compadcn

A powerful CLI tool for installing and managing ShadCN UI components with preset functionality.

Features

• Easy component installation - Add ShadCN components with a single command
• Smart linting - Find and remove unused components from your project
• Import cleanup - Automatically removes imports when components are deleted
• Dependency removal - Optionally remove unused dependencies when components are deleted
• Custom presets - Create and save your own component collections

Installation

npm install -g compadcn
# or
pnpm add -g compadcn
# or
yarn global add compadcn

Commands

compadcn add [components...]

Add ShadCN components to your project.

# Interactive mode - select components from a non installed components list
compadcn add

# Add specific components
compadcn add button card dialog

compadcn remove [components...]

Remove ShadCN components from your project.

# Interactive mode - select installed components to remove
compadcn remove

# Remove specific components
compadcn remove button card

Features:

• Interactive removal with confirmation
• Dependency conflict detection
• Automatic import cleanup from your codebase
• Optional dependency removal
• Validates internal dependencies before removal

compadcn lint

Find and remove unused ShadCN components from your project.

compadcn lint

Features:

• Scans your entire codebase for component usage
• Identifies unused components
• Option to automatically remove unused components
• Provides removal commands for manual cleanup

compadcn preset

Manage component presets - collections of commonly used components.

# Interactive preset manager
compadcn preset

Preset Subcommands

# List all available presets
compadcn preset list
compadcn preset list --builtin    # Show only builtin presets
compadcn preset list --custom     # Show only custom presets

# Show components in a preset
compadcn preset show core
compadcn preset show "My Custom Preset"

# Install all components from a preset
compadcn preset install dashboard
compadcn preset install mobile

# Create a custom preset
compadcn preset create "my-preset" button card input
compadcn preset create "my-preset" --description "My custom components"
compadcn preset create "my-preset" --base core,form  # Extend multiple existing presets
compadcn preset create "dashboard-mobile" --base dashboard,mobile --description "Mobile dashboard components"

# Delete a custom preset
compadcn preset delete "my-preset"

Requirements

• Node.js 18.0.0 or higher
• A ShadCN project with components.json file
• Package manager: npm, pnpm, yarn, or bun

How It Works

• Component Detection: Reads your components.json file to understand your project structure
• Package Manager Detection: Automatically detects your package manager from lock files
• Smart Installation: Uses the appropriate package manager to install components
• Usage Scanning: Analyzes your codebase to find component usage patterns
• Dependency Management: Handles both external and internal component dependencies

File Structure

compadcn works with the standard ShadCN project structure:

your-project/
├── components.json          # ShadCN configuration
├── src/
│   └── components/
│       └── ui/             # Components directory
│           ├── button.tsx
│           ├── card.tsx
│           └── ...
└── package.json

Custom Presets

Custom presets are stored in ~/.compadcn/custom-presets.json and can be:

• Created from scratch
• Based on existing presets
• Shared across projects

Contributing

• Fork the repository
• Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
• Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
• Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
• Open a Pull Request