`create-assistant-ui`

Scaffold a new assistant-ui project from a chosen template (default AI SDK, minimal, cloud, langchain, MCP, Eve, and more).

Usage

npm create assistant-ui my-app
pnpm create assistant-ui my-app
yarn create assistant-ui my-app
bunx create-assistant-ui my-app

This wraps the assistant-ui create command from the assistant-ui CLI. Pass -t <template> to pick a starter, or --preset <url> to scaffold from an assistant-ui.com playground link.

Templates

Name	Description
`default`	Next.js + Vercel AI SDK (the recommended starting point).
`minimal`	Smallest possible Next.js + assistant-ui setup.
`cloud`	Default template plus Assistant Cloud thread persistence.
`cloud-clerk`	Cloud template with Clerk authentication.
`langchain`	Next.js + LangGraph agent via the react-langchain adapter.
`mcp`	Next.js + an MCP server integration.
`eve`	Next.js + Eve agent backend.

Documentation

Full template list and flag reference at assistant-ui.com/docs/cli.