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The generate group scaffolds code into an existing workspace: frontend components and hooks, service classes, test suites, documentation, backend services, and complete full-stack features.

Terminal window
re-shell generate --help
SubcommandPurpose
component <name>Generate a new component.
hook <name>Generate a React hook.
service <name>Generate a service class.
test <workspace>Generate a test suite for a workspace.
docsGenerate project documentation.
backend <name>Generate a backend service or API.
feature <name> (alias create-feature)Create a full-stack feature (CRUD, auth, file-upload, websocket, graphql).

generate backend

Section titled “generate backend”
Usage: re-shell generate backend [options] <name>


Options:
  --framework <framework>   express, fastapi, django, flask, sanic, tornado,
                            laravel, symfony, slim, codeigniter (default: "express")
  --language <language>     typescript, python, php (default: "typescript")
  --features <features...>  code-quality, celery, redis, type-hints, hot-reload, pytest
  --workspace <workspace>   Target workspace
  --port <port>             Default port for the service (default: "8000")
  --verbose                 Show detailed information
Terminal window
re-shell generate backend billing --framework express --language typescript
re-shell generate backend orders --framework fastapi --language python --features redis pytest

Preview the file set first with templates apply <id>.

generate feature

Section titled “generate feature”

Creates a full-stack feature wired across the backend and frontend in one step.

Usage: re-shell generate feature [options] <name>


Options:
  --type <type>            crud, auth, file-upload, websocket, graphql, fullstack (default: "crud")
  --backend <framework>    express, fastify, nestjs, etc.
  --frontend <framework>   react, vue, svelte, angular, vanilla (default: "react")
  --language <language>    typescript, javascript, python, go, rust (default: "typescript")
  --database <database>    prisma, typeorm, mongoose, sequelize, none (default: "none")
  --openapi                Include an OpenAPI specification
  --graphql                Use GraphQL instead of REST
  --websockets             Include WebSocket support
  --skip-install           Skip package installation
Terminal window
re-shell generate feature invoices --type crud --backend express --frontend react --database prisma
re-shell generate feature chat --type websocket --frontend vue --language typescript

generate component / hook / service

Section titled “generate component / hook / service”
Terminal window
re-shell generate component UserCard
re-shell generate hook useDebounce
re-shell generate service PaymentGateway

generate test / docs

Section titled “generate test / docs”
Terminal window
re-shell generate test storefront
re-shell generate docs
Section titled “create and related commands”

The top-level create, add, and init commands also scaffold, at the project and microfrontend level:

Terminal window
# A new project (full-stack, polyglot, or microfrontend)
re-shell create acme --fullstack --frontend react-ts --backend express --db prisma
re-shell create gateway --polyglot
re-shell create storefront --microfrontend --framework vue-ts


# Add a microfrontend to an existing project
re-shell add checkout --route /checkout --port 5174


# Preview without writing
re-shell create acme --fullstack --dry-run --json

create --dry-run --json emits the exact file set as a contract envelope — the same dry-run discipline as templates apply.

See also

Section titled “See also”