cdktf-cli: init doesn't work with node from snap

[sixcorners]

Expected Behavior

I want to init a project.

Actual Behavior

When I try to init a project with node 20 it says that npm isn't returning a valid version.
When I try to init a project after switching to node 22 it says a module is missing.
When I try to init a project with node 22 after deleting my ~/.npm it says nothing other than the usual npm install warnings that say three packages being used are no longer supported.

Steps to Reproduce

$ sudo snap refresh node --channel 20/stable
...
$ npx cdktf-cli init
...
Could not run version check - npm returned an invalid semver 
Usage Error: Node.js version could not be determined
$ sudo snap refresh node --channel 22/stable
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$ rm -rf ~/.npm
$ npx cdktf-cli; echo $?
...
7

Versions

External Error: Could not find cdktf.json. Make sure there is a cdktf.json file in the current directory or one of its parents.

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Workarounds

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Anything Else?

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[sixcorners]

docker node doesn't work either so maybe it doesn't like being used with npx?

$ docker run --rm -it -v$PWD:/pwd -w/pwd node:alpine npx cdktf-cli init; echo $?
...
1