scaffold

Interactive CLI tool for scaffolding modern full-stack projects.

Generate production-ready project structures for React, Next.js, Angular, Express, and FastAPI — with TypeScript, ESLint, Prettier, testing, and CI/CD pre-configured.

Quick Start

npx @codecanvascollective/scaffold create my-app

Or use quick mode to skip prompts:

npx @codecanvascollective/scaffold create my-app --react
npx @codecanvascollective/scaffold create my-app --nextjs
npx @codecanvascollective/scaffold create my-app --express

Supported Frameworks

| Framework | Type | Variants | | -------------------- | -------- | ------------------------- | | React + Vite | Frontend | Base, Tailwind, shadcn/ui | | Next.js (App Router) | Frontend | Base, NextAuth, Prisma | | Angular 18 | Frontend | Base | | Express.js | Backend | Base, Prisma | | FastAPI | Backend | Base |

Features

• Interactive prompts — guided project setup with framework, features, and config selection
• Quick mode — skip prompts with --react, --nextjs, --express flags
• Template variants — choose between base setup and pre-configured add-ons
• Feature selection — ESLint, Prettier, Tailwind, testing, Docker, GitHub Actions, and more
• Plugin system — extend with custom templates and hooks
• Multiple package managers — npm, yarn, or pnpm

Commands

scaffold create <name>          # Interactive project creation
scaffold create <name> --react  # Quick mode (skip prompts)
scaffold create <name> -y       # Use all defaults
scaffold create <name> --from config.json  # From config file
scaffold list                   # List available templates
scaffold doctor                 # Check system dependencies
scaffold --version              # Show version
scaffold --help                 # Show help

Contributing

See docs/CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and contribution guidelines.

Plugin System

Extend scaffold with custom plugins. See docs/PLUGIN_GUIDE.md.

License

MIT — CodeCanvas Collective