scaffold-cli

name	scaffold-cli
description	Scaffolds a production-ready TypeScript CLI project with ESM, tsdown, vitest, oxlint, oxfmt, changesets, GitHub Actions, and an agent skill definition. Use when creating a new CLI tool, bootstrapping a TypeScript project, scaffolding a node CLI, starting a new npm package, or asking "scaffold a CLI project."

Scaffold CLI

Scaffold a production-ready TypeScript CLI project (Node 22+) with ESM modules, dual-build (CLI + library), automated releases, and an agent skill definition.

Reference Files

File	Read When
references/scaffold-configs.md	Default: templates for package.json, tsconfig, tsdown, gitignore, license, changeset config, GitHub Actions
references/scaffold-source.md	Default: templates for src/cli.ts, src/index.ts, src/types.ts, AGENTS.md, README.md, skills/SKILL.md
references/post-scaffold.md	After generating files: post-scaffold commands and validation checklist

Scaffold Workflow

Copy this checklist to track progress:

Scaffold progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Gather project info
- [ ] Step 2: Create directory structure
- [ ] Step 3: Generate config files
- [ ] Step 4: Generate source files
- [ ] Step 5: Generate docs and skill
- [ ] Step 6: Run post-scaffold commands
- [ ] Step 7: Validate scaffold

Step 1: Gather project info

Collect from the user (ask only what was not provided):

Variable	Example	Default	Used in
{{name}}	md-tools