apso init

Create a new Apso project from a language-specific template, or clone an existing project from the platform.

Usage

apso init
apso init --name my-app --language typescript
apso init --name my-app --language python --skip-platform

Options

Behavior

When authenticated, apso init presents two choices:

1. Create a new project — clones a language-specific template, creates a service on the platform, and links them
2. Clone an existing project — pulls an existing service from the platform (from GitHub if connected, or from the default template)

When not authenticated (or with --skip-platform), it clones the template locally without creating a platform service.

After cloning, the CLI runs the appropriate dependency installation:

• TypeScript: npm install
• Python: prompts to run pip install -e .[dev]
• Go: prompts to run go mod tidy

Examples

Create a TypeScript project without logging in:

apso init --name my-api --language typescript --skip-platform

Create a project and link it to the platform:

apso login
apso init --name my-api

Notes

• Project names must start with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores
• apso init will not run in a directory that already has an .apsorc file or .apso/link.json
• Replaces the deprecated apso server new command