devkit-ts

CLI to scaffold npm-friendly TypeScript projects with sensible defaults (tsup bundling, Vitest tests, Vite web templates with HMR, optional git init).

Install

npm install -g devkit
# or locally
npm install -D devkit

Usage

# Create a new project in ./my-lib (default base template)
devkit create my-lib

# Pick a template, skip install, choose package manager, skip git
devkit create my-lib --template web-react --pm pnpm --no-install --no-git

The CLI will ask if you want to initialize git unless you pass --git or --no-git. If you omit --template, it will prompt you to pick one (default is base).

Default template

• Bundler: tsup (ESM + CJS outputs with types)
• Tests: Vitest
• Start: npm run dev (tsx) and npm run start (built output)
• Publishing: dist/ and type declarations ready for npm

Development

npm install
npm run dev          # iterate on CLI
npm run build        # bundle CLI
npm test             # run smoke tests

Templates

• base – Library/CLI starter with tsup, Vitest, tsx dev script.
• web-vanilla – Vite + TypeScript web starter with dev server + HMR.
• web-react – Vite + React + TypeScript web starter with dev server + HMR.

Templates live in templates/. Add new ones by creating a folder and wiring placeholders (e.g., __APP_NAME__).

Web templates (dev server + HMR)

# Vanilla TS web app
devkit create my-web --template web-vanilla
npm run dev   # inside the scaffolded app

# React TS web app
devkit create my-react --template web-react
npm run dev   # inside the scaffolded app