create-owd

create-owd starts the Open Web Desktop control panel and project initializer. Run it in an empty directory to choose a starter and create the project there:

mkdir my-desktop && cd my-desktop
npm create owd

The terminal interface shows the current path and whether it is empty before creating anything. Inside an existing OWD workspace it opens the control panel. A nonempty directory is protected from initialization. An explicit new target is also supported:

npm create owd my-desktop
npm create owd my-desktop -- --framework nuxt

Nuxt is the supported control panel host. React can be selected but its host and control panel are not yet verified; Vue, Svelte, Angular and Astro are planned. After creating a Nuxt project, the initializer installs dependencies with pnpm and opens the control panel. Node.js, pnpm, Git and Go are required for the interactive Go interface. --skip-install --skip-ui creates the files without installing dependencies or opening the panel.

The initializer delegates to @owdproject/cli; starter logic belongs there. Local changes are not available through public npm create owd until both packages are released. Never publish snapshots to public npm.