create-henry

Create a new project in one command. Henry is an AI-first self-hosted knowledge base and startup OS.

Usage

npx create-henry my-startup

This creates a new Henry directory and starts the server. It delegates to the [henryai](https://www.npmjs.com/package/henryai) CLI under the hood.

Equivalent to:

npx henryai create my-startup
cd my-startup
npx henryai run

All Commands

create-Henry is a shortcut for the most common flow. For everything else, use henryai directly:

npx henryai create [name]        # Create a new Henry directory
npx henryai run                  # Start Henry serving the current directory
npx henryai import <template>    # Import a pre-made Henry from the registry
npx henryai list                 # List Henry instances in the current directory
npx henryai doctor               # Run health checks
npx henryai update               # Download a newer app version
npx henryai uninstall            # Remove cached app versions from ~/.henry
npx henryai --help               # Show all commands

What You Get

• WYSIWYG markdown editor with AI editing panel (Claude)
• Agent dashboard — define personas, run tasks, view transcripts
• Scheduled jobs — cron-based automation with YAML configs
• Kanban task board
• Full terminal in the browser
• Cmd+K search, git-backed version history, drag-and-drop pages
• Henry registry — import pre-made templates for SaaS, agencies, e-commerce, and more

How It Works

The Henry web app auto-downloads to ~/.henry/app/ on first run. Your Henry is just a directory with a .henry manifest, your agents, jobs, and content — no database, no cloud dependency.

my-startup/
  .henry               YAML manifest
  .agents/               Agent personas
  .jobs/                 Scheduled jobs
  index.md               Entry page

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18 (20+ recommended)
• git

License

MIT