go-tools-cli

Interactive project bootstrapper for the go-tools ecosystem by Fabricators.

Scaffolds new Go projects in seconds — picks modules, generates go.mod, boilerplate stubs, and wired examples — all driven by a terminal wizard or fully from flags.

◆ go-tools-cli
  Bootstrap a new Go project with the go-tools ecosystem

  Step 1/7

  Project name:
  > my-api█

  Press Enter to continue • Esc to go back

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Installation

via go install (recommended)

go install github.com/fabricatorsltd/go-tools-cli@latest

Pre-built binaries

Download from Releases:

Platform	Binary
Linux amd64	go-tools-cli-linux-amd64
Linux arm64	go-tools-cli-linux-arm64
Windows amd64	go-tools-cli-windows-amd64.exe
Windows arm64	go-tools-cli-windows-arm64.exe
macOS amd64	go-tools-cli-darwin-amd64
macOS arm64	go-tools-cli-darwin-arm64

A checksums.txt (SHA-256) is attached to every release.

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Usage

Interactive wizard

go-tools-cli init

Launches a 7-step terminal wizard:

Step	Prompt	Description
1	Project name	Name of your Go project
2	Module path	Go module path (e.g. github.com/acme/my-app)
3	Preset	Starting template (see below)
4	Modules	Add / remove modules from the preset
5	Module options	Per-module choices (e.g. broker for go-relay)
6	Output depth	How much code to generate
7	Confirm	Review and confirm before writing files

Keyboard shortcuts: ↑ ↓ navigate · Space toggle · Enter confirm · Esc go back · Ctrl+C abort

Skip steps with flags

Any flag pre-fills a step and skips it in the wizard:

go-tools-cli init [flags] [-o <output-dir>]

Flag	Short	Description
--name	-n	Project name
--module	-m	Go module path
--preset	-p	Preset name (see aliases below)
--depth	-d	Output depth (see aliases below)
--output	-o	Output directory (default: .)

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Presets

Preset	Alias	Included modules
API server	api	foundation, logger, conf-builder, module-router, auth, guard, httpx
Worker service	worker	foundation, logger, conf-builder, relay, worker, signal, retry
Full-stack	fullstack	All 22 go-tools modules
Minimal	minimal	foundation, logger, conf-builder

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Output depths

Depth	Alias	What gets generated
Minimal	minimal	go.mod + main.go stub + README.md
Boilerplate	boilerplate	Minimal + internal/ stubs for each selected module
Full example	full	Boilerplate + wired cmd/ entrypoint + Makefile

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Examples

Fully interactive

go-tools-cli init -o ./my-project

API server, boilerplate, choose modules interactively

go-tools-cli init -n my-api -m github.com/acme/my-api -p api -d boilerplate -o ./my-api

Worker service, skip everything, generate full example

go-tools-cli init -n my-worker -m github.com/acme/my-worker -p worker -d full -o ./my-worker

Minimal scaffold, just go.mod + main.go

go-tools-cli init -n my-lib -m github.com/acme/my-lib -p minimal -d minimal -o ./my-lib

After scaffolding:

cd my-api
go mod tidy
go run .

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Available modules

Module	Category	Description
go-foundation	core	Zero-dependency primitives (DI, resiliency, safemap…)
go-logger	observability	Structured logging with pluggable sinks
go-metrics	observability	Counter abstraction (Prometheus-compatible)
go-cli-builder/v2	cli	Declarative struct-tag-driven CLI builder
go-conf-builder/v2	cli	Multi-source config loader (env, file, flags)
go-struct-flags/v2	cli	Flag-to-struct binding via struct tags
go-module-router/v2	http	Transport-agnostic router with DI
go-httpx	http	Middleware-enhanced HTTP client
go-auth	auth	HMAC-SHA256 token signing and verification
go-guard	auth	Declarative attribute-based access control (ABAC)
go-secrets	auth	Secret store abstraction (env, vault, file)
go-signal/v2	async	Type-safe in-process event bus
go-relay/v2	async	Durable async job processing (Memory/Redis/NATS/Warp)
go-worker	async	Fixed-size worker pool with graceful shutdown
go-retry	async	Compact retry helper with exponential backoff
go-revert/v2	async	Saga / compensation workflows with panic-safe rollback
go-state-flow	state	Declarative finite-state machine via struct tags
go-lock	infra	Distributed locking (Redis, Redlock, etcd)
go-warp	infra	L1/L2 cache with distributed sync bus
go-slipstream	infra	Embedded Bitcask+Raft database
go-plugin	plugin	Plugin registry with lifecycle management
go-wormhole	data	EF-style ORM with code-first migrations and Unit of Work

Tip: Use the go-tools MCP server to query module documentation directly from your AI assistant.

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Contributing

This tool is part of the go-tools ecosystem. Issues and PRs welcome at fabricatorsltd/go-tools-cli.