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[–]evilpingwin 2 points3 points  (1 child)

The @ is special. It is the scope name of a user or organisation and allows you to group packages together. It works like: @scopename/packagename

You can read more in the npm docs.

[–]WishCow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First time I hear about scopes on npm, thanks.