npm is shimed but still doens't run the right version

[saveman71]

Hello,

I have a situation I have trouble understanding. Node 22.13.0 is ships with npm 10.9.2. However it's not the right npm that asdfs ends up calling.

❯ cat .tool-versions 
elixir 1.18.2
erlang 27.2.2
nodejs 22.13.0

❯ node -v
v22.13.0

❯ npm -v
11.6.3

❯ ~/.asdf/installs/nodejs/22.13.0/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js -v
10.9.2

❯ which npm
/home/arch/.asdf/shims/npm

Is that a bug? I tried to find similar issues but they all seem a bit different to me. Any way I can troubleshoot more? Several colleagues of mine are also affected.

I think we never noticed it before, but package-lock versions started to differ.

[augustobmoura]

It could be a bug with our custom npm shim, but I need to understand what's going wrong

• Try running asdf current nodejs, you can also set a plugin version via the ASDF_NODEJS_VERSION environment variable, and that could override it.
• Check the ~/.asdf/installs/nodejs/22.13.0/bin directory, this is the one we look for any binaries installed by npm. Check the version of that npm bin: ~/.asdf/installs/nodejs/22.13.0/bin/npm -v

If possible, could you also send me the output of asdf info it should help pinpoint your system information

[saveman71]

Thanks for your answer! sorry for the delayed response.

❯ asdf current nodejs
Name            Version         Source                                                          Installed
nodejs          22.13.0         /home/arch/git/work/project/.tool-versions true

❯ echo $ASDF_NODEJS_VERSION


❯ ~/.asdf/installs/nodejs/22.13.0/bin/npm -v
10.9.2

❯ asdf info
OS:
Linux dellxps15 6.17.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:54:20 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

SHELL:
zsh 5.9 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

BASH VERSION:
5.3.3(1)-release

ASDF VERSION:
0.18.0-arch (revision 0289097)

ASDF INTERNAL VARIABLES:
ASDF_TOOL_VERSIONS_FILENAME=.tool-versions
ASDF_DATA_DIR=/home/arch/.asdf
ASDF_CONFIG_FILE=/home/arch/.asdfrc

ASDF INSTALLED PLUGINS:
elixir    https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-elixir.git
          1693b354bb08ff24e356bbcf3be99b177c32a06e
erlang    https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-erlang.git
          0d402e65a1328ed06c7920184f9806acfe251213
java      https://github.com/halcyon/asdf-java.git
          d5c78d613835c62277c48973a55975e3217a6c23
nodejs    https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs.git
          644ada3066ee4841257ca3ef3ea0332d3abb15b2

[jcassee]

As a datapoint: I had the same problem but updating the node plugin fixed it for me:

asdf plugin update nodejs

[saveman71]

Nice, seems like it fixed it for me too!