@chaibuilder/create

A professional CLI to bootstrap a new app from ChaiBuilder templates with automated .env setup.

Usage: Run with npx:

npx @chaibuilder/create <app-name> -key=<your-api-key>

Features

• Clones a starter Nextjs repository
• Sets up .env variables from CLI arguments
• Removes git history for a clean start
• Validates app name
• Checks for existing directory
• Prints steps to run for development

Getting Started

You do not need to install this CLI globally. Just use:

npx @chaibuilder/create <app-name> -key=<your-api-key>

Or, if you prefer the scoped package name:

npx @chaibuilder/create <app-name> -key=<your-api-key>

Example

npx @chaibuilder/create my-new-app -key=1234

This will:

• Scaffold a new project in my-new-app
• Set up your .env file with the provided variables
• Remove the git history from the template for a clean start

Requirements

• Node.js >= 14
• npm >= 6 (for npx support)