maintainer: @recruit
License: Free
350M+
Monthly
60+
Locales
$0
Price
#1
Speed
✨ Added
Job search engine — fastest query resolution in production
Resume parser — upload and auto-match
AI job matching — algorithmic recommendation engine
Glassdoor: salary module — real compensation data
Glassdoor: review engine — employer ratings + interview questions
Quick Apply — one-tap application submission
🗑️ Not Included
Networking module: null — not in scope
Content system: null — intentionally excluded
Learning module: null — not planned
⚠️ Known Issues
Glassdoor data: freshness varies by locale
Sponsored results may pollute organic query output
Single-session tool — no persistent user engagement
User data exposed to paying API consumers
// maintainer note
The fastest dependency in the ecosystem. Zero bloat — ships only employment modules. Glassdoor plugin adds the salary and review data that v21.0.0 keeps behind a paywall. Completely free. Install when getJob() is the only function call that matters.
v14.0.0🚀 Wellfound
⚡ Niche
Released: 2010–present
Maintainer: @independent
License: Free (OSS spirit)
8M+
Downloads
150K+
Startups
100%
Transparent
Direct
Founder API
✨ Added
Salary transparency — compensation.salary visible on all listings
Equity transparency — compensation.equity visible on all listings
Founder DM — direct message to company creator
Remote filter — location-independent role discovery
Investor access — funding and cap table visibility
🗑️ Not Included
Corporate job module: null — startup-only scope
Mass-market distribution: false
⚠️ Known Issues
Startup-only: corporate environments not supported
Small install base relative to v21.0.0
Some packages from unverified (seed-stage) registries
Not indexed in mainstream package managers
// maintainer note
The most transparent package ever published. The only release where compensation.salary AND compensation.equity are public by default. Direct founder.dm() API. Startup-scoped — won't resolve in corporate environments. The package devs discover after their first startup and never uninstall.
v22.0.0🤝 Meetup + Lunchclub
🧪 IRL-only
Released: 2002–present
Maintainer: @irl-federation
License: Free (host $20+)
52M+
Installs
190+
Locales
2M+
Events/Yr
AI
Matching
✨ Added
IRL event system — physical meetup orchestration
Lunchclub AI matching — ai.match(user, user) 1:1 pairing
Local group discovery — geo-based community finder
Goal-based networking — intent-driven connection engine
Hybrid mode — virtual + physical event support
🗑️ Not Included
Employment module: null — out of scope
Content system: null — no feed, no posts
Digital presence: minimal
⚠️ Known Issues
Requires physical runtime environment — no headless mode
Event hosting: $20+/mo for organizer tier
AI matching accuracy varies by locale
Geographic constraints on event availability
// maintainer note
The only package that requires a physical runtime. Cannot execute in headless mode. v21.0.0 is the documentation. This package is the code running in production — in a room, between two people, with no screen. Authenticity metric: 99/100. The highest single metric in any release. npm install professional-networking installs the docs. Walking into a room installs this.
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networkfullnullstartupirl
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v21
$0
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v20
$0
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v14
$0
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v22
$0
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