bunkit 🍞

Bake production-ready Bun apps in seconds

Modern CLI for scaffolding Bun-powered projects with enterprise patterns built-in.

v1.3.0 - Now with full support for shadcn/ui December 2025 "create" feature including 5 new modern styles!

Quick Start

# Interactive mode (recommended)
bunx bunkit-cli init

# Or create directly
bunx bunkit-cli create nextjs my-app

Why bunkit?

• Bun-native - Built for Bun 1.3+ with catalogs, isolated installs, and HMR
• 8 presets - From minimal scripts to enterprise monorepos
• Modern stack - Next.js 16, React 19, Hono, Tailwind CSS 4, shadcn/ui
• Zero config - Production-ready TypeScript, linting, and testing out of the box
• Monorepo expertise - Workspace management, shared packages, dependency catalogs

shadcn/ui Integration (v1.3.0)

bunkit now supports the shadcn/ui December 2025 "create" feature with all new customization options:

Modern Styles

• radix-maia - Clean, minimal design (default)
• radix-vega - Bold, expressive style
• radix-nova - Sleek, futuristic look
• radix-lyra - Soft, rounded aesthetic
• radix-mira - Sharp, professional feel

Customization Options

• Base: Radix UI (default) or Base UI
• Icon Library: Phosphor (default), Lucide, or Iconoir
• Menu Accent: Subtle or Bold
• Menu Color: Default or Muted
• Radius: Customizable border radius

# Interactive mode lets you choose style, icons, colors
bunx bunkit-cli init

# Modern monorepo with all latest features
bunx bunkit-cli create nextjs-monorepo my-app

Presets

Preset	Description
minimal	Single-file Bun project
nextjs	Next.js 16 + React 19 web app
hono-api	Hono API server
bun-api	Bun.serve() native API (zero deps)
bun-fullstack	Bun.serve() + React (no Next.js)
nextjs-monorepo	Monorepo with Next.js + Hono
bun-monorepo	Monorepo with pure Bun
enterprise-monorepo	Multi-app enterprise platform

See Presets Reference for detailed descriptions.

Features

Database & Auth

• PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite with Drizzle or Prisma
• Supabase integration with presets
• better-auth, NextAuth.js, or Supabase Auth
• Redis for caching and sessions

Developer Experience

• Beautiful interactive CLI (21+ prompts)
• Hot reload with bun --hot
• VSCode debugging configured
• shadcn/ui with customizable themes
• Biome or Ultracite for code quality

DevOps

• Docker with multi-stage builds
• GitHub Actions CI/CD
• Bun Test or Vitest
• TypeScript strict mode

Commands

bunkit init                    # Interactive project creation
bunkit create <preset> <name>  # Quick project creation
bunkit add workspace           # Add app to monorepo
bunkit add package             # Add shared package
bunkit add component           # Add shadcn/ui components
bunkit catalog add             # Manage dependency versions
bunkit preset list             # List saved configurations

See CLI Reference for all options.

Example: Create a SaaS

# Create monorepo with database and auth
bunkit init \
  --name my-saas \
  --preset nextjs-monorepo \
  --database supabase-drizzle \
  --auth better-auth \
  --docker \
  --cicd

cd my-saas
bun install
bun dev

This creates:

• apps/web - Customer-facing Next.js app
• apps/platform - Admin dashboard
• apps/api - Hono API backend
• packages/types - Shared TypeScript types
• packages/utils - Shared utilities

Requirements

• Bun v1.3.0+
• Node.js v20.9.0+ (for Next.js)

Documentation

• CLI Reference - Complete command documentation
• Presets Reference - Detailed preset descriptions
• Changelog - Version history
• Roadmap - Planned features
• Contributing - How to contribute

For AI/LLM Integration: See llms.txt for AI-friendly project context.

Tech Stack

Category	Technology
Runtime	Bun 1.3+
Frontend	Next.js 16, React 19
Backend	Hono 4, Bun.serve()
Database	Drizzle ORM, Prisma, Supabase
Styling	Tailwind CSS 4, shadcn/ui (Dec 2025)
UI Components	Radix UI, Base UI
Icons	Phosphor, Iconoir, Lucide
Language	TypeScript 5.9+
Quality	Biome, Ultracite

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md

License

MIT © Arakiss

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