NestJS CLI

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Free Free MIT-licensed open-source CLI · installable from npm docs.nestjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Project scaffolding: Yes
Custom templates: Yes
CLI available: Yes
Supported languages: TypeScript, JavaScript

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Purpose: Nest CLI helps initialize, develop, and maintain Nest applications by scaffolding projects, serving them in development mode, and building and bundling them for production.
Architecture: The CLI provides commands that encourage well-structured applications and supports Nest schematics.
Project generation: The `nest new` command scaffolds a new application with boilerplate files and offers ESM or CommonJS module system choices.
Code generation: The `nest generate` command generates or modifies files based on a schematic.
Build and run: The CLI includes commands to compile an application or workspace and to compile and run an application.
Monorepos: Nest CLI supports standard and monorepo modes, with built-in library support in monorepo mode.
Integrations: The `add` command imports a library packaged as a Nest library by running its install schematic.
Deployment: The `deploy` command deploys an application to the cloud powered by Mau.
Requirements: The CLI binary requires Node.js v20.11 or later, while schematics for `new`, `generate`, and `upgrade` require Node.js v22.22.3+, v24.15+, or v26+.
Runtime dependency: The CLI requires a Node.js binary built with internationalization support (ICU).
Installation options: The documentation shows global installation with npm and also describes running the CLI through npx without a global install.
License: Nest is an MIT-licensed open-source project.
Support: Nest offers enterprise support that includes technical guidance, architectural reviews, security and performance advice, code reviews, and long-term support and upgrade assistance.
Price from: Free

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docs.nestjs.com/cli/overview· checked 4 Oct 2026
enterprise.nestjs.com· checked 4 Oct 2026