Overview

The StartupKit CLI helps you create new projects and manage AI agent skills for enhanced development workflows.

Installation

You can use the CLI directly with npx (no installation required):

npx startupkit init

Or install it globally:

npm install -g startupkit
startupkit init

Commands

Command	Description
`init`	Create a new StartupKit project
`skills`	Manage AI agent skills
`make`	Run iterative AI-assisted development
`upgrade`	Upgrade packages and config to latest
`help`	Show help information

Quick Start

Create a new project:

npx startupkit init

The CLI will prompt you for:

Project name - The display name for your project
Project key - URL-safe slug (auto-generated from name)
Directory - Where to create the project
Storybook - Whether to include component documentation

After initialization, your project includes:

Pre-configured monorepo with pnpm workspaces
Workspace packages (@repo/analytics, @repo/auth, @repo/db, etc.)
Shared config (@repo/tsconfig, @repo/biome)
Turbo for build orchestration
AI agent instructions (AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, subagent configs)

What Gets Scaffolded

my-project/
├── apps/                    # Your applications
├── packages/
│   ├── analytics/          # @repo/analytics
│   ├── auth/               # @repo/auth
│   ├── db/                 # @repo/db (Drizzle ORM)
│   ├── emails/             # @repo/emails
│   ├── ui/                 # @repo/ui (Shadcn)
│   └── utils/              # @repo/utils
├── config/
│   ├── biome/              # @repo/biome
│   ├── nextjs/             # @repo/nextjs
│   └── typescript/         # @repo/tsconfig
├── .agents/                 # AI subagent configurations
│   ├── product.md
│   ├── engineering.md
│   ├── design.md
│   ├── marketing.md
│   └── growth.md
├── AGENTS.md               # AI agent instructions
├── SOUL.md                 # Project vision and values
├── turbo.json
├── pnpm-workspace.yaml
└── package.json

AI Agent Skills

StartupKit includes curated AI agent skills for different domains:

# List available skills
npx startupkit skills

# Install all skills
npx startupkit skills add --all

# Install specific category
npx startupkit skills add --category engineering

Categories include: product, engineering, design, marketing, growth

Iterative Development

The make command runs iterative AI-assisted development:

# Create a spec file
echo "# Tasks\n- [ ] Add feature X\n- [ ] Fix bug Y" > SPEC.md

# Run iterative development
npx startupkit make SPEC.md

Next Steps

Create a new project - Detailed init command guide
Manage AI skills - Install and manage agent skills
Iterative development - AI-assisted spec-driven development
Keep your project updated - Upgrade packages and config