DocsCLI

Create Command

Scaffold a new Better Fullstack project with prompts, defaults, templates, shapes, or explicit flags.

create writes a new project from a typed stack configuration. Use it interactively to explore, or pass flags when you need the same project shape every time.

npm create better-fullstack@latest [project-name] -- [flags]

For npm, Better Fullstack flags go after --.

Design-system lint

Select shadcn-lint together with oxlint, or with both eslint and prettier, through --addons. For graph input, use --part codeQuality:universal:oxlint --part codeQuality:universal:shadcn-lint, or replace the Oxlint part with both codeQuality:universal:eslint and codeQuality:universal:prettier. The interactive Code Quality prompt accepts one base profile and this optional second check.

This requires Tailwind CSS v4 and one of next, vinext, tanstack-router, tanstack-start, react-router, or react-vite. Generated DESIGN.md explains the initial Button contract and lint:design command. The configuration and dependencies are also present with --no-install and in builder downloads.

Operational contract

Concern	Contract
Preview	Add `--dry-run` to render and list files without writing them.
Writes	Creates a project directory; dependency installation and Git initialization follow `--install` and `--git`.
Safe inspection	Combine `--dry-run`, `--no-install`, and `--no-git`.
Recovery	Generate into a new directory and remove it if you reject the scaffold. Existing-directory behavior is controlled by `--directory-conflict`.
Source of truth	The live CLI schema and the generated flag tables below, shared with the Stack Builder and MCP server.

Command modes

Mode	Shape	Use it when
Wizard	`[launcher] my-app`	You want prompts and defaults.
Defaults	`[launcher] my-app [flags] --yes`	You want the default stack without prompts.
Scripted	`[launcher] my-app [flags]`	You want repeatable output.
Dry run	`[launcher] my-app [flags] --dry-run`	You want to inspect files before writing.

Project shapes

--shape names what you are building, and the CLI then runs only the prompts that shape needs:

Shape	Asks	Result
`--shape fullstack`	Nothing extra; the standard composition prompt runs.	The full guided flow.
`--shape frontend`	TypeScript, Rust, or .NET.	A client app with the server half switched off.
`--shape backend`	TypeScript, Go, Rust, Python, Java/Kotlin, .NET, or Elixir.	An API with no web frontend.
`--shape mobile`	React Native, Kotlin, Swift, or Flutter.	A mobile app on the platform you pick.

bash

# Prompts for the mobile platform
bun create better-fullstack@latest my-app --shape mobile

# Platform answered up front; Kotlin libraries and Git are still asked
bun create better-fullstack@latest my-app --shape mobile --kotlin-mobile compose-multiplatform

# Fully prompt-free
bun create better-fullstack@latest my-app --shape backend --ecosystem go --yes

With --yes, nothing is left to prompt, so a shape falls back to its default ecosystem: TypeScript for frontend and backend, React Native for mobile.

A shape decides the stack, so the CLI rejects rather than silently overrules a command that already decides it too: --config, --from-history, --part, and --template each carry a complete stack; a flag the shape switches off contradicts it; and --shape mobile accepts selectors for exactly one platform. Kotlin, Swift, and Flutter apps build through Gradle, XcodeGen, and Flutter, which the CLI does not run, so --install is skipped with a notice on those platforms instead of reporting an install that never happened.

Templates

--template starts from a filled-in stack. Flags you pass alongside override individual fields, and --yes accepts the rest as-is:

Template	Stack
`t3`	Next.js, tRPC, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Better Auth, Biome, Turborepo
`saas`	Next.js, tRPC, Drizzle, PostgreSQL, Better Auth organizations, Creem billing
`mern`	React Router, Express, Mongoose, MongoDB Atlas, oRPC, Better Auth
`pern`	TanStack Router, Express, Drizzle, PostgreSQL, tRPC, Better Auth
`uniwind`	Expo with Uniwind, mobile only, no backend

npm create better-fullstack@latest my-app -- --template t3

Prompt behavior

Explicit flags skip only the categories they cover.
--yes accepts defaults and conflicts with core stack flags such as --frontend, --backend, --database, --orm, --auth, and --api.
Use none to disable optional categories, including --ai-docs none.
--verify runs every generated target check after scaffolding without starting dev servers. Those toolchains may fetch dependencies and write normal lockfiles, caches, or build artifacts.
--version-channel latest follows npm latest tags except for temporary compatibility holds that keep generated projects installable.

Flag tables

The tables below are generated from the same shared schemas the CLI, Stack Builder, and MCP server use.

Common

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--ecosystem` Language/runtime ecosystem to scaffold.	`typescript` `react-native` `rust` `python` `go` `java` `elixir` `dotnet`	`typescript`
`--template` Start from a curated stack preset instead of individual flags.	`mern` `pern` `t3` `saas` `uniwind` `none`	-
`--shape` Start from a project shape. Asks which language or platform, then only the prompts that shape needs.	`fullstack` `frontend` `backend` `mobile`	-
`--part` Add a multi-ecosystem stack part. Repeat once per part.	role:ecosystem:tool (e.g. frontend:typescript:next)	-
`--examples`multiple Optional example features to include.	`ai` `chat-sdk` `none`	`none`
`--ai-docs`multiple Agent instruction files to generate.	`claude-md` `agents-md` `cursorrules` `none`	`claude-md agents-md`
`--package-manager` Package manager for the generated workspace.	`npm` `pnpm` `bun` `yarn`	`bun`
`--workspace-shape` Monorepo or single-app workspace layout.	`monorepo` `single-app`	`monorepo`
`--version-channel` Dependency version channel.	`stable` `latest` `beta`	`stable`
`--web-deploy` Deployment target config for the web app.	`cloudflare` `fly` `railway` `render` `netlify` `docker` `sst` `vercel` `none`	`none`
`--server-deploy` Deployment target config for the server.	`cloudflare` `fly` `railway` `render` `netlify` `docker` `sst` `vercel` `none`	`none`
`--directory-conflict` Strategy when the target directory already exists.	`merge` `overwrite` `increment` `error`	-
`--install` Install dependencies after scaffolding.	--install / --no-install	`--install`
`--git` Initialize a Git repository.	--git / --no-git	`--git`
`--dry-run` Preview generated files without writing them.	boolean flag	-
`--verify` Run generated checks after scaffolding where supported.	boolean flag	-
`--yes` Accept defaults. Conflicts with core stack flags.	boolean flag	-
`--yolo` Skip safety confirmations where supported.	boolean flag	-
`--verbose` Print detailed scaffold output.	boolean flag	-
`--disable-analytics` Opt out of anonymous CLI analytics.	boolean flag	-

TypeScript stack

Use these with --ecosystem typescript.

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--frontend`multiple Web frontend framework(s).	`tanstack-router` `react-router` `react-vite` `vanilla-vite` `vue` `tanstack-start` `next` `vinext` `nuxt` `svelte` `solid` `solid-start` `astro` `qwik` `angular` `redwood` `fresh` `none`	`tanstack-router`
`--backend` Backend framework. `self` pairs with fullstack frontends.	`hono` `express` `fastify` `elysia` `fets` `effect` `nestjs` `adonisjs` `nitro` `encore` `convex` `self` `none`	`hono`
`--runtime` Server runtime.	`bun` `node` `workers` `none`	`bun`
`--database` Database engine.	`none` `sqlite` `postgres` `mysql` `mongodb` `edgedb` `redis`	`sqlite`
`--orm` ORM / query layer.	`drizzle` `prisma` `mongoose` `typeorm` `kysely` `mikroorm` `sequelize` `none`	`drizzle`
`--db-setup` Hosted database provider setup.	`turso` `neon` `prisma-postgres` `planetscale` `mongodb-atlas` `supabase` `upstash` `d1` `docker` `none`	`none`
`--auth` Authentication provider.	`better-auth` `better-auth-organizations` `go-better-auth` `clerk` `nextauth` `stack-auth` `supabase-auth` `auth0` `workos` `kinde` `passport` `none`	`better-auth`
`--api` API layer. tRPC is React-oriented.	`trpc` `orpc` `ts-rest` `garph` `graphql-yoga` `apollo-server` `openapi` `none`	`trpc`
`--astro-integration` Astro UI framework integration (Astro frontends).	`react` `vue` `svelte` `solid` `none`	`none`
`--manual-db` Skip provider-specific database setup prompts.	boolean flag	-

Services

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--ai` AI SDK / agent framework.	`vercel-ai` `mastra` `voltagent` `langgraph` `openai-agents` `openai-sdk` `anthropic-sdk` `google-adk` `modelfusion` `langchain` `llamaindex` `tanstack-ai` `ai-cli` `none`	`none`
`--payments` Payments provider.	`revenuecat` `polar` `stripe` `lemon-squeezy` `paddle` `paypal` `dodo` `creem` `autumn` `commet` `xendit` `none`	`none`
`--email` Email provider.	`react-email` `resend` `nodemailer` `postmark` `sendgrid` `aws-ses` `mailgun` `plunk` `none`	`none`
`--realtime` Realtime transport.	`socket-io` `ws` `partykit` `ably` `pusher` `liveblocks` `yjs` `none`	`none`
`--job-queue` Background job / queue system.	`bullmq` `trigger-dev` `inngest` `temporal` `none`	`none`
`--cms` Content management system.	`payload` `sanity` `strapi` `tinacms` `directus` `keystatic` `contentful` `none`	`none`
`--caching` Cache layer.	`upstash-redis` `redis` `none`	`none`
`--search` Search engine.	`meilisearch` `typesense` `elasticsearch` `opensearch` `algolia` `bleve` `none`	`none`
`--file-storage` Object storage provider.	`s3` `r2` `cloudinary` `supabase-storage` `none`	`none`
`--file-upload` File upload helper.	`uploadthing` `filepond` `uppy` `none`	`none`
`--analytics` Web analytics provider.	`plausible` `umami` `posthog` `ga4` `vercel-analytics` `none`	`none`
`--web-mcp` Experimental browser-native WebMCP tools.	`enabled` `none`	`none`
`--feature-flags` Feature flag platform.	`growthbook` `posthog` `launchdarkly` `flagsmith` `unleash` `none`	`none`
`--integrations` Third-party integrations SDK.	`nango` `none`	`none`
`--ecommerce` E-commerce platform SDK.	`medusa` `none`	`none`
`--vector-db` Vector database.	`pgvector` `qdrant` `chroma` `pinecone` `none`	`none`
`--rate-limit` Rate limiting helper.	`arcjet` `upstash-ratelimit` `none`	`none`
`--bot-protection` Bot and CAPTCHA verification provider.	`botid` `turnstile` `none`	`none`
`--i18n` Internationalization library.	`paraglide` `i18next` `next-intl` `intlayer` `none`	`none`
`--effect` Effect capability level.	`effect` `effect-full` `none`	`none`
`--logging` Logging library.	`pino` `winston` `evlog` `none`	`none`
`--observability` Observability provider.	`opentelemetry` `signoz` `sentry` `grafana` `datadog` `axiom` `betterstack` `none`	`none`

UI and app behavior

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--css-framework` CSS framework.	`tailwind` `scss` `less` `postcss-only` `styled-components` `none`	`tailwind`
`--ui-library` Component library.	`shadcn-ui` `shadcn-svelte` `daisyui` `radix-ui` `headless-ui` `park-ui` `chakra-ui` `nextui` `mantine` `mui` `antd` `base-ui` `ark-ui` `react-aria` `none`	`shadcn-ui`
`--state-management` Client state manager.	`zustand` `jotai` `nanostores` `redux-toolkit` `mobx` `xstate` `valtio` `tanstack-store` `legend-state` `none`	`none`
`--forms` Form library.	`tanstack-form` `react-hook-form` `formik` `final-form` `conform` `modular-forms` `none`	`react-hook-form`
`--validation` Schema validation library.	`zod` `valibot` `arktype` `typebox` `typia` `runtypes` `effect-schema` `none`	`zod`
`--testing` Testing setup.	`vitest` `playwright` `vitest-playwright` `jest` `mocha` `cypress` `none`	`vitest`
`--animation` Animation library.	`framer-motion` `gsap` `react-spring` `auto-animate` `lottie` `none`	`none`

shadcn/ui

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--shadcn-base` shadcn primitive base.	`radix` `base`	`radix`
`--shadcn-style` shadcn style preset.	`vega` `nova` `maia` `lyra` `mira` `luma` `sera`	`nova`
`--shadcn-icon-library` Icon library.	`lucide` `tabler` `hugeicons` `phosphor` `remixicon` `heroicons` `react-icons`	`lucide`
`--shadcn-color-theme` Color theme.	`neutral` `stone` `zinc` `gray` `amber` `blue` `cyan` `emerald` `fuchsia` `green` `indigo` `lime` `orange` `pink` `purple` `red` `rose` `sky` `teal` `violet` `yellow`	`neutral`
`--shadcn-base-color` Base neutral color.	`neutral` `stone` `zinc` `gray`	`neutral`
`--shadcn-font` Default font.	`inter` `geist` `noto-sans` `nunito-sans` `figtree` `roboto` `raleway` `dm-sans` `public-sans` `outfit` `jetbrains-mono` `geist-mono`	`inter`
`--shadcn-radius` Corner radius scale.	`default` `none` `small` `medium` `large`	`default`

React Native

Use these with --ecosystem react-native.

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--frontend`multiple Expo native frontend styling.	`native-bare` `native-uniwind` `native-unistyles` `none`	`native-bare`
`--mobile-navigation` Navigation library.	`expo-router` `react-navigation` `none`	`none`
`--mobile-ui` Mobile UI kit.	`tamagui` `gluestack-ui` `uniwind` `unistyles` `none`	`none`
`--mobile-storage` On-device storage.	`mmkv` `none`	`none`
`--mobile-testing` Mobile testing setup.	`maestro` `react-native-testing-library` `maestro-react-native-testing-library` `none`	`none`
`--mobile-push` Push notifications.	`expo-notifications` `none`	`none`
`--mobile-ota` Over-the-air updates.	`expo-updates` `none`	`none`
`--mobile-deep-linking` Deep linking.	`expo-linking` `none`	`none`
`--mobile-libraries`multiple Optional Expo modules.	`expo-sqlite` `expo-camera` `expo-image-picker` `expo-location` `expo-sensors` `expo-file-system` `expo-image` `expo-audio` `expo-video` `expo-contacts` `expo-calendar` `expo-local-authentication` `expo-sharing` `expo-clipboard` `expo-task-manager` `expo-background-task` `expo-maps` `expo-brightness` `expo-battery` `expo-screen-capture` `none`	`none`
`--kotlin-mobile` Kotlin mobile app.	`jetpack-compose` `compose-multiplatform` `none`	-
`--kotlin-mobile-libraries`multiple Optional Kotlin mobile libraries.	`navigation-compose` `voyager` `koin` `ktor-client` `kotlinx-serialization-json` `datastore` `coil` `mockk` `turbine` `junit5` `none`	-
`--swift-mobile` Swift mobile app.	`swiftui` `none`	-
`--dart-mobile` Flutter / Dart mobile app.	`flutter` `none`	-

Language ecosystems

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--rust-web-framework` Rust web framework.	`axum` `actix-web` `rocket` `poem` `loco` `warp` `salvo` `none`	`none`
`--rust-frontend` WASM frontend.	`leptos` `dioxus` `yew` `none`	`none`
`--rust-orm` Rust ORM / database.	`sea-orm` `sqlx` `diesel` `mongodb` `rusqlite` `tokio-postgres` `none`	`none`
`--rust-api` Rust API layer.	`tonic` `async-graphql` `jsonrpsee` `none`	`none`
`--rust-cli` Rust CLI tooling.	`clap` `ratatui` `none`	`none`
`--rust-libraries`multiple Rust core libraries.	`serde` `uuid` `chrono` `reqwest` `config` `dashmap` `parking-lot` `secrecy` `tokio-util` `utoipa` `validator` `jsonwebtoken` `argon2` `tokio-test` `mockall` `proptest` `insta` `rand` `regex` `rayon` `itertools` `rstest` `cargo-nextest` `cargo-audit` `none`	`none`
`--rust-logging` Rust logging.	`tracing` `env-logger` `none`	`tracing`
`--rust-error-handling` Rust error handling.	`anyhow-thiserror` `eyre` `none`	`anyhow-thiserror`
`--rust-caching` Rust caching.	`moka` `redis` `none`	`none`
`--rust-auth` Rust auth.	`oauth2` `torii` `openidconnect` `tower-sessions` `none`	`none`
`--rust-realtime` Rust realtime.	`tokio-tungstenite` `none`	`none`
`--rust-message-queue` Rust message queue.	`lapin` `rdkafka` `async-nats` `none`	`none`
`--rust-observability` Rust observability.	`opentelemetry` `metrics` `none`	`none`
`--rust-templating` Rust templating.	`askama` `tera` `minijinja` `none`	`none`

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--python-web-framework` Python web framework.	`fastapi` `django` `flask` `litestar` `starlette` `aiohttp` `streamlit` `none`	`fastapi`
`--python-orm` Python ORM / database.	`sqlalchemy` `sqlmodel` `tortoise-orm` `peewee` `pymongo` `none`	`sqlalchemy`
`--python-validation` Validation library.	`pydantic` `none`	`pydantic`
`--python-ai`multiple Python AI / ML libraries.	`langchain` `llamaindex` `openai-sdk` `anthropic-sdk` `langgraph` `crewai` `haystack` `pydantic-ai` `google-adk` `smolagents` `pytorch` `transformers` `scikit-learn` `tensorflow` `mcp` `none`	`none`
`--python-auth` Python auth.	`authlib` `jwt` `pyjwt` `fastapi-users` `none`	`none`
`--python-api` Python API framework.	`django-rest-framework` `django-ninja` `none`	`none`
`--python-task-queue` Python task queue.	`celery` `rq` `dramatiq` `huey` `taskiq` `none`	`none`
`--python-graphql` Python GraphQL.	`strawberry` `ariadne` `none`	`none`
`--python-quality` Python code quality tool.	`ruff` `mypy` `pyright` `none`	`ruff`
`--python-testing`multiple Python testing libraries.	`pytest` `hypothesis` `pytest-cov` `none`	`none`
`--python-caching` Python caching.	`redis` `aiocache` `none`	`none`
`--python-realtime` Python realtime.	`python-socketio` `websockets` `none`	`none`
`--python-observability` Python observability.	`opentelemetry` `signoz` `prometheus-client` `none`	`none`
`--python-cli`multiple Python CLI tooling.	`typer` `click` `rich` `none`	`none`
`--python-cloud-sdk` Python cloud SDK.	`boto3` `none`	`none`
`--python-http-client` Python HTTP client.	`requests` `none`	`none`
`--python-data`multiple Python data and scientific libraries.	`numpy` `pandas` `scipy` `none`	`none`
`--python-media` Python media library.	`pillow` `none`	`none`
`--python-server` Python production server.	`gunicorn` `none`	`none`
`--python-package-manager` Python package manager.	`uv` `poetry` `none`	`uv`
`--python-message-queue` Python message queue client.	`confluent-kafka` `none`	`none`

Go auth splits in two: GoBetterAuth uses the global --auth go-better-auth value, while Go-native helpers use --go-auth.

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--go-web-framework` Go web framework.	`gin` `echo` `fiber` `chi` `stdlib` `go-zero` `kratos` `httprouter` `none`	`gin`
`--go-orm` Go ORM / database.	`gorm` `sqlc` `ent` `bun` `sqlx` `none`	`gorm`
`--go-api` Go API layer.	`grpc-go` `gqlgen` `grpc-gateway` `connect-go` `oapi-codegen` `none`	`none`
`--go-cli` Go CLI tooling.	`cobra` `bubbletea` `urfave-cli` `none`	`none`
`--go-logging` Go logging.	`zap` `zerolog` `slog` `logrus` `none`	`zap`
`--go-auth` Go-native auth helpers.	`casbin` `jwt` `goth` `oauth2` `none`	`none`
`--go-testing`multiple Go testing libraries.	`testify` `gomock` `testcontainers` `ginkgo-gomega` `mockery` `none`	`none`
`--go-realtime` Go realtime.	`gorilla-websocket` `centrifuge` `none`	`none`
`--go-message-queue` Go message queue.	`nats` `watermill` `kafka-go` `asynq` `none`	`none`
`--go-caching` Go caching.	`redis` `ristretto` `none`	`none`
`--go-config` Go config loader.	`viper` `koanf` `none`	`none`
`--go-observability` Go observability.	`opentelemetry` `signoz` `prometheus` `none`	`none`
`--go-validation` Go validation.	`validator` `none`	`none`
`--go-quality` Go code quality.	`golangci-lint` `none`	`none`
`--go-migrations` Go database migrations.	`golang-migrate` `none`	`none`
`--go-templating` Go templating.	`templ` `none`	`none`
`--go-proto-tooling` Go protobuf tooling.	`buf` `none`	`none`
`--go-di` Go dependency injection.	`fx` `none`	`none`

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--java-web-framework` Java web framework.	`spring-boot` `ktor` `quarkus` `micronaut` `none`	`spring-boot`
`--java-language` JVM language (java or kotlin).	`java` `kotlin`	-
`--java-build-tool` Build tool.	`maven` `gradle` `none`	`maven`
`--java-orm` Java ORM / database.	`spring-data-jpa` `jooq` `mybatis` `none`	`none`
`--java-auth` Java auth.	`spring-security` `keycloak` `none`	`none`
`--java-api` Java API layer.	`spring-graphql` `openapi-generator` `grpc` `none`	`none`
`--java-logging` Java logging.	`logback` `log4j2` `none`	`none`
`--java-libraries`multiple Java libraries.	`spring-actuator` `spring-validation` `flyway` `liquibase` `springdoc-openapi` `lombok` `mapstruct` `caffeine` `resilience4j` `spring-webflux` `spring-batch` `spring-kafka` `spring-mail` `spring-devtools` `micrometer-prometheus` `thymeleaf` `spring-amqp` `opentelemetry-java` `spring-data-redis` `spring-data-mongodb` `spring-data-elasticsearch` `spring-data-neo4j` `spring-data-cassandra` `spring-data-couchbase` `spring-data-jdbc` `spring-data-rest` `spring-quartz` `spring-pulsar` `spring-integration` `spring-websocket` `spring-rsocket` `spring-hateoas` `spring-session-redis` `spring-session-jdbc` `spring-ldap` `spring-oauth2-client` `spring-saml2` `spring-restclient` `none`	`none`
`--java-testing-libraries`multiple Java testing libraries.	`junit5` `mockito` `testcontainers` `assertj` `rest-assured` `wiremock` `awaitility` `archunit` `jqwik` `none`	`junit5`

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--dotnet-frontend` .NET frontend.	`blazor-webassembly` `blazor-web-app` `none`	-
`--dotnet-web-framework` .NET web framework.	`aspnet-minimal` `aspnet-mvc` `aspnet-blazor` `none`	`aspnet-minimal`
`--dotnet-orm` .NET data access.	`ef-core` `dapper` `linq2db` `none`	`ef-core`
`--dotnet-auth` .NET auth.	`aspnet-identity` `duende-identityserver` `auth0-aspnet` `none`	`aspnet-identity`
`--dotnet-api` .NET API style.	`minimal-api` `graphql-hotchocolate` `grpc-dotnet` `none`	`minimal-api`
`--dotnet-testing`multiple .NET testing libraries.	`xunit` `nunit` `moq` `testcontainers-dotnet` `none`	`xunit`
`--dotnet-job-queue` .NET background jobs.	`hangfire` `quartz-net` `hosted-services` `none`	`none`
`--dotnet-realtime` .NET realtime.	`signalr` `none`	`signalr`
`--dotnet-observability`multiple .NET observability.	`opentelemetry-dotnet` `serilog` `nlog` `health-checks` `none`	`serilog`
`--dotnet-validation` .NET validation.	`fluentvalidation` `data-annotations` `none`	`none`
`--dotnet-caching` .NET caching.	`redis` `memory-cache` `none`	`none`
`--dotnet-deploy` .NET deploy target.	`docker` `azure` `aws` `none`	`docker`
`--dotnet-libraries`multiple Optional .NET libraries.	`automapper` `mediatr` `fastendpoints` `api-versioning` `scalar` `polly` `masstransit` `rebus` `coravel` `magic-onion` `prometheus-net` `seq` `application-insights` `sentry` `mongodb-driver` `nhibernate` `mapster` `scrutor` `refit` `fluent-email` `none`	`none`

Flag	Accepted values	Default
`--elixir-web-framework` Elixir web framework.	`phoenix` `phoenix-live-view` `none`	`phoenix`
`--elixir-orm` Elixir ORM / database.	`ecto` `ecto-sql` `myxql` `ecto_sqlite3` `none`	`ecto-sql`
`--elixir-auth` Elixir auth.	`phx-gen-auth` `ueberauth` `guardian` `pow` `none`	`none`
`--elixir-api` Elixir API layer.	`rest` `absinthe` `grpc` `open_api_spex` `none`	`rest`
`--elixir-realtime` Elixir realtime.	`channels` `presence` `pubsub` `live-view-streams` `none`	`channels`
`--elixir-jobs` Elixir jobs.	`oban` `quantum` `none`	`none`
`--elixir-validation` Elixir validation.	`ecto-changesets` `nimble-options` `none`	`ecto-changesets`
`--elixir-http` Elixir HTTP client.	`req` `finch` `tesla` `none`	`req`
`--elixir-json` Elixir JSON library.	`jason` `none`	`jason`
`--elixir-email` Elixir email.	`swoosh` `bamboo` `none`	`none`
`--elixir-caching` Elixir caching.	`cachex` `nebulex` `redix` `none`	`none`
`--elixir-observability` Elixir observability.	`telemetry` `opentelemetry` `prom_ex` `sentry` `none`	`telemetry`
`--elixir-testing` Elixir testing.	`ex_unit` `mox` `bypass` `wallaby` `stream_data` `ex_machina` `none`	`ex_unit`
`--elixir-quality` Elixir code quality.	`credo` `dialyxir` `sobelow` `excoveralls` `mix_audit` `none`	`credo`
`--elixir-i18n` Elixir internationalization.	`gettext` `none`	`none`
`--elixir-http-server` Elixir HTTP server.	`bandit` `cowboy` `none`	`cowboy`
`--elixir-application-framework` Elixir application framework.	`ash` `none`	`none`
`--elixir-documentation` Elixir documentation.	`ex_doc` `none`	`none`
`--elixir-clustering` Elixir clustering.	`libcluster` `none`	`none`
`--elixir-deploy` Elixir deploy target.	`docker` `fly` `gigalixir` `mix-release` `none`	`none`
`--elixir-libraries`multiple Elixir libraries.	`broadway` `nx` `ex_aws` `floki` `rustler` `none`	`none`

Examples

Flat single-app output

--workspace-shape single-app flattens a thin Next.js or TanStack Start self-backend scaffold into the project root. It is a create-time layout choice. If the stack needs separate database, ORM, auth, API, service, native, container, or deployment packages, compatibility safely restores the default monorepo layout.

npm create better-fullstack@latest thin-next-app -- \  --frontend next \  --backend self \  --runtime none \  --workspace-shape single-app \  --database none \  --orm none \  --api none \  --auth none \  --payments none \  --email none \  --observability none \  --logging none \  --web-deploy none \  --server-deploy none \  --examples none \  --ai-docs none \  --no-install \  --no-git

Multi-ecosystem project

npm create better-fullstack@latest my-mixed-app -- \  --part frontend:typescript:next \  --part backend:go:gin \  --part backend.orm:go:gorm \  --part database:universal:postgres \  --part mobile:react-native:native-bare

See Multi-Ecosystem for the full part model.

Scaffold history

history lists recent scaffolds with the reproducible command that created each one:

bash

npx create-better-fullstack@latest history

Flags: --limit <n> (default 10), --clear, and --json. To reuse a stack, copy its reproducible command and re-run it with a new name or adjusted flags. History stays local under your user directory.