ServiceScaffolder.Cli 1.0.0

ServiceScaffolder CLI

A guided developer onboarding CLI that scaffolds .NET projects and microservices using an interactive wizard.

Install from NuGet

The tool is published as a .NET tool package named ServiceScaffolder.Cli and exposes the svcgen command.

Install globally

dotnet tool install --global ServiceScaffolder.Cli

After installation, open a new terminal and run:

svcgen --help

Install per-project (local tool manifest)

From your repo root:

dotnet new tool-manifest

dotnet tool install ServiceScaffolder.Cli

Then run the command from that repo:

dotnet tool run svcgen --help

Install to a custom folder

dotnet tool install ServiceScaffolder.Cli --tool-path ./tools

Run it with:

./tools/svcgen --help

Update or uninstall

Update

dotnet tool update --global ServiceScaffolder.Cli

Uninstall (global)

dotnet tool uninstall --global ServiceScaffolder.Cli

Uninstall (local)

dotnet tool uninstall ServiceScaffolder.Cli

Uninstall (custom tool path)

dotnet tool uninstall ServiceScaffolder.Cli --tool-path ./tools

Usage

Wizard flow

svcgen create

The wizard guides you through:

1. .NET version selection
2. Project name
3. Destination path (press Enter for current directory)
4. Project type (API, Blazor, MVC, Console, Worker)
5. API style and architecture when applicable

Add a new microservice by name

svcgen add-service <name>

Example:

svcgen add-service orders

Optional parameters:

svcgen add-service billing --path C:\Projects --framework Net8

Full guide

svcgen guide

Notes

• The tool command name is svcgen.
• For command-specific help, use svcgen <command> --help.