modo-cli 0.1.3

CLI tool for scaffolding modo framework projects
modo-cli-0.1.3 is not a library.

modo-cli

CLI tool for scaffolding new modo framework projects.

Installation

cargo install modo-cli

After installation the modo binary is available on your $PATH.

Usage

Create a new project

modo new <NAME> [OPTIONS]
Option Default Description
-t, --template <TEMPLATE> web Template preset to use
--postgres — Use PostgreSQL database driver
--sqlite — Use SQLite database driver (default for DB templates)

--postgres and --sqlite are mutually exclusive.

Templates

Template Database Description
minimal none Bare-bones project with configuration only
api sqlite / postgres JSON API with handlers and models
web sqlite / postgres Full-stack web app with HTMX, jobs, email, auth, uploads, and i18n
worker sqlite / postgres Background-job worker with no HTTP handlers

Examples

Create a minimal project (no database):

modo new my-service --template minimal

Create a JSON API project backed by SQLite (default):

modo new my-api --template api

Create a JSON API project backed by PostgreSQL:

modo new my-api --template api --postgres

Create a full-stack web app:

modo new my-app
# equivalent to: modo new my-app --template web --sqlite

After scaffolding

The CLI prints the recommended next steps. For a web project:

cd my-app
just assets-download     # download HTMX, Alpine.js
just css                 # build CSS
just dev                 # start dev server

For other templates:

cd my-service
just dev

Project name rules

  • Must start with an ASCII letter or underscore ([a-zA-Z_])
  • May contain [a-zA-Z0-9_-]
  • Must not be a Rust keyword

What gets generated

Every project receives a shared CLAUDE.md (AI coding instructions for the project) plus template-specific files:

  • Cargo.toml — pre-configured with the selected modo crates
  • src/main.rs — application entry point
  • src/config.rs — typed configuration struct
  • config/development.yaml and config/production.yaml
  • .env and .env.example
  • .gitignore
  • justfile — development task runner
  • docker-compose.yaml — included for PostgreSQL projects only

A git init is run automatically in the new directory after scaffolding.