U have to install the mmpm module into config.js to have the communications work

https://github.com/Bee-Mar/mmpm/wiki/MMPM-Installation#or-manually-enable-the-features-yourself

apparently guided install didn’t do its thing

step 3, install as module

(base) sam@sams:~$ mmpm install --as-module
Are you sure you want to install the MMPM module? [yes/y] or [no/n]: y

Creating MMPM module in MagicMirror modules directory ✓
Run mmpm open --config and append { module: “mmpm” } to the modules array, then restart MagicMirror if running { module:'mmpm' }

and restart mm