Nuxt/docs/3.api/5.commands/add.md

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nuxi add	Scaffold an entity into your Nuxt application.

nuxi add

npx nuxi add [--cwd] [--force] <TEMPLATE> <NAME>

Option	Default	Description
TEMPLATE	-	Specify a template of the file to be generated.
NAME	-	Specify a name of the file that will be created.
--cwd	.	The directory of the target application.
--force	false	Force override file if it already exists.

Modifiers:

Some templates support additional modifier flags to add a suffix (like .client or .get) to their name.

Example: npx nuxi add plugin sockets --client generates /plugins/sockets.client.ts.

nuxi add component

• Modifier flags: --mode client|server or --client or --server

Example:

# Generates `components/TheHeader.vue`
npx nuxi add component TheHeader

nuxi add composable

Example:

# Generates `composables/foo.ts`
npx nuxi add composable foo

nuxi add layout

Example:

# Generates `layouts/custom.vue`
npx nuxi add layout custom

nuxi add plugin

• Modifier flags: --mode client|server or --clientor --server

Example:

# Generates `plugins/analytics.ts`
npx nuxi add plugin analytics

nuxi add page

Example:

# Generates `pages/about.vue`
npx nuxi add page about

# Generates `pages/category/[id].vue`
npx nuxi add page "category/[id]"

nuxi add middleware

• Modifier flags: --global

Example:

# Generates `middleware/auth.ts`
npx nuxi add middleware auth

nuxi add api

• Modifier flags: --method (can accept connect, delete, get, head, options, patch, post, put or trace) or alternatively you can directly use --get, --post, etc.

Example:

# Generates `server/api/hello.ts`
npx nuxi add api hello