cookiecutter/cookiecutter
A cross-platform command-line utility that creates projects from cookiecutters (project templates), e.g. Python package projects, C projects. observed · 2026-10-11
Health v2 · maintenance only
73/100
- Activity 67
- Release rhythm 66
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1
- age_days: 4846
- days_rel: 230
- days_push: 202
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
25141 stars · 2290 forks observed · 2026-10-11
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-12, confidence 0.99
Cookiecutter is a cross‑platform command‑line utility that generates new projects from reusable templates. It can be invoked from the terminal or used programmatically in Python code.
Use cases
- Bootstrap a new Python package from a ready‑made template
- Create a starter C project structure with predefined directories and files
- Generate a data‑science project skeleton with notebooks, requirements, and config files
- Initialize a web application scaffold using a template hosted on GitHub
- Set up a microservice repository with Docker and CI configuration from a template
- Produce a LaTeX article skeleton for academic writing
- Rapidly clone a cookiecutter template to start a new mobile‑app project
When to choose
- You need a fast, language‑agnostic way to scaffold projects from reusable templates
- You prefer a lightweight CLI tool that works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- You want to integrate project generation into automated scripts or CI pipelines
When to avoid
- You require a full graphical wizard or IDE integration for project creation
- Your project generation logic is highly custom and cannot be expressed with static templates
- You need runtime code generation that depends on complex user interaction beyond simple prompts
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli templating developer-tools windows python project-scaffolding cookiecutter-templates code-generation linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter · fetched 2026-10-11 · 01cd39c3574a
- homepage: https://pypi.org/project/cookiecutter/ · fetched 2026-09-28 · 298451854ac8
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/cookiecutter/json · fetched 2026-09-28 · bb6a3482e5c9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cookiecutter/cookiecutter | main | 73 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="cookiecutter/cookiecutter")
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