CLI Commands

The one place to look up a command in either CLI. For what each command does, see its page in NitroStack CLI.

Commands

Every command in both CLIs, in one table per language.

Command	Purpose
`init <name>`	Create a project from a template
`dev`	Development mode with hot reload
`build`	Compile for production
`start`	Start the production server
`install`	Install root and widget dependencies
`upgrade`	Upgrade NitroStack packages
`generate <type> <name>`	Generate modules, tools, guards, and more
`cursor`	Configure Cursor to use the server
`pack`	Create a deployment zip

Install with npm install -g @nitrostack/cli, or run any command with npx @nitrostack/cli.

Entry: nitrostack-py or python -m nitrostack.cli.main.

Command	Purpose
`init [name]`	Scaffold (`--template`, `--skip-install`, `--force`, `--port`, `--widget`)
`dev`	Hot reload (`--port`, `--widget`)
`start`	Production (`--port`, `--widget`)
`pack`	Wheel (`--dry-run`, `--include-env`)
`generate <type> <name>`	`tool` `module` `guard` `pipe` `interceptor` `filter` `service`
`install`	Deps (`--production`)
`upgrade`	Pin/bump (`--version`, `--dry-run`, `--allow-downgrade`)
`validate`	Lint project
`register`	Claude Desktop (`--name`, `--file`)

There is no build command.

TypeScript options

Each command's page explains what it does, with examples and every option's default. This table is the quick lookup.

Command	Options
`init`	`--preset`, `--template`, `--description`, `--author`, `--skip-install`, `--force`
`dev`	`--port`
`build`	`--output`
`start`	`--port`
`pack`	`-o, --output`, `--dry-run`, `--include-env`, `--no-sync-gitignore`
`install`	`--skip-widgets`, `--production`
`upgrade`	`--dry-run`
`generate`	`--module`, `--output`, `--force`, `--skip-related`

cursor

cursor configures Cursor to discover and connect to your MCP server.

nitrostack-cli cursor [options]

Option	Description	Default
`-g, --global`	Install to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`	`false`
`-l, --local`	Install to `.cursor/mcp.json`	`true`
`-t, --type <type>`	Connection type (`command`, `legacy-sse`, `streamable-http`)	`command`
`-u, --url <url>`	Custom HTTP URL	Auto
`-p, --port <port>`	Port for default HTTP URL	`3000`
`--force`	Force overwrite existing configuration	`false`

npm scripts

Projects created with init include these scripts:

{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "nitrostack-cli dev",
    "build": "nitrostack-cli build",
    "start": "nitrostack-cli start",
    "upgrade": "nitrostack-cli upgrade",
    "install:all": "nitrostack-cli install"
  }
}

Run them with npm:

npm run dev          # Start development
npm run build        # Build for production
npm start            # Start production server
npm run upgrade      # Upgrade packages
npm run install:all  # Install all dependencies