saifii-cli

A CLI tool to instantly scaffold projects from production-ready boilerplates. Stop copying files — just run one command.

Installation

Install globally via npm:

npm install -g saifii-cli

Verify installation

saifii --version

That's it — no cloning, no manual linking required.

git clone https://github.com/0xsaifdev/saifii-cli.git
cd saifii-cli
npm install
npm link

npm link makes the saifii command available globally on your machine, pointing at your local checkout.

Usage

Create a project

saifii create <template-name> <project-name>

Example:

saifii create react my-app
saifii create django my-api
saifii create laravel my-site

This will:

1. Copy the boilerplate into a new <project-name> folder
2. Copy .env.example → .env automatically
3. Initialize a git repository
4. Install dependencies using the right package manager

List available templates

saifii list

Available Templates

| Template | Stack | Language | |---|---|---| | react | React 19 + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind CSS v4 | JavaScript / TypeScript | | next | Next.js 15 + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS v4 + App Router | JavaScript / TypeScript | | next-supabase-auth | Next.js + Supabase Auth + Tailwind CSS | JavaScript / TypeScript | | monorepo | Turborepo + Next.js + Express API + pnpm workspaces | TypeScript | | express | Express.js + CORS + Cookie Parser + dotenv | JavaScript | | django | Django 5 + Django REST Framework + CORS headers | Python | | fastapi | FastAPI + SQLAlchemy + Pydantic Settings + Alembic | Python | | laravel | Laravel 11 + MVC structure + SQLite default | PHP | | htmlcssjs | HTML + CSS + Vanilla JavaScript | JavaScript |

Notes by Template Type

Python projects (django, fastapi)

Dependency installation is not done automatically. After scaffolding, set up a virtual environment manually:

cd <project-name>
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate      # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

PHP / Laravel projects (laravel)

Requires Composer installed on your machine. The CLI runs composer install and php artisan key:generate automatically.

pnpm projects (monorepo, next-supabase-auth)

Requires pnpm installed. The CLI detects pnpm-workspace.yaml or pnpm-lock.yaml and runs pnpm install automatically.

Requirements

| Tool | Minimum Version | |---|---| | Node.js | 18+ | | npm | 8+ | | PHP + Composer | 8.2+ (for laravel only) | | Python + pip | 3.10+ (for django / fastapi only) | | pnpm | 8+ (for monorepo / next-supabase-auth only) |