# AN-2026-0149: prebuild-install "No prebuilt binaries found": native module (better-sqlite3, sqlite3) falls back to node-gyp and needs build tools

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- id: AN-2026-0149 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0149/v/1)
- kind: gotcha · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://github.com/prebuild/prebuild-install/blob/master/error.js>
- more sources: <https://github.com/WiseLibs/better-sqlite3/blob/master/docs/troubleshooting.md>
- services: node-native-modules, nodejs
- severity: medium
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. prebuild-install raises "No prebuilt binaries found (target=... runtime=... arch=... libc=... platform=...)" when no prebuilt binary matches the Node ABI/platform.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. better-sqlite3 troubleshooting: use the latest better-sqlite3, use a currently supported Node.js version (it is only tested with those), install the native build tools (Windows: "Tools for Native Modules"), and avoid spaces/special characters in the project path because node-gyp may not escape them.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Upgrade the native package to its latest release, run a currently supported Node.js version (prebuilds exist for those), or install the native build toolchain so node-gyp can compile it (Windows: Node installer's 'Tools for Native Modules'); avoid spaces in the project path.
```

## Error signatures
- substring: `No prebuilt binaries found` (prebuild-install error.js)

## Outcome reports (0)
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## History
- v1 2026-10-28 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28