An opinionated base template for creating quick CLI tools with Bun and TypeScript and a few helpful utilities. Bunpack also includes a detailed Beginner's Publishing guide on how to publish your npm package/cli.
This requires Bun to be installed because it is used as the bundler and ts runner.
Project repo: bunpack
bun create bunpack@latestbun create bunpack@latest [project-name] [options]project-name can be a single segment (my-cli) or a relative path under the current directory (./pkgs/my-cli). Use . only in an empty directory to scaffold into the current folder.
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-y, --yes |
Skip all default prompts; install deps, init git, template author |
--da, -da |
Template author only; skip author prompts (-y implies this) |
--git / --no-git |
Initialize or skip git |
--install / --no-install |
Install or skip dependencies |
--repo |
Git remote URL (GitHub/GitLab, same rules as interactive); adds origin, sets main, pushes; requires git init |
--cursor |
Open the project in Cursor after creation |
--vscode |
Open the project in VS Code after creation |
-h, --help |
Show help |
-v, --version |
Show version |
Run bunx create-bunpack --help for the same details in the terminal.
| Command | |
|---|---|
bun create bunpack my-cli |
Interactive prompts (location, author, install, git, …) |
bun create bunpack my-cli -y |
Defaults only: install, git, template author (no author prompts) |
bun create bunpack miks -y --repo=https://github.com/you/miks.git |
Scaffold, then push to that remote (https:// or git@...) |
bun create bunpack ./pkgs/my-cli -y |
Nested folder under cwd; same non-interactive defaults as -y |
bun create bunpack my-cli --cursor --git |
Create, init git, open in Cursor |
bun create bunpack my-cli --no-install |
Create without installing dependencies |
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
bun --help |
Shows Bun’s CLI help |
bun run dev |
Run cli.ts (same as bun run cli.ts) |
bun run build |
Build the published CLI to ./dist/ |
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- Email: hello@ardastroid.com
- GitHub: @ardzero
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