# Install nuxi with Homebrew Nuxt CLI (nuxi) for creating and managing Nuxt projects. Version 3.36.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nuxi ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nuxi ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nuxi - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.36.1 - **Source summary:** Nuxt CLI (nuxi) for creating and managing Nuxt projects - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-27T15:33:04Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - nuxi (cli) - nuxi-ng (cli) - nuxt (cli) - nuxt-cli (cli) - nuxi (alias) - nuxi-ng (alias) - nuxt (alias) - nuxt-cli (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.36.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/nuxt/cli - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage nuxi is the Nuxt command-line interface. It emerged with the Nuxt 3 rewrite as the small CLI layer for creating, developing, building, generating, previewing, typechecking, upgrading, and managing Nuxt projects. ### Project history The Nuxt 3 release-candidate announcement records 2021-03-28 as the milestone for initializing Nuxt Kit and Nuxt CLI (`nuxi`) during the Nuxt 3 rewrite. A Nuxt CLI maintainer discussion says `nuxi` stood for Nuxt Interface and was introduced into the core as a minimal zero-dependency CLI designed to work globally without directly depending on Nuxt, replacing `create-nuxt-app` for project initialization. ### Adoption history nuxi's adoption is tied to Nuxt 3 and later Nuxt releases. Nuxt 3 beta was announced on 2021-10-12 after 16 months of work, the first release candidate arrived on 2022-04-12, and the CLI became the normal package-manager entry point for Nuxt users. Homebrew is a secondary distribution path for a Node ecosystem tool: on 2026-07-01 it listed nuxi 3.36.1 with 458 installs over 365 days, while most project usage flows through npm, pnpm, yarn, or bun. ### How it is used Package nerds mostly invoke nuxi indirectly through package managers: `npm create nuxt@latest` or `npx nuxi@latest init` for new projects, then `nuxt dev`, `nuxt build`, `nuxt generate`, `nuxt preview`, `nuxt prepare`, `nuxt typecheck`, and `nuxt upgrade` inside a project. The official CLI README also documents shell completions and package-manager integration for `pnpm nuxt`, `npm exec nuxt`, `yarn nuxt`, and `bun nuxt`. ### Why package nerds care nuxi is significant because it separated Nuxt's project bootstrap and operational commands from the framework package itself, matching a broader JavaScript tooling pattern where a small CLI coordinates templates, package managers, and framework internals. ### Timeline - 2021-03-28: Nuxt's own Nuxt 3 timeline records initial Nuxt Kit and Nuxt CLI (`nuxi`) work. - 2021-10-12: Nuxt 3 beta is announced after 16 months of work. - 2022-04-12: Nuxt 3 release candidate is announced. - 2023-02-14: maintainers discuss a renewed Nuxt CLI architecture around the `nuxi` project. - 2026-07-01: Homebrew lists nuxi 3.36.1. ### Related projects - Nuxt - Nuxt Kit - Nitro - UnJS - giget - create-nuxt-app ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for nuxi. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: nuxt.config.ts ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** nuxi - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [vite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vite/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript, typescript, web-development. - [angular-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angular-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript, web-development. - [gwt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gwt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript, web-development. - [vapor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vapor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, web-development. - [vite-plus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vite-plus/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript, web-development. - [chalk-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chalk-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript. - [css-crush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/css-crush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, web-development. - [fx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript. - [nuxi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/nuxi/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: nuxi, nuxi-ng, nuxt, nuxt-cli. - [addons-linter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/addons-linter/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, development, javascript. - [nuxi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/nuxi/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nuxi.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nuxi.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph