build-discord-app

The fastest way to create production-ready Discord bots

Interactive prompts • GitHub-powered templates • Smart conflict resolution • Auto-configured

Installation • Usage • Features • Tech Stack • Contributing

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What is build-discord-app?

build-discord-app is a modern CLI tool that scaffolds production-ready Discord bot applications in seconds. It leverages GitHub-hosted templates and provides an intuitive setup experience with intelligent conflict resolution and automatic project configuration.

Built with ❤️ during my 100 Days of Code

This tool was created by Dipanshu Sahu as part of #100DaysOfCode journey to make Discord bot development easier and faster for everyone.

Why choose this CLI?

• Lightning Fast: Get a fully configured Discord bot project in under 30 seconds
• Interactive Experience: Beautiful CLI prompts powered by @clack/prompts
• Smart Templating: Templates fetched directly from GitHub using degit
• Conflict Resolution: Intelligent handling of existing files and directories
• Production Ready: Generated projects follow Discord.js best practices
• Auto-Configuration: Automatically sets up package.json with your details

Tech Stack

This CLI is built using the following technologies:

• Node.js - Runtime environment
• JavaScript (ESM) - Modern module system and syntax
• @clack/prompts - For beautiful and interactive terminal prompts
• degit - For fetching templates from GitHub
• fs-extra - Extra filesystem utilities
• picocolors - Minimal terminal styling

Installation

Quick Start (Recommended)

npx build-discord-app

Alternative Methods

# Global installation
npm install -g build-discord-app
build-discord-app

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16+ (v18+ recommended for optimal compatibility)
• npm or yarn package manager
• Git (for template fetching)

Verify Installation

build-discord-app --version

Quick Start

Create a New Bot Project

npx build-discord-app

Follow the interactive prompts.

Create in Current Directory

npx build-discord-app .

Skip All Prompts

npx build-discord-app my-bot -- --yes

Note: When using npx, add -- before flags to pass them through.

Usage

Basic Syntax

build-discord-app [project-name] [options]

Examples

build-discord-app
build-discord-app my-bot
build-discord-app .
build-discord-app my-bot --yes
build-discord-app my-bot --pkgname my-pkg --lang js --yes

Features

• Interactive CLI with smart prompts
• GitHub template fetching using degit
• Auto config of project settings
• ESLint and Prettier support out of the box
• Safe directory and file handling
• Easily extendable and contributor-friendly

Templates

Templates are hosted in the build-discord-app-templates repository.

Each template includes:

• Slash command setup
• Event handler boilerplate
• .env example file
• Best practices structure

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Troubleshooting

• Use Node 16+
• Ensure Git is installed
• Try npx build-discord-app@latest if facing cache issues

License

MIT © 2025 Dipanshu Sahu

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Made with ❤️ for the Discord developer community

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