shadcn-scaffold

Scaffold Vite + React + shadcn/ui apps from the terminal.

Install

Install globally:

npm install -g shadcn-scaffold

Or use Bun:

bun add -g shadcn-scaffold

Run it without a global install:

npx shadcn-scaffold my-app
bunx shadcn-scaffold my-app

Usage

Create a new app:

scaffold my-app

The CLI will:

• create a Vite React app
• configure Tailwind CSS
• initialize shadcn/ui
• add the button component
• set up a theme provider and theme toggle
• let you optionally install extra packages

Development

Install dependencies:

bun install

Run the CLI locally:

bun run dev -- my-app

Build the publishable output:

bun run build

Publish

This package publishes a scaffold command, even though the npm package name is shadcn-scaffold.

{
  "bin": {
    "scaffold": "./dist/index.js"
  }
}