nodejs-knowledge-patch

# Node.js Knowledge Patch Baseline: Node.js through 22.x LTS. Covered range: 23.0.0 through 26.5.0, plus the release-schedule update published 2026-07-12. Use this patch to account for behavior added, changed, deprecated, or removed after the baseline. Match guidance to the exact deployed release line: several APIs changed more than once across Node.js 23–26. ## Reference index | Reference | Topics | | --- | --- | | [modules-and-typescript.md](references/modules-and-typescript.md) | ESM and CommonJS interop, loader hooks, package resolution, compile caches, built-in TypeScript, VM modules, WebAssembly | | [testing-and-assertions.md](references/testing-and-assertions.md) | `node:test`, assertions, mocks, snapshots, discovery, coverage, reporters | | [filesystem-and-streams.md](references/filesystem-and-streams.md) | Filesystem migrations, paths, directories, globs, watches, buffers, Node streams, Web streams, VFS | | [networking-http-and-tls.md](references/networking-http-and-tls.md) | TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP/1, HTTP/2, QUIC, proxies, TLS, CA stores | | [crypto-and-compression.md](references/crypto-and-compression.md) | Classic crypto, WebCrypto, post-quantum keys, hashing, password derivation, zstd, Brotli, zlib | | [sqlite.md](references/sqlite.md) | Connections, statements, sessions, tagged templates, functions, extensions, backups, build options | | [diagnostics-and-performance.md](references/diagnostics-and-performance.md) | Inspector, diagnostics channels, reports, CPU a...