Devfoliox

Generate a ready-to-run portfolio website straight from your GitHub username — in seconds.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Tech Stack
• Quick Start
• How It Works
• Templates
• Project Structure
• Configuration
• Documentation & Showcase
• Contributors
• Contributing
• License

Overview

Devfoliox is a Node.js CLI tool that scaffolds a fully functional, GitHub-powered portfolio website for developers. Run a single command, answer two quick questions, and you get a production-ready application that automatically pulls your repositories, programming languages, star counts, and profile information directly from the GitHub API — no manual updates ever required.

Features

• One-command scaffolding — Clone and run npx devfoliox init and you're done.
• Live GitHub data — repos, stars, languages, bio, and avatar are fetched at runtime from the GitHub API, so your portfolio stays current automatically.
• Multiple architectures — choose from React, Next.js, Vanilla JS, and HTML/CSS portfolio templates.
• Vite-powered — lightning-fast dev server and optimised production builds.
• Tailwind CSS — utility-first styling that's easy to customise.
• Optional animations — smooth entrance and scroll animations out of the box.
• Zero config needed — the generated project is ready to run right after scaffolding.
• Instantly deployable — deploy to Vercel, Netlify, or GitHub Pages.

Tech Stack

| Layer | Technology | | --- | --- | | CLI Engine | Node.js, Commander.js, Inquirer.js | | Core Frameworks | React, Next.js | | Build Tool | Vite | | Styling | Tailwind CSS | | Animations | Framer Motion (modern template only) | | Data Source | GitHub REST API |

Quick Start

Prerequisite: Node.js ≥ 18 and npm ≥ 9.

The fastest way to get started is by running the Devfoliox wizard directly via npx:

npx devfoliox init

Alternatively, you can install the CLI globally on your machine:

# 1. Install globally
npm install -g devfoliox

# 2. Run the initialization wizard
devfoliox init

The CLI will prompt you:

? Enter your GitHub username: › your-username
? Choose a stack:    › react
? Choose a template: › modern

You can also skip the prompts entirely with flags:

npx devfoliox init your-username --stack react --template modern
npx devfoliox init your-username --stack vanilla --template minimal
npx devfoliox init your-username --stack next --template terminal

A new project folder is created in your current directory. Navigate into it and start the dev server:

cd portfolio-your-username
npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173 to preview your portfolio.

How It Works

npx devfoliox init
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│  CLI (Node.js)                  │
│  • Prompts for GitHub username  │
│  • Prompts for stack choice     │
│  • Prompts for template choice  │
│  • Copies template folder       │
│  • Injects username into config │
│  • Generates README             │
└──────────────┬──────────────────┘
               │ scaffolds
               ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│  Generated Portfolio App        │
│  • Fetches GitHub API at runtime│
│  • Renders repos, languages,    │
│    stars, bio, avatar, etc.     │
│  • Styled with Tailwind CSS     │
│  • Animated with Framer Motion  │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

The CLI copies the chosen template into a new directory named portfolio-<username>, then writes a small config file (src/config.js) with the GitHub username. When the app loads in the browser, it reads that config and fetches live data from the GitHub REST API to populate the entire UI dynamically.

Templates

| Template | Description | | --- | --- | | modern | Dark mode, animated cards, filterable project grid, modal on click | | minimal | Light mode, clean list layout, inline expand, no animation library |

More templates are in development. Community contributions are welcome — see Contributing.

Project Structure

After running the Devfoliox CLI, a standard generated project layout looks like this:

portfolio-your-username/
├── public/
├── src/
│   ├── components/
│   │   ├── Header.jsx
│   │   ├── Projects.jsx
│   │   ├── ProjectCard.jsx
│   │   ├── Stats.jsx
│   │   ├── Contact.jsx
│   │   └── Footer.jsx
│   ├── config.js               # generated by CLI — your GitHub username lives here
│   ├── App.jsx
│   └── main.jsx
├── index.html
├── tailwind.config.js
├── vite.config.js
└── package.json

Configuration

The only file the CLI writes to is src/config.js:

// src/config.js — generated by devfoliox
export const GITHUB_USERNAME = "your-github-username";

Change this to any GitHub username and the entire portfolio updates automatically. All other visual adjustments can be made directly inside the generated components.

Documentation & Showcase

Full documentation, CLI reference, and a live template showcase can be found at:

devfolio-six-nu.vercel.app

To spin up the docs locally:

# From the root directory
cd docs
npm install
npm run dev

Contributors

This project was built by a team. Big shoutout to everyone who made it happen:

| Name | Role | GitHub | | --- | --- | --- | | Gidoen Onyegbula | CLI Core & GitHub Data Layer | @Gfrosh | | Allwell Azubike | React Modern Template | @allwellazubike | | Maduka Jesse Nnamdi | React Minimal Template | @Jesse-23 | | Okaekwu Kemdy Osmond | Vanilla (HTML/CSS/JS) Templates | @OsmondJnr | | Jonaka Udu | Next.js Templates | @Udu-Jonaka | | Christian Akabueze | Docs Website — Design, Content & Structure | @Christian-fx |

Contributing

Contributions, bug reports, and new template ideas are very welcome!

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feat/my-new-template.
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m "feat: add my-new-template".
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feat/my-new-template.
5. Open a Pull Request.

Read CONTRIBUTING.md before getting started — it covers the full team workflow, template specs, and dependency rules.

License

Distributed under the MIT License.
Copyright © 2026 Christian Akabueze.