Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 24 or later
• A JavaScript/TypeScript project (or starting fresh)

Note

xtarterize requires a package.json with a name field and an initialized Git repository. These are validated by the preflight checks before any changes are made.

Run Without Installing

You can use xtarterize without installing it globally by using npx:

npm

npx xtarterize@latest init

pnpm

pnpm xtarterize@latest init

yarn

yarn xtarterize@latest init

bun

bunx xtarterize@latest init

deno

deno x xtarterize@latest init

ni

nlx xtarterize@latest init

This is the recommended approach - you always get the latest version.

Verify It Works

npm

npx xtarterize@latest --version

pnpm

pnpm xtarterize@latest --version

yarn

yarn xtarterize@latest --version

bun

bunx xtarterize@latest --version

deno

deno x xtarterize@latest --version

ni

nlx xtarterize@latest --version

npm

npx xtarterize@latest --help

pnpm

pnpm xtarterize@latest --help

yarn

yarn xtarterize@latest --help

bun

bunx xtarterize@latest --help

deno

deno x xtarterize@latest --help

ni

nlx xtarterize@latest --help

Next Steps

1. Initialize a project - Run init to detect and apply conformance. Learn more →
2. Check status - Run check to audit current conformance. CLI Reference →
3. Explore tasks - See what conformance tasks are available. Tasks Guide →

References

• Node.js Downloads - Download the latest LTS version
• npm npx Documentation - Using npx to run packages without installing
• Git Documentation - Getting started with Git version control

Initialize your project →