How I Built and Shipped 4 CLI Tools in One Weekend
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Last Friday night I decided to stop being a consumer and start being a builder. By Sunday midnight, I had 4 CLI tools live on npm and GitHub. Here's exactly how I did it. The Rules I Set Zero dependencies — no node_modules black hole Single file per tool — no build step, no config npx-ready — no install required Actually useful — no todo apps Tool #1: ScaffoldX Problem: Every new project = 30 minutes of boilerplate. Solution: npx scaffoldx-cli → pick template → sta