CLI Overview

The Kit CLI provides a comprehensive set of commands for creating projects, generating code, running development servers, and managing database migrations. Inspired by Laravel’s Artisan CLI, it streamlines common development tasks.

Installation

The Kit CLI is installed when you install the Kit framework:

cargo install kit-cli

Available Commands

Project Commands

Command	Description
`kit new [name]`	Create a new Kit project
`kit serve`	Start development servers (backend + frontend)

Generator Commands

Command	Description
`kit make:controller <name>`	Generate a new controller
`kit make:action <name>`	Generate a new action
`kit make:middleware <name>`	Generate a new middleware
`kit make:error <name>`	Generate a new domain error
`kit make:migration <name>`	Generate a new database migration
`kit make:inertia <name>`	Generate a new Inertia.js page component
`kit generate-types`	Generate TypeScript types from Rust structs

Migration Commands

Command	Description
`kit migrate`	Run all pending migrations
`kit migrate:status`	Show migration status
`kit migrate:rollback`	Rollback the last migration(s)
`kit migrate:fresh`	Drop all tables and re-run migrations
`kit db:sync`	Sync database schema to entity files

Quick Start

# Create a new project
kit new my-app

# Navigate to project
cd my-app

# Start development server
kit serve

# Generate code
kit make:controller User
kit make:action CreateUser
kit make:middleware Auth

# Run migrations
kit migrate

Getting Help

Use --help with any command to see available options:

kit --help
kit serve --help
kit make:controller --help

Getting Started

Tutorials

Core Concepts

Frontend

Database

CLI Reference

Deployment

Installation

Available Commands

Project Commands

Generator Commands

Migration Commands

Quick Start

Getting Help

​Installation

​Available Commands

​Project Commands

​Generator Commands

​Migration Commands

​Quick Start

​Getting Help

Installation

Available Commands

Project Commands

Generator Commands

Migration Commands

Quick Start

Getting Help