cypress-io · jennifer-shehane · Mar 3, 2026 · Mar 3, 2026
diff --git a/examples/basic-pnpm/cypress.config.js b/examples/basic-pnpm/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     supportFile: false,

diff --git a/examples/basic-pnpm/package.json b/examples/basic-pnpm/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-basic-pnpm",
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "description": "basic pnpm example how to run Cypress tests",
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "cypress run"

diff --git a/examples/basic/cypress.config.js b/examples/basic/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     supportFile: false,

diff --git a/examples/basic/package-lock.json b/examples/basic/package-lock.json
diff --git a/examples/basic/package.json b/examples/basic/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-basic",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "basic example how to run Cypress tests",
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "cypress run"

diff --git a/examples/browser/cypress.config.js b/examples/browser/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
-const os = require('os')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
+import os from 'node:os'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     setupNodeEvents (on) {

diff --git a/examples/browser/package-lock.json b/examples/browser/package-lock.json
diff --git a/examples/browser/package.json b/examples/browser/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-browser",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "running Cypress using different browsers",
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "npm run cy:run",

diff --git a/examples/config/cypress.config-alternate.js b/examples/config/cypress.config-alternate.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     baseUrl: 'http://localhost:3333',

diff --git a/examples/config/cypress.config.js b/examples/config/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     supportFile: false,

diff --git a/examples/config/package-lock.json b/examples/config/package-lock.json
diff --git a/examples/config/package.json b/examples/config/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-config",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "pass baseUrl config value via action",
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "cypress run",

diff --git a/examples/custom-command/cypress.config.js b/examples/custom-command/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     supportFile: false,

diff --git a/examples/custom-command/index.js b/examples/custom-command/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 console.log('running Cypress from index.js')
 
-const cypress = require('cypress')
-const _ = require('lodash')
-const fs = require('fs')
+import cypress from 'cypress'
+import _ from 'lodash'
+import fs from 'node:fs'
 
 cypress.run().then((results) => {
   const summary = _.pickBy(results, (value, key) =>

diff --git a/examples/custom-command/package-lock.json b/examples/custom-command/package-lock.json
diff --git a/examples/custom-command/package.json b/examples/custom-command/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-custom-command",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Run your own test command instead of Cypress",
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "cypress run",

diff --git a/examples/env/cypress.config.js b/examples/env/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     setupNodeEvents (on, config) {

diff --git a/examples/env/package-lock.json b/examples/env/package-lock.json
diff --git a/examples/env/package.json b/examples/env/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-env",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "example passing env variables to Cypress",
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "cypress run"

diff --git a/examples/install-command/cypress.config.js b/examples/install-command/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     supportFile: false,

diff --git a/examples/install-command/package.json b/examples/install-command/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-install-command",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Install dependencies using custom command",
+  "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "cypress run"
   },

diff --git a/examples/install-only/cypress.config.js b/examples/install-only/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     supportFile: false,

diff --git a/examples/install-only/package-lock.json b/examples/install-only/package-lock.json
diff --git a/examples/install-only/package.json b/examples/install-only/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-install-only",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Do not install _every_ dependency, just Cypress before running tests",
+  "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "cypress run"
   },

diff --git a/examples/nextjs/cypress.config.js b/examples/nextjs/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     supportFile: false,

diff --git a/examples/nextjs/package-lock.json b/examples/nextjs/package-lock.json
diff --git a/examples/nextjs/package.json b/examples/nextjs/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-nextjs",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "4.0.0",
   "description": "Example using Next.js",
+  "type": "module",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev",

diff --git a/examples/node-versions/cypress.config.js b/examples/node-versions/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     supportFile: false,

diff --git a/examples/node-versions/package-lock.json b/examples/node-versions/package-lock.json
diff --git a/examples/node-versions/package.json b/examples/node-versions/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-node-versions",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Running Cypress on different Node versions",
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "cypress run"

diff --git a/examples/quiet/cypress.config.js b/examples/quiet/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   e2e: {
     setupNodeEvents (on) {

diff --git a/examples/quiet/package-lock.json b/examples/quiet/package-lock.json
diff --git a/examples/quiet/package.json b/examples/quiet/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "example-quiet",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "running Cypress with quiet flag",
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "cypress run",

diff --git a/examples/recording/cypress.config.js b/examples/recording/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')
+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
 
-module.exports = defineConfig({
+export default defineConfig({
   fixturesFolder: false,
   projectId: '3tb7jn',
   e2e: {

diff --git a/examples/recording/package-lock.json b/examples/recording/package-lock.json