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overview

Package summary

Nuxt CLI (nuxi) for creating and managing Nuxt projects

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

nuxi
nuxi-ng
nuxt
nuxt-cli

history

Project history and usage

nuxi is the Nuxt command-line interface. It emerged with the Nuxt 3 rewrite as the small CLI layer for creating, developing, building, generating, previewing, typechecking, upgrading, and managing Nuxt projects.

Project history

The Nuxt 3 release-candidate announcement records 2021-03-28 as the milestone for initializing Nuxt Kit and Nuxt CLI (`nuxi`) during the Nuxt 3 rewrite. A Nuxt CLI maintainer discussion says `nuxi` stood for Nuxt Interface and was introduced into the core as a minimal zero-dependency CLI designed to work globally without directly depending on Nuxt, replacing `create-nuxt-app` for project initialization.

Adoption history

nuxi's adoption is tied to Nuxt 3 and later Nuxt releases. Nuxt 3 beta was announced on 2021-10-12 after 16 months of work, the first release candidate arrived on 2022-04-12, and the CLI became the normal package-manager entry point for Nuxt users. Homebrew is a secondary distribution path for a Node ecosystem tool: on 2026-07-01 it listed nuxi 3.36.1 with 458 installs over 365 days, while most project usage flows through npm, pnpm, yarn, or bun.

How it is used

Package nerds mostly invoke nuxi indirectly through package managers: `npm create nuxt@latest` or `npx nuxi@latest init` for new projects, then `nuxt dev`, `nuxt build`, `nuxt generate`, `nuxt preview`, `nuxt prepare`, `nuxt typecheck`, and `nuxt upgrade` inside a project. The official CLI README also documents shell completions and package-manager integration for `pnpm nuxt`, `npm exec nuxt`, `yarn nuxt`, and `bun nuxt`.

Why package nerds care

nuxi is significant because it separated Nuxt's project bootstrap and operational commands from the framework package itself, matching a broader JavaScript tooling pattern where a small CLI coordinates templates, package managers, and framework internals.

Timeline

2021-03-28: Nuxt's own Nuxt 3 timeline records initial Nuxt Kit and Nuxt CLI (`nuxi`) work.
2021-10-12: Nuxt 3 beta is announced after 16 months of work.
2022-04-12: Nuxt 3 release candidate is announced.
2023-02-14: maintainers discuss a renewed Nuxt CLI architecture around the `nuxi` project.
2026-07-01: Homebrew lists nuxi 3.36.1.

Related projects

Nuxt
Nuxt Kit
Nitro
UnJS
giget
create-nuxt-app

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for nuxi. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: nuxt.config.ts

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`nuxi`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`nuxi-ng`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`nuxt`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`nuxt-cli`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version3.37.0

manager updated2026-07-15

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:nuxi
Version	3.37.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/nuxt/cli
Repository	https://github.com/nuxt/cli
Last updated	2026-07-15T15:57:55Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/nuxi.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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