The solution is really simple - pay for support. If you rely on some mission critical thing that you can&#x27;t (or won&#x27;t) work on yourself when the maintainer gives up, then pay someone to do it for you. Hire someone. Pay the original maintainer to carry on with it if they&#x27;re open to that. Give NPM money to host a private library of the things you need. If you build your stack on free tools without engaging with the people who support them, and then they stop, then you have no real grounds to moan. &quot;That guy didn&#x27;t want to work on the thing I need for free any more!&quot; is not a valid complaint.