@arcane-engine/create

Scaffolding tool for creating new Arcane game projects.

Usage

npm create @arcane-engine/game my-game
cd my-game
npm install
arcane dev

This creates a new Arcane project with:

• package.json with @arcane-engine/runtime dependency
• tsconfig.json for TypeScript (with @arcane/runtime → @arcane-engine/runtime path mapping)
• src/game.ts for pure game logic
• src/visual.ts for rendering (entry point)
• AGENTS.md with LLM development guide
• COOKBOOK.md with advanced pattern recipes
• types/arcane.d.ts with full API declarations
• README.md with usage instructions

Prerequisites

The Arcane CLI must be installed:

cargo install arcane-cli

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/anthropics/arcane.git
cd arcane
cargo build --release
export PATH="$PATH:$(pwd)/target/release"

What This Does

@arcane-engine/create is a thin wrapper around arcane new <name>. It's provided for npm ecosystem ergonomics:

# These are equivalent:
npm create @arcane-engine/game my-game
arcane new my-game

After Creation

1. Install dependencies:

   cd my-game
   npm install

2. Run with hot-reload:

   arcane dev

3. Run tests:

   arcane test

4. Add recipes:

   arcane add turn-based-combat

Next Steps

• Architecture
• Documentation
• Demos

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE