create-app

npx tambo create-app [directory] or npm create tambo-app my-app

Creates a new Tambo app from a template. Choose from pre-built templates to get started quickly with different use cases.

Available Templates:

• standard - Tambo + Tools + MCP - general purpose AI app template with MCP integration
• analytics - Generative UI analytics template with drag-and-drop canvas and data visualization
• More templates coming soon!

Examples:

# Create app with interactive prompts (git + tambo init auto-run)
npx tambo create-app

# Create in current directory
npx tambo create-app .

# Create with specific template
npx tambo create-app my-app --template=standard

# Skip automatic git initialization
npx tambo create-app my-app --skip-git-init

# Skip automatic tambo init
npx tambo create-app my-app --skip-tambo-init

# Use legacy peer deps
npx tambo create-app my-app --legacy-peer-deps

What Happens Automatically:

By default, create-app will:

• Clone the template
• Install dependencies
• Initialize a git repository with initial commit
• Run npx tambo init to set up your API key (interactive)

After Creating:

cd my-app
npm run dev            # Start development server

Non-Interactive Mode:

In CI/CD or agent environments, tambo init is skipped automatically since it requires user interaction. You'll need to run it separately with appropriate flags:

npx tambo init --api-key=sk_...     # Direct API key
# or
npx tambo init --project-name=myapp # Create new project (requires auth)