Build a CLI Tool to Stop Copy-Pasting Boilerplate

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I Built a CLI Tool to Stop Copy-Pasting Boilerplate

Every new project meant the same ritual: Google or AI Tool for boilerplate, copy-paste from docs, set up npm, init git, configure files. Rinse, repeat.

Frustrated, I built saifii-cli — a one-command solution that handles it all.

What It Does

npx saifii-cli

That's it. You get:

Full project structure
npm install auto-run
git init auto-run
All configs ready to go
Multiple boilerplate templates to choose from

Started as a personal time-saver. Now it's got enough templates that I thought it'd be useful to share.

Why I Built This

As a developer juggling multiple projects, I was losing 15-20 minutes per new project just on setup. Multiply that across dozens of projects a year, and it adds up. So I automated it.

How to Use It

Install: npm install -g saifii-cli
Create a new project: npx saifii-cli
Pick your template
Start coding

Templates Available

Template	Stack	Language
`react`	React 19 + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind CSS v4	JavaScript / TypeScript
`next`	Next.js 15 + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS v4 + App Router	JavaScript / TypeScript
`next-supabase-auth`	Next.js + Supabase Auth + Tailwind CSS	JavaScript / TypeScript
`monorepo`	Turborepo + Next.js + Express API + pnpm workspaces	TypeScript
`express`	Express.js + CORS + Cookie Parser + dotenv	JavaScript
`django`	Django 5 + Django REST Framework + CORS headers	Python
`fastapi`	FastAPI + SQLAlchemy + Pydantic Settings + Alembic	Python
`laravel`	Laravel 11 + MVC structure + SQLite default	PHP
`vanilla`	HTML + CSS + Vanilla JavaScript	JavaScript

Open to Feedback

Built this for myself, but if it helps your workflow too, I'd love to hear about it. And if you find it useful, a star on the repo means the world. It keeps me motivated to add more templates and features.

Github -> saifii-cli

Happy coding! 🚀