CLI Flags

All command-line options for Dex CLI and tooling.

Dex CLI (`dex`)

dex scaffold <dir> [options]

Flag	Default	Description
`--repo <owner/repo>`	`patrickaigbogun/dex`	GitHub repository containing release templates
`--tag <tag\|latest>`	`latest`	Release tag to download template from
`--packages-repo <owner/repo>`	(template repo)	GitHub repository containing `dex-package-*.tgz` assets
`--packages-tag <tag\|latest>`	(template tag)	Release tag for framework packages
`--template <path>`	—	Local template `.tgz` archive path (skips GitHub API)
`--template-url <url>`	—	URL to template `.tgz` archive (skips GitHub API)
`--no-install`	`false`	Skip running `bun install` after scaffolding

dex sync [options]

Flag	Default	Description
`--interactive`	`false`	Interactively select files to sync
`--repo <owner/repo>`	Metadata repo	Template repository
`--tag <tag>`	Metadata releaseTag / `latest`	Release tag to sync

dex start [-p]

Flag	Default	Description
`-p`	`false`	Run production server (`NODE_ENV=production`)

Flag	Description
`-v`, `--version`	Print CLI version
`--version -f`, `-v -f`	Print CLI version and template version from `.dex/metadata.json`

bunx dex-router generate [options]
bunx dex-router watch [options]

Flag	Default	Description
`--pagesDir`	`web/pages`	Pages directory containing route components
`--layoutsDir`	`web/layouts`	Layouts directory containing layout modules
`--outRoutesTs`	`core/router/.generated/routes.ts`	Output path for generated TypeScript routes file
`--outRoutesJson`	`core/router/.generated/manifest.json`	Output path for generated JSON route manifest
`--outLayoutsTs`	`core/router/.generated/layouts.ts`	Output path for generated TypeScript layouts map

bun run dev [options]

bun run build [options]

Flag	Default	Description
`--outDir`	`build`	Output directory
`--minify`	true	Minify output

CLI flags override config file values, which override defaults.