---
title: add
description: Add addons or deployment to an existing project
---

## Usage

<Tabs items={['bun', 'pnpm', 'npm']}>
  <Tab value="bun">
    ```bash
    bun create better-t-stack@latest add
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab value="pnpm">
    ```bash
    pnpm create better-t-stack@latest add
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab value="npm">
    ```bash
    npx create-better-t-stack@latest add
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Flags

### Addons

- `--addons` Multiple values to add features
  - Values: `pwa`, `tauri`, `starlight`, `biome`, `husky`, `turborepo`, `fumadocs`, `ultracite`, `oxlint`, `none`
  - Do not combine `none` with other values

### Deployment

- `--web-deploy` One of: `workers`, `none`
  - Requires that the project includes a web frontend

### Project directory and install

- `--project-dir` Path to target project (default: current directory)
- `--install` / `--no-install` Install dependencies after applying changes
- `--package-manager` One of: `bun`, `pnpm`, `npm`

## Examples

```bash
# Add PWA and Turborepo to the current project
bun create better-t-stack@latest add --addons pwa turborepo --install
```

```bash
# Add Cloudflare Workers deployment
bun create better-t-stack@latest add --web-deploy workers
```

```bash
# Operate on a specific project directory using bun
bun create better-t-stack@latest add --project-dir ./apps/web --addons biome --package-manager bun
```

## Compatibility notes

- Web deployment requires a web frontend to be present
- Addons must be compatible with the selected frontend; the CLI validates this and fails with a clear error if incompatible

For general compatibility rules, see the main CLI reference.

