CLI

alpha

Compose a TanStack app, then keep every choice inspectable.

TanStack CLI turns the current library catalog, docs, templates, and add-on metadata into project files developers and agents can both understand.

DocsCopy CLI prompt

TanStack Builder

application

StartRouter only

add-ons

Drizzleincluded

deployment

Cloudflarechoose

$ npx @tanstack/cli create acme-app --add-ons drizzle

generated plan

7 files

+package.json

+src/routes/__root.tsx

+src/styles.css

+vite.config.ts

+src/db/index.ts

+drizzle.config.ts

+.cta.json

.cta.json

app shape, add-ons, and deployment

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Add-on contract

An integration is more than a dependency.

Add-ons can declare files, packages, environment variables, options, ordering hooks, dependencies, and conflicts. The CLI has enough structure to compose them deliberately instead of pasting setup snippets in sequence.

database / drizzle

A composable unit with enough metadata to participate in the whole project plan.

files: Create and patch owned project files
dependencies: Install runtime and development packages
environment: Declare required keys and example values
options: Ask only the questions this integration needs
hooks: Run composition work at explicit phases
relationships: Express dependencies and conflicts

catalog inspector

docslibrariesecosystem

$ npx @tanstack/cli search-docs "route loaders" --library router --json

JSON

8 current results
router framework/react
source URLs included

Machine-readable context

The same catalog works for humans and agents.

Search documentation or inspect TanStack libraries, add-ons, and ecosystem entries from the terminal. JSON output preserves names, versions, categories, and source links without asking an agent to scrape a website.

Open composition

Start from TanStacks catalogor publish your own.

A template owns the project baseline. Add-ons layer focused capabilities on top. Both stay inspectable, so teams can host private building blocks or contribute integrations without turning project generation into a black box.

composition model

Template

Owns the starting application, package manager, file layout, and default conventions.

Add-on

Adds one capability through declared files, packages, options, and composition rules.

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