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martmull 0786f9e793 Seed CHANGELOG.md and SETUP.md in create-twenty-app scaffold (#22769)
Projects scaffolded with `create-twenty-app` now include two additional
seed files:

- `CHANGELOG.md` with an initial `0.1.0` entry matching the template's
package version
- `SETUP.md` with step-by-step local setup instructions (prerequisites,
install, local server, dev sync, verification commands)

Both files live in `src/constants/template/`, so they flow through the
existing `fs.copy` scaffolding and the vite `copy-assets` build step
with no code changes. Verified `dist/constants/template/` contains both
files after `nx build create-twenty-app`.

The scaffolded `README.md` was also simplified into a marketable front
page for the app being built: a pitch placeholder, a features section,
and links to `SETUP.md` for setup instructions and `CHANGELOG.md` for
history, instead of duplicating dev commands.

Also:

- Adds a regression test asserting the template directory contains both
seed files
- Updates `project-structure.mdx` docs to list the new files in the
scaffold directory tree

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Co-authored-by: Martin <martin@twenty.com>
2026-07-10 10:02:43 +02:00
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Create Twenty App

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The official scaffolding CLI for building apps on top of Twenty CRM. Sets up a ready-to-run project with twenty-sdk.

Quick start

npx create-twenty-app@latest my-twenty-app
cd my-twenty-app
yarn twenty dev

The scaffolder will:

  1. Create a new project with TypeScript, linting, tests, and a preconfigured twenty CLI
  2. Start a local Twenty server via Docker (pulls the latest image automatically)
  3. Authenticate with the development API key

Options

Flag Description
--name <name> Set the app name
--display-name <displayName> Set the display name
--description <description> Set the description
--url <url> Twenty workspace URL (default: http://localhost:2020)
--authentication-method <method> oauth or apiKey (default: apiKey for local, oauth for remote)

Documentation

Full documentation is available at docs.twenty.com/developers/extend/apps:

  • Quick Start — scaffold, run a local server, sync your code
  • Concepts — how apps work: entity model, sandboxing, lifecycle
  • Operations — CLI, testing, CI, deploy and publish

Troubleshooting

  • Server not starting: check Docker is running (docker info), then try yarn twenty docker:logs.
  • Auth not working: run yarn twenty remote:add to re-authenticate.
  • Types not generated: ensure yarn twenty dev is running — it auto-generates the typed client.

Contributing