better-t-stack

Better-T-Stack

A modern CLI tool for scaffolding end-to-end type-safe TypeScript projects with best practices and customizable configurations

Sponsors

Philosophy

• Roll your own stack: you pick only the parts you need, nothing extra.
• Minimal templates: bare-bones scaffolds with zero bloat.
• Latest dependencies: always use current, stable versions by default.
• Free and open source: forever.

Quick Start

# Using bun (recommended)
bun create better-t-stack@latest

# Using pnpm
pnpm create better-t-stack@latest

# Using npm
npx create-better-t-stack@latest

Claude Code plugin

Want your AI assistant to scaffold and extend projects with Better-T-Stack? Install the plugin and it will plan a valid stack and generate it through the bundled MCP server instead of hand-rolling boilerplate.

/plugin marketplace add AmanVarshney01/create-better-t-stack
/plugin install better-t-stack@better-t-stack

Then ask: "create a fullstack app with Next, Hono, Postgres and Better Auth", or run /better-t-stack:new <description>. See plugin/ and the Agent Workflows docs.

Features

• Frontend: React (TanStack Router, React Router, TanStack Start), Next.js, Nuxt, Svelte, Solid, Astro, React Native (Bare, NativeWind, Unistyles), or none
• Backend: Hono, Express, Fastify, Elysia, Self (fullstack web app), Convex, or none
• API: tRPC or oRPC (or none)
• Runtime: Bun, Node.js, or Cloudflare Workers
• Databases: SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB (or none)
• ORMs: Drizzle, Prisma, Mongoose (or none)
• Auth: Better Auth or Clerk (optional)
• Addons: Turborepo, Nx, PWA, Tauri, Electrobun, Biome, Lefthook, Husky, Starlight, Fumadocs, Ultracite, Oxlint, MCP, OpenTUI, WXT, Skills
• Examples: Todo, AI
• DB Setup: Turso, Neon, Supabase, Prisma PostgreSQL, MongoDB Atlas, Cloudflare D1, Docker
• Web Deploy: Cloudflare Workers

Type safety end-to-end, clean monorepo layout, and zero lock-in: you choose only what you need.

Repository Structure

This repository is organized as a monorepo containing:

• CLI: apps/cli - The scaffolding CLI tool
• Documentation: apps/web - Official website and documentation
• Plugin: plugin - Claude Code plugin (MCP server + skills + commands + agent)

Documentation

Visit better-t-stack.dev for full documentation, guides, and examples. You can also use the visual Stack Builder at https://better-t-stack.dev/new to generate a command for your stack.

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/AmanVarshney01/create-better-t-stack.git

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Start CLI development
bun dev:cli

# Start website development
bun dev:web

Want to contribute?

Please read the Contribution Guide first and open an issue before starting new features to ensure alignment with project goals.

• Docs: ./apps/web/content/docs/contributing.mdx
• Repo guide: ./.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

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