[BUG] npx add confirmation to proceed everytime

[slorber]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

➜ docusaurus git:(main) node -v
v16.14.2
➜ docusaurus git:(main) npm -v
8.5.0

➜ docusaurus git:(main) npx yarn-deduplicate
Need to install the following packages:
 yarn-deduplicate
Ok to proceed? (y) y

➜ docusaurus git:(main) npx yarn-deduplicate
Need to install the following packages:
 yarn-deduplicate
Ok to proceed? (y) y

Expected Behavior

The second execution of npx yarn-deduplicate shouldn't ask for a confirmation

Steps To Reproduce

see above

Environment

• npm: 8.5.0
• Node.js: 16.14.2
• OS Name: MacOS 12.1 Monterey
• System Model Name: ?
• npm config:

; "user" config from /Users/sebastienlorber/.npmrc

//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken = (protected) 

; node bin location = /Users/sebastienlorber/.volta/tools/image/node/16.14.2/bin/node
; cwd = /Users/sebastienlorber/Desktop/projects/docusaurus
; HOME = /Users/sebastienlorber
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.

[slorber]

Issue asked by @lukekarrys here: #3821 (comment)

Some additional notes:

• We have been running postinstall: "npx yarn-deduplicate" for a while and this issue only appeared recently for me
• I often switch/upgrade Node version with Volta. I was probably on a lower Node v16 version before
• It doesn't seem to happen for all packages I try to execute with npx (for example npx npkill does not ask me for any confirmation apart the very 1st time)

[fritzy]

I am unable to reproduce on the same versions of Node.js, npm, and OS.

[fritzy]

Moving this to priority 2, and @lukekarrys is going to look into it further.