CLI issue on everything

[BrianStrout]

Describe the bug

After installing netlify-cli, the only thing I can do is "netlify –help" everything else returns the following error:

RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded

this includes "netlify" "netlify init" etc.

Please help me with what/how to troubleshoot on my mac. Thanks!

Steps to reproduce

npm install netlify-cli -g
netlify init

Configuration

can't run anything even to start project

Environment

sh: envinfo: command not found

[BrianStrout]

Some other useful info. I can install other npm fine. Ios is Sonoma version 14.4.

[dongwa]

+1

[abrahamguo]

Is any stack trace shown with the error?

[BrianStrout]

Hey Abraham! In my terminal I can use Netlify --help, which shows the possible commands however anything else give me ***@***.*** Portfolio % netlify login › RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded" I am supper baffled on this, I'm not sure if there is something wrong on my end I can use the netlify on my old mac, but its a dif OS so not sure if there is an issue there or if it's path related. I believe I have done everything needed for this to work but alas it does not. Any help would be amazing. Thanks!

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[dongwa]

no stack trace ,just netlify –help can work

[IamAbhinav03]

Having the same issue! I can't trace the error as well. It's just giving Range Error: Maximum call stack size extended

[mgajowa]

Same for me.

[amaccann]

Happening here too; any and all netlify xyz commands throwing the same error: tried installing both globally & locally within my specific project - same result. Every single command (except -h) throws the same RangeError.

FWIW, running Node v22.14.0 and installed ^19.0.2 of netlify-cli

[amaccann]

Tried installing 18.1.0 just to drop to last major version - same problem.

[overlordofmu]

I am unable to reproduce this error with the Node.js and Netlify CLI version reported. The bug form asks for the output of this command:

npx envinfo --system --binaries --npmPackages netlify-cli --npmGlobalPackages netlify-cli

However, that output has not been provided by anyone on the issue. Would someone that is experiencing this error please provide the output of the command above?

I do see this provided in the original post:

sh: envinfo: command not found

That is an error and not the output of that command. You will need to install envinfo to resolve that error first. The output of that command is key to finding the root cause here.

[BrianStrout]

OP here, running

npx envinfo --system --binaries --npmPackages netlify-cli --npmGlobalPackages netlify-cli

gets me:

System:
OS: macOS 14.4
CPU: (14) arm64 Apple M3 Max
Memory: 663.08 MB / 36.00 GB
Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 22.13.1 - /usr/local/bin/node
npm: 11.2.0 - /usr/local/bin/npm
npmPackages:
netlify-cli: ^12.1.1 => 12.1.1
npmGlobalPackages:
netlify-cli: 19.0.2

The older netlify was installed trying to see if it was a recent version issue, and that version still runs on my other computer fine

[IamAbhinav03]

Running npx envinfo --system --binaries --npmPackages netlify-cli --npmGlobalPackages netlify-cli gives me

System:
OS: macOS 15.3.1
CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M1
Memory: 162.55 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 22.2.0 - /usr/local/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.22 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm: 10.8.1 - /usr/local/bin/npm
npmGlobalPackages:
netlify-cli: 19.0.2

[serhalp]

Has anyone with this issue been able to identify a prior version of netlify-cli that works? or any idea what changed before this started happening?

This is difficult to investigate as is! Anything you all can share might be useful. Thanks :)

[amaccann]

@serhalp I tried a very versions back and had the problem; finally installed 17.38.1 and it worked. It was an arbitrary pick.

[benjaminmbrown]

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