chandan-scaffold-cli-v1

A powerful, interactive Node.js CLI tool to automate MERN stack project scaffolding and reduce manual setup time by 40%. Engineered with a focus on Developer Experience (DX) and maintainability.

Why This Tool?

Save time and maintain consistency across your projects. Instead of manually creating folder structures, configuring routes, and installing dependencies, this CLI tool provisions complete, production-ready full-stack boilerplate directly from the terminal.

Features

• Interactive Prompts - Built with Inquirer for a guided, step-by-step setup experience.
• Visual Feedback - Real-time terminal feedback and spinners using Ora and Chalk.
• MERN Ready - Scaffolds React frontends, Node/Express backends, and full-stack environments.
• Maintainable Architecture - Modular design for extending templates easily.
• Automated Dependency Setup - Automatically installs necessary npm packages after scaffolding.

Quick Start (Recommended)

You don't need to install anything permanently. Just run the CLI directly using npx:

npx chandan-scaffold-cli-v1

(The interactive prompt will guide you through selecting your template, project name, git initialization, and automatically setting up dependencies.)

Global Installation (Alternative)

If you prefer to have the tool available globally on your system:

npm install -g chandan-scaffold-cli-v1

Once installed, use the following command:

create-proj

Tech Stack

• Commander.js: Robust argument and command parsing.
• Inquirer.js: Interactive command-line interfaces.
• Chalk: Terminal string styling.
• Ora: Elegant terminal spinners.

Example Output

$ npx chandan-scaffold-cli-v1

? What is your project name? my-ecommerce-app
? Which template would you like to use? Fullstack (MERN)
? Would you like to initialize a git repository? Yes

Scaffolding project structure...
Project structure created successfully!
Installing dependencies...
Dependencies installed!

Success! Your MERN project "my-ecommerce-app" is ready.

License

MIT License

Author

Mishra | 2026