sudhucodes

CLI utility to quickly scaffold opinionated VS Code workspace settings, Prettier configurations, and AI coding guidelines.

Quick Start

Run directly via npx, pnpm dlx, or bunx:

npx sudhucodes init

Or install globally:

npm install -g sudhucodes

Commands

init

Initializes .vscode/settings.json, .prettierrc, and .prettierignore in the current workspace.

# Standard setup
sudhucodes init

# Include Next.js App Router tab labels in VS Code
sudhucodes init --nextjs

# Force overwrite existing files
sudhucodes init --force

Options

| Option | Alias | Description | | :--------- | :---- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | --nextjs | -n | Adds custom editor tab labels for Next.js App Router (page.tsx, layout.tsx, etc.) | | --force | -f | Overwrite existing files if they already exist |

skill add <name>

Adds guideline and rule files directly into the workspace root.

# Add AI behavioral guidelines (CLAUDE.md)
sudhucodes skill add claude

# Add UI & Tailwind development rules (DESIGN.md)
sudhucodes skill add design

# Add all guidelines
sudhucodes skill add all

# Force overwrite existing files
sudhucodes skill add all --force

Available Skills

• claude: Generates CLAUDE.md with guidelines focused on simplicity, surgical edits, and goal-driven execution.
• design: Generates DESIGN.md with rules for Tailwind CSS utilities, light theme defaults, and clean UI conventions.
• all: Generates both CLAUDE.md and DESIGN.md.

Configurations Provided

VS Code (.vscode/settings.json)

• Prettier set as default formatter
• Format on save & organize imports on save enabled
• Smooth scrolling and smooth caret animations enabled
• Compact folder tree disabled

Next.js Tab Labels (--nextjs)

Differentiates identical filenames in the Next.js App Router by showing parent folder context in editor tabs (e.g. dashboard/settings - page.tsx).

Prettier (.prettierrc & .prettierignore)

• printWidth: 100
• tabWidth: 4
• Standard ignore rules (node_modules, dist, build, .next)

License

ISC