generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://developer.vev.design/cli/getting-started + https://developer.vev.design/cli/commands
name: Vev CLI
binary: vev
package: "@vev/cli"
requires: Node.js v22 or higher
docs: https://developer.vev.design/cli/getting-started
install:
- method: npm
  command: npm install -g @vev/cli
- method: yarn
  command: yarn global add @vev/cli
commands:
- name: login
  summary: Authorize the CLI against the Vev Design Editor and save an access token locally.
  flags:
  - name: --force
    summary: Force a new login or log in to another account.
- name: create
  summary: Bootstrap a new React + TypeScript component project from the Vev boilerplate.
  usage: vev create [my-project]
- name: init
  summary: Create a new component package in Vev (writes vev.json with the component key and a .vev build folder).
- name: start
  summary: Run components locally and connect the machine to the Design Editor for live development.
  flags:
  - name: --debug
    summary: Print additional debug messages to stdout.
- name: deploy
  summary: Build one optimized JS/CSS bundle and deploy the component package so it is available in the Design Editor.
key_flows:
- Local development of custom React components with hot connection to the Design Editor via the green-dot bridge.
- Deploying component packages to make widgets available across projects/accounts.
- Tailwind CSS is natively supported (add a tailwind config; tailwindcss is bundled).