⚡ Quick Start (No Installation Required)

Simply run DevLaunch directly from your terminal using npx. It's that easy!

npx devlaunch

🎛️ CLI Options & Non-Interactive Automation (v0.6.0)

npx devlaunch --ide "VS Code" --profile "Frontend React/TS" --dry-run

| Option | Shortcut | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | --ide <name> | -i | Target IDE (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Neovim, Antigravity) | | --profile <name> | -p | Role profile preset (Frontend React/TS, Backend Node/Python, etc.) | | --dry-run | -d | Preview actions without creating files or installing extensions | | --non-interactive | -y | Skip interactive prompts and run with defaults/flags | | --no-open | | Skip opening IDE after environment setup | | --skip-ext | | Skip installing extensions | | --skip-config | | Skip generating configuration files | | --version | -v | Output version number | | --help | -h | Output help information |

Note: Requires Node.js v18 or higher.

🎯 The Experience

DevLaunch features a stunning, modern terminal UI built with @clack/prompts.

✨ Key Features

• 🌍 Cross-Platform: Works flawlessly on macOS, Linux, and Windows (Win32).
• 🧠 Smart IDE Detection: Instantly locates VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Neovim, and Antigravity.
• 📦 One-Click Extensions: Automatically installs the perfect suite of QoL extensions (GitLens, Prettier, ESLint, Auto Rename Tag, etc.) based on your chosen tech stack.
• ⚙️ Config Generation: Generates standard .prettierrc, .eslintrc.json, and .vscode/settings.json tailored to your stack.
• 📂 Workspace Portability: Generates .vscode/extensions.json mapping so your workspace configuration travels with your project repository.

🛠 Supported Tech Stacks

DevLaunch comes with hyper-optimized preset profiles:

| Profile | Target Audience | Highlights | | :------------------------- | :-------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------- | | Frontend React/TS | UI/UX & Web Devs | Tailwind CSS, React Snippets, Styled Components, Live Server | | Backend Node/Python | API & Systems Devs | Docker, Prisma, Python, Pylance, SQLTools, Thunder Client | | Fullstack / Enterprise | Full-Stack Architects | K8s, GitHub PRs, Todo Tree, Copilot, Full Frontend + Backend | | AI / Data Science | ML Engineers | Jupyter, Data Wrangler, Black Formatter, Ruff, Rainbow CSV |

(All profiles include our Universal Core: GitLens, ESLint, Prettier, Auto Console Log, Code Spell Checker, and more!)

👨‍💻 Built by Vallarasu Kanthasamy

Engineered with ❤️ by Vallarasu Kanthasamy, Full-Stack & Systems Engineer.

• 🌐 Portfolio & Utilities: vallarasuk.com
• ⚡ TypePurify Ecosystem: typepurify.vallarasuk.com - Zero-schema data purification monorepo.
• 🐙 GitHub: @vallarasuk
• 💼 LinkedIn: in/vallarasuk
• 💬 Developer Community: WhatsApp Developer Squad (Join via squad.vallarasuk.com)

🔥 Try My Other Tools

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