What files in the pnpm /dist are required to run pnpm?

[florian-g2]

Hey there,

I'm looking to embed pnpm into a internal CLI tool and I'm wondering what files in the /dist directory are actually required at runtime.
(the /dist directory from e.g. https://registry.npmjs.org/pnpm/-/pnpm-8.15.3.tgz)

I tested running node ./bin/pnpm.cjs create vite and node ./bin/pnpm.cjs install with just the /bin/pnpm.cjs, /dist/pnpm.cjs and /dist/worker.js files and it seems that it works just great.

What functionality am I missing out on when omitting these dirs / files:
/dist/node_modules/*
/dist/node-gyp-bin/*
/dist/scripts/*
/dist/vendor/*
/dist/reflink.darwin-arm64-MYEHQQCP.node
/dist/reflink.darwin-x64-CDTBYYIZ.node
/dist/reflink.win32-arm64-msvc-IYGSKCGJ.node
/dist/reflink.win32-x64-msvc-5E6AAURT.node

Would the absence of these dirs / files cause issues on a Linux / macOS machine?

Thank you in advance! 😊
Florian