[BUG] npm list -g missing resolved field for Github-based dependencies

[bhuynhdev]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

If I install a package from Github URL globally, then use npm list -g --json <package_name>, npm does NOT include the field resolved and thus I lose out on important information, including which commit hash was this package installed from. (more details in reproduction steps below)

This only happens on a global level. If I installed the package to a local node project (i.e. without -g flag), then npm list correctly shows the commit hash information.

Expected Behavior

npm list --global should behave like npm list and shows resolved field and commit hash for package installed from Github URL

I dug through some npm versions and discovered that up until v7.5.5, npm list --global still works as expected and shows the commit hash for global packages. However, since v7.5.6 until now, this behavior no longer exists.

Steps To Reproduce

1. mkdir test-node-app && cd test-node-app && npm init
2. npm install [email protected]:bhuynhdev/test-pkg-public.git
3. npm list --json test-pkg-public
4. Clearly see the commit hash of this installed package

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "test-node-app",
  "dependencies": {
    "test-pkg-public": {
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "resolved": "[email protected]/bhuynhdev/test-pkg-public.git#4ef9031cbfa6185c87084a30aa924005b63a5d8a",
      "overridden": false
    }
  }
}

5. Now install this package globally npm install --global [email protected]:bhuynhdev/test-pkg-public.git
6. npm list --global --json test-pkg-public
7. ⚠️ See that package listing no longer has commit hash information

{
  "name": "lib",
  "dependencies": {
    "test-pkg-public": {
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "overridden": false
    }
  }
}

Environment

• npm: 10.9.2
• Node.js: 22.14.0
• OS Name: Macbook M2 Pro - Sequoia 15.3.2
• npm config:

; node bin location = /Users/user/.asdf/installs/nodejs/22.14.0/bin/node
; node version = v22.14.0
; npm local prefix = /Users/user/code/git/test-node-app
; npm version = 10.9.2
; cwd = /Users/user/code/git/test-node-app
; HOME = /Users/user
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.