# Project Initialization Error: Cannot find module 'simple-swizzle'
**URL:** https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232
**Category:** Support Request
**Created:** [September 10, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232 "2025-09-10T02:23:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@ajayps](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/ajayps)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/1 "2025-09-10T02:23:22Z")
Hi Team,
When I initialized my project and tried to run `npm run start-dev`, I encountered the following error:
Error: Cannot find module ‘C:\Users\91628\neutrinos-studio\library\server\node\_modules\simple-swizzle\index.js’.
Please verify that the package.json has a valid “main” entry
at tryPackage (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:487:19)
at Module.\_findPath (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:771:18)
at Module.\_resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1211:27)
…
Node.js v20.18.3
[nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting…
Steps I already tried:
- Deleted `node_modules` and reinstalled using `npm install`.
- Checked `package.json` for any missing dependencies.
- Tried installing `simple-swizzle` manually using `npm install simple-swizzle`.
- Re-ran the project with `npm run start-dev`.
But the issue still persists.
Could you please guide me on how to properly resolve this missing module error?
Is there any specific setup step required while initializing Neutrinos projects that I might have missed?
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### Author:  [@Eldho](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Eldho)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/2 "2025-09-10T04:12:10Z")
@Sam @Simphiwe @Shamnad_KS can you please support
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/3 "2025-09-10T04:15:35Z")
Hello @ajayps ,
Could you please confirm whether this issue is occurring in the UI application or the API application?
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/4 "2025-09-10T04:28:59Z")
Hello @ajayps ,
If the issue still exists, could you please share the repository link containing the project folder with me privately, so that we can debug the issue from our side?
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### Author:  [@ajayps](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/ajayps)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/5 "2025-09-10T04:45:26Z")
Issue occurring in the API application
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/6 "2025-09-10T04:54:01Z")
Hello @ajayps ,
Could you please share the repository link with me privately?
and please specify the node version and studio version
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/7 "2025-09-10T06:11:34Z")
Hello @ajayps ,
I tried to reproduce the issue, but it could not be observed on my end. Could you please **uninstall and reinstall Neutrinos Studio** , and then check again to see if the problem persists?
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### Author:  [@Shamnad\_KS](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Shamnad_KS)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/8 "2025-09-10T06:35:49Z")
Hi Ajay,
This issue is linked to recent npm package problems. Please try the following steps:
1. Run:
```auto
npm cache clean --force
npm cache verify
rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
```
1. Pin safe versions in `package.json` .
2. Reinstall:
```auto
npm install
```
1. Verify with:
```auto
npm ls simple-swizzle
npm audit
```
This should resolve the missing module error.
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### Author:  [@ajayps](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/ajayps)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/9 "2025-09-10T07:23:13Z")
I reinstalled the Studio application and started a new project, but that project also faced the same issue. I then followed all the steps you mentioned above, but the issue is still not resolved. The command execution screenshot and error details are attached in the screenshot for reference.
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 7:29am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/10 "2025-09-10T07:29:14Z")
Hello @ajayps ,
Could you try this
> [@Project Initialization Error: Cannot find module 'simple-swizzle'](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/8):
>
> Hi Ajay, This issue is linked to recent npm package problems. Please try the following steps: Run: npm cache clean --force npm cache verify rm -rf node\_modules package-lock.json Pin safe versions in package.json . Reinstall: npm install Verify with: npm ls simple-swizzle npm audit This should resolve the missing module error.
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### Author:  [@ajayps](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/ajayps)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/11 "2025-09-10T07:33:22Z")
Yes, I tried these steps, and the screenshots of those steps are mentioned above, but the issue is still not fixed.
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/12 "2025-09-10T08:03:34Z")
Hello @ajayps ,
It seems the command is not working in PowerShell. Could you try running it in Git Bash and go through the commands to check if it works?
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### Author:  [@vyshakh\_k](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/vyshakh_k)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/13 "2025-09-10T08:19:25Z")
@ajayps studio is using command shell in windows . use this command rmdir /s /q node\_modules
del /f /q package-lock.json
instead of “rm -rf node\_modules package-lock.json”
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### Author:  [@ajayps](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/ajayps)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/14 "2025-09-10T08:51:31Z")
I tried these steps in different shells — the default Studio terminal, Windows PowerShell, and Git Bash — but there was no change in the issue. Even a new project is not working because of this problem.
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### Author:  [@vyshakh\_k](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/vyshakh_k)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 9:20am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/15 "2025-09-10T09:20:32Z")
i’am also facing this issue , and i tried to create new api app that also produce this error
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/16 "2025-09-10T10:44:52Z")
Hello @vyshakh_k could you please send your project as a zip file privately? We need to check the node modules.
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/17 "2025-09-10T13:27:21Z")
Hello @ajayps @vyshakh_k ,
It seems to be an internal issue. The team is already working on it and it will be fixed soon.
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### Author:  [@ajayps](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/ajayps)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/18 "2025-09-11T06:58:39Z")
Is this issue resolved?
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### Author:  [@Sam](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/19 "2025-09-11T07:34:08Z")
Hello @ajayps ,
In the affected project, please try running these commands once more and check if the issue persists. Also, create a new project and let us know whether the issue occurs there as well
npm cache clean --force
npm cache verify
rm -rf node\_modules package-lock.json
npm install
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### Author:  [@ajayps](https://community.neutrinos.com/u/ajayps)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://community.neutrinos.com/t/project-initialization-error-cannot-find-module-simple-swizzle/1232/20 "2025-09-11T08:51:42Z")
I tried the following steps in the current project and also created a new project, initialized it, and checked the live view. The same issue persists. I also applied the above command, but it didn’t work. The issue is still not resolved. The command execution and project run error screenshots are attached below.
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