# @nestjs/cli

> Nest - modern, fast, powerful node.js web framework (@cli)

Latest version **12.0.3** (published 2026-09-16) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @nestjs/cli
pnpm add @nestjs/cli
yarn add @nestjs/cli
bun add @nestjs/cli
```

Provides the command `nest`.

## Health

**Score 60/100 (C)** — status: active.

Positive: esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 12.0.3 |
| Published | 2026-09-16 |
| First published | 2017-06-24 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | ESM |
| Node | >= 20.11 |
| Dependencies | 14 |
| Unpacked size | 311 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 2198 |
| Maintainers | nestjscore, kamilmysliwiec |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@nestjs/cli
- Repository: https://github.com/nestjs/nest-cli
- Homepage: https://github.com/nestjs/nest-cli#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/nestjs/nest-cli/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@nestjs/cli

## Dependencies (14)

- [ora](https://npm.io/package/ora.md) 9.4.1
- [ansis](https://npm.io/package/ansis.md) 4.4.0
- [chokidar](https://npm.io/package/chokidar.md) 5.0.0
- [commander](https://npm.io/package/commander.md) 15.0.0
- [minimatch](https://npm.io/package/minimatch.md) 10.2.6
- [cli-table3](https://npm.io/package/cli-table3.md) 0.6.5
- [node-emoji](https://npm.io/package/node-emoji.md) 2.2.0
- [typescript](https://npm.io/package/typescript.md) ~6.0.2
- [tsconfig-paths](https://npm.io/package/tsconfig-paths.md) 4.2.0
- [@inquirer/prompts](https://npm.io/package/@inquirer/prompts.md) 8.7.2
- [@nestjs/schematics](https://npm.io/package/@nestjs/schematics.md) ^12.0.0
- [@angular-devkit/core](https://npm.io/package/@angular-devkit/core.md) 22.1.8
- [@angular-devkit/schematics](https://npm.io/package/@angular-devkit/schematics.md) 22.1.8
- [@angular-devkit/schematics-cli](https://npm.io/package/@angular-devkit/schematics-cli.md) 22.1.8

## Recent versions

- 12.0.3 (latest) — 2026-09-16
- 12.0.0-alpha.9 (next) — 2026-08-24
- 12.0.2 — 2026-09-16
- 12.0.1 — 2026-09-14
- 12.0.0 — 2026-08-27
- 12.0.0-alpha.8 — 2026-08-24
- 12.0.0-alpha.7 — 2026-08-24
- 11.0.24 — 2026-07-10
- 11.0.23 — 2026-06-09
- 11.0.22 — 2026-06-08
- 12.0.0-alpha.6 — 2026-05-14
- 11.0.21 — 2026-04-15
- 11.0.20 — 2026-04-15
- 11.0.19 — 2026-04-09
- 11.0.18 — 2026-04-07
- … 257 more at https://npm.io/package/@nestjs/cli/versions

## README

<p align="center">
  <a href="http://nestjs.com/" target="blank"><img src="https://nestjs.com/img/logo-small.svg" width="120" alt="Nest Logo" /></a>
</p>

  <p align="center">A progressive <a href="http://nodejs.org" target="blank">Node.js</a> framework for building efficient and scalable server-side applications.</p>
    <p align="center">
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## Description

The Nest CLI is a command-line interface tool that helps you to initialize, develop, and maintain your Nest applications. It assists in multiple ways, including scaffolding the project, serving it in development mode, and building and bundling the application for production distribution. It embodies best-practice architectural patterns to encourage well-structured apps.

The CLI works with [schematics](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/tree/master/packages/angular_devkit/schematics), and provides built in support from the schematics collection at [@nestjs/schematics](https://github.com/nestjs/schematics).

Read more [here](https://docs.nestjs.com/cli/overview).

## Installation

```
$ npm install -g @nestjs/cli
```

## Usage

Learn more in the [official documentation](https://docs.nestjs.com/cli/overview).

## Stay in touch

- Website - [https://nestjs.com](https://nestjs.com/)
- Twitter - [@nestframework](https://twitter.com/nestframework)

## License

Nest is [MIT licensed](LICENSE).

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