StackForge — Universal Project Generator

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The fastest way to start any project in VS Code. Generate production-ready scaffolds for 28 stacks — React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Next.js, Python FastAPI/Django/Flask, Node.js Express/GraphQL/Socket.io, AI (OpenAI, LangChain, RAG, Hugging Face, CrewAI, Streamlit), Go, Docker, MERN and more. Every pr

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StackForge — Universal Project Generator

The fastest way to start any project in VS Code. Generate production-ready scaffolds for 28 tech stacks in seconds — directly from your sidebar.

✨ What is StackForge?

StackForge is a VS Code sidebar extension that acts like a JetBrains project wizard — but for every stack, free, and right inside your editor.

Pick a stack, type a project name, choose a folder, and StackForge will:

✅ Run all scaffold commands in the VS Code terminal automatically
✅ Create the full folder structure with the right directories
✅ Generate a detailed README.md with folder-by-folder explanations
✅ Write working source code (Hello World API, main entry files)
✅ Set up logging, .env files, DB config and more
✅ Add snippets.md, libraries.md, api-guide.md and other knowledge files

Works on Windows (PowerShell + CMD), macOS (zsh/bash), and Linux.

🚀 Quick Start

Click the StackForge icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar)
Search or browse 28 templates
Click a template to select it
Type your project name
Click Choose Folder to pick where to create it
Click Generate Project — done!

📦 28 Templates Across 8 Categories

⚛️ React (6)

React + JavaScript — Classic CRA with components, hooks, services
React + TypeScript — Type-safe React with strict mode
React + Vite — Sub-second HMR, ESM-native bundler
React + Tailwind CSS — Full Tailwind config with postcss and custom @layer components
Next.js — App Router, TypeScript, Tailwind, SSR/SSG, API routes
React Native + Expo — Cross-platform iOS + Android

💡 Frontend (3)

Vue.js + Vite — Vue 3, Composition API, Pinia state management
Angular — TypeScript, routing, services, SCSS
Svelte + Vite — Compile-to-JS, minimal bundle size

🟢 Node.js (4)

Node.js + Express — REST API, Hello World endpoint, structured folders, DB config
Node.js + GraphQL — Apollo Server 4, schema-first design
Node.js + Redis — Express with Redis cache-aside pattern and middleware
Node.js + Socket.io — Real-time bidirectional events, rooms, namespaces

🐍 Python (6)

Python FastAPI — Async REST API, Hello World, Pydantic schemas, daily logging
Python Django — Full ORM, admin panel, Hello World view, migrations
Python Flask — Blueprints, Hello World, SQLAlchemy, DB config
Python Data Analysis — Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Jupyter notebooks
Python Machine Learning — scikit-learn, model training pipeline
Python + DuckDB — Analytical queries, FastAPI integration, cache.md guide

🧠 Python AI (6)

Python + OpenAI — Chat with history, streaming, function calling, token tracking
Python + LangChain — Chains, prompts, memory, tools, vector store scaffold
Python + RAG — ChromaDB vector store, document ingestion, retrieval QA pipeline
Python + Hugging Face — Local model inference, transformers pipeline, fine-tuning scaffold
Python + CrewAI — Multi-agent workflows, researcher + writer crew
Python + Streamlit — AI-powered UI with session state, plotly charts, OpenAI integration

🏗️ Full Stack (1)

MERN Stack — MongoDB + Express + React + Node, Hello World API

🐳 DevOps (1)

Docker + Compose — Multi-service: API + PostgreSQL + Redis with volumes and networking

🐹 Go (1)

Go REST API — Gin framework, Hello World endpoint, structured logging, env config

📁 What Gets Generated

Every project includes these knowledge files alongside your code:

File	Contents
`README.md`	Folder-by-folder breakdown, quick start, env config guide
`snippets.md`	Ready-to-paste code patterns for the stack
`libraries.md`	Curated library recommendations
`api-guide.md`	GET/POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE guide, port config, environment-based hostname
`database.md`	PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQLite, Redis connection examples
`cache.md`	Redis or DuckDB setup with schema creation and sample cached endpoint
`deployment.md`	Netlify, Vercel, GitHub Pages, Docker deploy steps
`.env` + `.env.example`	Pre-filled environment variables
`logger.py`	Python daily rotating log file (INFO/SUCCESS/WARNING/ERROR)

🌍 Cross-Platform Support

StackForge detects your OS at runtime:

Platform	Python	Pip inside venv	Python inside venv
Windows	`python`	`.\venv\Scripts\pip`	`.\venv\Scripts\python`
macOS/Linux	`python3`	`./venv/bin/pip`	`./venv/bin/python3`

No && chaining — each command sent separately with proper delays
Works in PowerShell, CMD, bash, and zsh

🔧 Requirements

VS Code 1.85.0 or higher
Node.js 16+ (React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Next.js, Node.js templates)
Python 3.8+ (Python templates)
Go 1.21+ (Go template)
Docker (Docker Compose template)

🤖 AI Templates — Setup

For Python AI templates, add API keys to .env:

OpenAI, LangChain, RAG, CrewAI → OPENAI_API_KEY=your-key
Hugging Face → HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN=your-token (private models only)
Streamlit → Works without API keys for the base scaffold

All .env.example files include the exact variable names you need.

📝 Changelog

v2.0.0

Expanded from 10 to 28 templates
Added 6 Python AI templates: OpenAI, LangChain, RAG, Hugging Face, CrewAI, Streamlit
Added Frontend: Vue, Angular, Svelte
Added Node.js: GraphQL, Redis, Socket.io
Added Go REST API, Docker Compose, MERN Stack, React Native
Full cross-platform command resolution (Windows + macOS + Linux)
Per-template READMEs with folder-by-folder explanations
Python daily rotating logger in all non-UI Python projects
289 tests, 92.5% code coverage

v1.0.0

Initial release with 10 templates (React × 5, Python × 5)

🐛 Feedback & Issues

github.com/yourusername/stackforge-vscode

📄 License

MIT