shadd: Global Shorthand of ‘shadcn add’ that Works with All Package Managers



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shadd: Global shorthand for shadcn/ui component installation with automatic package manager detection.

Key features:

🔄 Auto-detects npm, pnpm, yarn, bun, and deno

🚀 Single command works across all package managers

📦 Complete flag pass-through to shadcn add

🏗 Monorepo-friendly with upward detection

⚡ Zero configuration after global install

🔧 Git repository validation

Perfect for developers working across multiple projects with different tooling. Just run ‘shadd button’ and it handles the rest.

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This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by jQueryScript