create-ngis-plugin

Create a buildable NeoGIS UI plugin from an official starter template.

npm create ngis-plugin@latest my-plugin

The interactive flow uses a colored terminal wizard. Use the arrow keys to navigate, type to filter project directories and templates, press Tab to accept the highlighted completion, and press Enter to confirm. Ctrl+C or Escape exits without creating a project. Automation can provide every value explicitly:

npm create ngis-plugin@latest my-plugin -- \
  --template tool-frontend \
  --id com.example.my-plugin \
  --name "My Plugin"

Available templates:

• minimal — a minimal panel and rail entry.
• tool-frontend — a panel and command for one analysis tool.
• workflow-app — a UI and commands for one published recipe.
• connector — headless commands for agents and scene scripts.

The command never overwrites a non-empty directory and does not install dependencies. After generation, enter the project and run:

npm install
npm run typecheck
npm run package

Generated projects stay private: true. Their package script creates the artifacts uploaded through the NeoGIS extension-authoring workflow; it does not publish the generated plugin to npm.

Requires Node.js 20.12 or newer.