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CLI Reference

Complete command-line reference for Bend.

create bend

npm create bend@latest [project-name] [options]

Creates a new Bend backend project with interactive prompts.

Options

--runtime

Specify runtime (node or bun)

--typescript

Use TypeScript (default: true)

--framework

Choose framework (express or fastify)

--orm

Choose ORM (mongoose, prisma, or none)