Problem statement
Right now npx create-xmcp-app@latest always runs the package manager install step automatically. There is no way to skip it.
This is inconvenient in several common cases:
- Monorepos (conflicts with workspace install logic)
- Offline setups or custom package manager workflows
- CI/CD pipelines that want to control installation separately
- Quick scaffolding + manual install later
Proposed solution
Add a --skip-install flag:
npx create-xmcp-app@latest --skip-install
This way, it still creates all project files and writes a complete package.json with the required dependencies (xmcp, @xmcp-dev/cli, etc.), but skips running any install command.
Package
create-xmcp-app