create-dawn-ai-app

Scaffold a Dawn TypeScript application with a supported starter template and the canonical project layout.

Use this when: You are starting a new Dawn application from a supported template.

Install

Requires Node.js 24 or later. Run npm create dawn-ai-app@latest my-agent; a global installation is not required.

Example

Create the default research starter and run its fixture-backed test suite:

npm create dawn-ai-app@latest my-agent
cd my-agent
npm install
npm test

The research template is the default. Version 0.8.21 generated the earlier single-package research starter; version 0.8.22 introduced the server and web workspace. Run npm view create-dawn-ai-app@latest version to see which release the current dist-tag selects. For a smaller greeter application, select the optional basic template with npm create dawn-ai-app@latest my-agent -- --template basic.

Runtime and stability

create-dawn-ai-app is a Node-only executable. It creates files in the target directory but does not install dependencies or start the generated application for you. The generated app owns its provider credentials; fixture-backed tests do not silently fall through to a live provider.

Related

Related packages are @dawn-ai/cli, which develops and builds the generated app, and @dawn-ai/sdk, which supplies its author-facing declarations. See the API catalog, Getting Started, testing guide, CLI guide, and create-dawn-ai-app changelog.

Maturity and support

Dawn is pre-1.0, and its public surface can change. All publishable Dawn packages release together as a fixed group; review the changelog and upgrading guide before upgrading. For support, use GitHub Discussions; report defects in GitHub Issues.

License

MIT. See the repository license.