diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b61e9a..1c6d063 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ package-lock.json
 bun.lock
 bun.lockb
 deno.lock
+
+# npm-avoidant (standards#67)
+**/package-lock.json
+yarn.lock
+pnpm-lock.yaml
+.npmrc
 # Built VS Code extension artefact — distributed via GitHub Release, not git
 *.vsix
 _build/
diff --git a/frontier-practices/deno.json b/frontier-practices/deno.json
index 4ba1e97..7a4f60a 100644
--- a/frontier-practices/deno.json
+++ b/frontier-practices/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 {
+  "name": "@hyperpolymath/seven-tentacles",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Teaching Compiler Architecture to Ages 8-18 Through Progressive Reveal",
+  "license": "AGPL-3.0",
+  "imports": {
+    "live-server": "npm:live-server@^1.2.2",
+    "rescript": "npm:rescript@^12.0.0"
+  },
   "tasks": {
-    "dev": "deno run --watch mod.ts",
+    "build": "deno run -A --node-modules-dir=auto npm:rescript build",
+    "dev": "deno run -A npm:live-server --port=3000 --open=tools/reveal-demo.html",
+    "watch": "deno run --watch mod.ts",
     "test": "deno test",
     "lint": "deno lint",
     "fmt": "deno fmt"
diff --git a/frontier-practices/package.json b/frontier-practices/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a0c7e4a..0000000
--- a/frontier-practices/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "seven-tentacles",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "description": "Teaching Compiler Architecture to Ages 8-18 Through Progressive Reveal",
-  "author": "Jonathan D.A. Jewell",
-  "license": "AGPL-3.0",
-  "scripts": {
-    "build": "rescript build",
-    "dev": "live-server --port=3000 --open=tools/reveal-demo.html",
-    "test": "echo 'No tests configured yet'"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "rescript": "^12.0.0",
-    "live-server": "^1.2.2"
-  }
-}