CLI

@aura-design/cli is the on-ramp for Aura. It wraps Next.js scaffolding and the shadcn CLI with Aura registries, tokens, rules, skills, and optional project tooling.

Invoke it with:

pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest <command>

The published binary name is aura.

Quick start

New Next.js app with Aura fixtures:

pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest init

Existing Next.js app (skips create-next-app):

pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest setup
# or
pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest setup --dir ./apps/web

See also Installation for adding every registry component via all.txt.

Commands

init

Creates a Next.js app with create-next-app, then applies Aura to the new (or current) project root:

1. Writes components.json with @aura and @aura-dev registries
2. Generates light/dark Radix scales into globals.css
3. Runs shadcn add for @aura/class-names, @aura/page-get-starter, @aura/css-main, @aura/rules, and @aura/skills
4. Runs the same scaffolding as blueprint

pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest init

setup

Same Aura apply step as init, for a project that already has a package.json. Does not run create-next-app.

pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest setup --dir .

link

Downloads the canonical Aura components.json (shadcn config with @aura registry URLs) into your project. Useful when you only need the registry config, not a full setup.

pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest link
pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest link --output ./apps/web/components.json

blueprint [projectDir]

Scaffolds Aura project tooling into any repo with a package.json:

• wiki/bruno-* and wiki/obsidian-* (suffix from the package name, first segment stripped)
• .cursor/skills/generate-brand-images/ (identity-aware Gemini landing images)
• scripts/preflight.ts
• sonar-project.properties plus Sonar-related scripts / devDependencies
• .gitignore and .env.example entries for Sonar / Gemini keys

Also runs automatically at the end of init and setup.

pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest blueprint
pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest blueprint ./apps/web --force --suffix my-app

Note: The docs page Agent blueprint is an agent runbook (Ejecuta + URL). It is not this CLI command, though the runbook may invoke aura blueprint when scaffolding is missing.

colors

Regenerates globals.css from accent, gray, and background hex values (Radix-style 12-step scales, light and dark). Pass flags or answer prompts.

pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest colors --accent "#964CE1" --gray "#6b7394" --background "#FFFFFF"

Looks for app/globals.css, src/app/globals.css, styles/globals.css, or src/styles/globals.css (creates app/globals.css if none exist).

typography generate

Interactive prompts for body size, small size, and a headline scale (ratio or explicit h6–h1). Writes a custom typography.css aligned with Aura’s fluid clamp() philosophy.

pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest typography generate

spacing [target]

Rewrites Tailwind spacing utilities in .tsx files from the default 4px mental model to the closest 13px-based token (Aura’s --spacing).

pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest spacing
pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest spacing ./components
pnpm dlx @aura-design/cli@latest spacing --dir ./apps/web

Adding components

After init or setup, install individual registry items with the shadcn CLI and the @aura namespace:

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @aura/button

There is no Aura command that adds every component. Use the newline-delimited list at https://auradesignsystem.com/all.txt.

Related

• Installation — shortest path to a working Aura app
• Registry — how @aura/* items are distributed
• Namespace — @aura vs @aura-dev in components.json
• MCP — browse and install registries from Cursor
• Agent blueprint — agent runbook for existing projects