Create Yuki Stack: The Ultimate Full-Stack TypeScript Monorepo Boilerplate

create-yuki-stack is a modern CLI tool for scaffolding fully-typed, full-stack TypeScript applications with customizable frontends, APIs, and database stacks. Get started with best practices built in.

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07/06/2025

Create Yuki Stack: The Ultimate Full-Stack TypeScript Monorepo Boilerplate

Introduction

create-yuki-stack is a modern CLI tool for rapidly scaffolding production-ready, fully-typed full-stack TypeScript applications. With support for multiple frontend frameworks, API layers, and database solutions, it empowers developers to start with best practices, a monorepo structure, and all the right tools from day one.

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Features

🚀 Multiple Frontend Options: Choose between Next.js, React Router, or TanStack Start for your frontend.
🔄 API Layer Choices: Select tRPC or oRPC for end-to-end type safety.
🗄️ Database Flexibility: Prisma, Drizzle, or Mongoose integration (or none).
🔒 Authentication: Built-in support for NextAuth.js, Better Auth, or basic auth flows.
🎨 UI Components: Optionally integrate with shadcn/ui for beautiful, customizable UIs.
⚡ Turborepo Monorepo: Optimized monorepo structure for scalable codebases and efficient DX.
📦 Shared Packages: Organize common code and types into shared packages.
🔧 Pre-configured Tooling: ESLint, Prettier, TypeScript, and strict environment validation.
🤖 CI/CD Ready: Optional GitHub Actions, email extras, and more.

Quick Start

To scaffold a new full-stack app, just run:

npx create-yuki-stack@latest

Or use your favorite package manager:

npm create yuki-stack
yarn create yuki-stack
pnpm create yuki-stack
bun create yuki-stack

The CLI walks you through interactive prompts for your stack, or you can use flags for non-interactive setup.

CLI Options

Option	Description
`-y, --yes`	Skip all prompts and use default settings
`--frontend`	Choose frontend: nextjs, react-router, tanstack-start
`--database`	Database: none, drizzle, prisma, mongoose
`--adapter`	Database adapter: none, neon
`--backend`	Backend framework: none, express, elysia, hono
`--api`	API: none, eden, trpc, orpc
`--auth`	Auth: none, basic-auth, better-auth, next-auth
`--extras`	Add extras: gh-actions, email
`--package-manager`	npm, yarn, pnpm, bun
`--install/--no-install`	(Do not) install dependencies after setup
`--git/--no-git`	(Do not) initialize a git repository

Architecture

CLI (trpc-cli-based): Modular commands for initializing, adding auth, email, or GitHub Actions.
Monorepo Structure: Out-of-the-box Turborepo config for high-performance code sharing and package isolation.
Strict Environment Handling: Enforces use of validated environment variables.
Prebuilt Templates: Ships with best-practice templates, gitignore, and pre-configured settings for all stack options.

Why Use create-yuki-stack?

Fast Setup: Go from zero to production-ready monorepo in minutes.
Fully Typed: End-to-end TypeScript for safety and speed.
Customizable: Swap out any layer—frontend, backend, database, UI.
Modern Tooling: Built-in support for the latest frameworks and libraries.

Conclusion

If you want to build a full-stack TypeScript app with the flexibility to choose your stack, modern tooling, and best practices set up for you, create-yuki-stack is the best way to start.