Guided CLI Flow
A clean interactive app scaffolding flow that generates starter projects in minutes.
CategoryFull-Stack
FrameworkNext.js App Router
Pkg Managerpnpm
Open-source CLInpm packageProject scaffolding CLI
Project scaffolding CLI
for modern starter apps
in seconds.
bextool is an open-source app generator CLI that scaffolds production-ready starter apps from one interactive flow for frontend, backend, full-stack, mobile, browser extensions, and more.
$npm install -g bextool
Latest Release
2.0.2
Current npm version
Weekly Pull
161
Last 7 days
Monthly Pull
727
Last 30 days
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Features
Scaffolding features for every stack.
15+ Supported Scaffolds
Pick from a broad registry of production-ready starter templates for any stack.
Frontend
React+Vite
Backend
Node+Express
Mobile
React Native
Extension
Chrome MV3
Extensible Architecture
Powered by Handlebars templates and a modular CLI generator architecture.
// src/config/frameworks.js
export const frameworks = [
{ "name": "frontend", ... }
];
Plug-and-Play Tooling
Includes ready-to-run scripts and baseline files so you can start coding instantly.
- npm scripts for dev and build
- README and package metadata
- Icons placeholder set
Universal Template Ecosystem
React
Next.js
Node.js
Docker
NPM
CLI usage guide.
1
Installation
npm install -g bextool
2
Run the CLI
bextool
3
Follow the prompts
The CLI will prompt you for: project category, framework, package manager, as well as shared metadata like name and description.
Generated starter output
Next.js App RouterLocal CLI development
Run the CLI locally from the repository with:
npm installnpm start
npm publish checklist
Before publishing the package to npm, ensure you run:
npm testnpm pack --dry-run
Community
CLI project contributors.
The project is built and maintained by contributors driving CLI ergonomics, release quality, and cross-browser support.