Command Line Interface

# Create new workspace
nx new <workspace-name> [options]

# Initialize Nx in existing workspace  
nx init [options]

# Connect workspace to Nx Cloud
nx connect-to-nx-cloud

# Repair workspace configuration
nx repair

# Reset workspace cache and state
nx reset

# Add packages and capabilities to workspace
nx add <package> [options]

# Generate code using generators
nx generate <schematic> [options]
nx g <schematic> [options]

# Import external projects into workspace
nx import <github-url> [options]

# List installed plugins and generators
nx list [plugin]

# Show project information and configuration
nx show project <project-name> [options]

# Run target on specific project
nx run <project:target[:configuration]> [options]
nx <target> <project> [options]

# Run targets on multiple projects
nx run-many --target=<target> [options]

# Run tasks on affected projects only
nx affected --target=<target> [options]

# Execute command in workspace context
nx exec -- <command>

# Watch files and run commands on changes
nx watch --all -- <command>

# View interactive project dependency graph
nx graph [options]

# Generate workspace report
nx report

# Sync workspace dependencies
nx sync

# Check if workspace needs syncing
nx sync:check

# Format files in workspace
nx format [options]

# Check formatting without modifying files
nx format:check

# Write formatting changes to files  
nx format:write

# View execution logs
nx view-logs

# Migrate workspace to newer versions
nx migrate <package> [options]

# Register plugin with Nx
nx register <plugin>

# Release and versioning commands
nx release [options]

# Nx daemon operations (start/stop/status)
nx daemon [options]

# Fix CI configuration issues
nx fix-ci

# Record task execution for analysis
nx record

# Start CI run processes
nx start-ci-run

# Login to Nx Cloud
nx login

# Logout from Nx Cloud  
nx logout

# Connect workspace to Nx Cloud (deprecated, use nx connect)
nx connect-to-nx-cloud

# Model Context Protocol server operations
nx mcp [options]

# Check workspace conformance rules
nx conformance [options]

# Run conformance checks
nx conformance:check

# Print affected projects (deprecated, use nx affected)
nx print-affected [options]

# Show affected dependency graph (deprecated, use nx graph)
nx affected:graph [options]

# Build affected projects (deprecated, use nx affected --target=build)  
nx affected:build [options]

# Test affected projects (deprecated, use nx affected --target=test)
nx affected:test [options]

# Lint affected projects (deprecated, use nx affected --target=lint)
nx affected:lint [options]

# E2E test affected projects (deprecated, use nx affected --target=e2e)
nx affected:e2e [options]

nx new <workspace-name> [options]

Options:
  --preset                 The preset to use for generating the workspace
  --packageManager         Package manager to use (npm, yarn, pnpm)
  --nxCloud               Enable Nx Cloud integration
  --interactive           Enable interactive mode for prompts

nx init [options]

Options:
  --nxCloud               Enable Nx Cloud integration
  --interactive           Enable interactive mode for prompts
  --cacheable             Specify which targets should be cacheable

nx generate <schematic> [options]
nx generate <plugin>:<schematic> [options]

Examples:
  nx generate @nx/react:app my-app
  nx generate @nx/react:component my-component --project=my-app
  nx generate workspace-generator my-generator
  
Options:
  --dry-run               Preview changes without writing files
  --interactive           Enable interactive mode for prompts

nx run <project:target[:configuration]> [options]
nx <target> <project> [options]

Examples:
  nx run my-app:build
  nx run my-app:build:production
  nx build my-app
  nx test my-lib
  
Options:
  --configuration         Configuration to use
  --skip-nx-cache        Skip Nx cache
  --verbose              Print additional error stack trace

nx run-many --target=<target> [options]

Options:
  --target                Target to run
  --projects              Projects to run target on
  --all                   Run target on all projects
  --parallel              Max number of parallel processes
  --exclude               Exclude specific projects
  --skip-nx-cache        Skip Nx cache
  --configuration         Configuration to use

nx affected --target=<target> [options]

Options:
  --target                Target to run on affected projects
  --base                  Base of the current branch (SHA or branch name)
  --head                  Latest commit of the current branch (SHA or branch name)
  --files                 Change the way Nx is calculating the affected
  --parallel              Max number of parallel processes
  --exclude               Exclude specific projects
  --skip-nx-cache        Skip Nx cache

nx graph [options]

Options:
  --file                  Output file (default: nx-graph.html)
  --focus                 Focus on specific project
  --exclude               Exclude projects from graph
  --groupByFolder         Group projects by folder structure
  --watch                 Watch for changes and update graph
  --open                  Open graph in browser (default: true)

nx show project <project-name> [options]
nx show projects [options]

Options:
  --json                  Output in JSON format
  --web                   Show project details in browser

nx list [plugin]

Examples:
  nx list                     # List all installed plugins
  nx list @nx/react          # Show generators/executors for @nx/react

nx format [options]

Options:
  --files                 Format specific files
  --all                   Format all files
  --uncommitted          Format uncommitted files only
  --untracked            Format untracked files only
  --base                  Base branch for comparison
  --head                  Head branch for comparison

nx report

# Outputs information about:
# - Nx version
# - Operating system
# - Package manager
# - Installed plugins
# - Project structure

nx sync

# Analyzes package.json files and updates workspace configuration
# to ensure all projects have consistent dependencies

nx login

# Opens browser for authentication with Nx Cloud
# Stores authentication token for future operations

nx logout

# Removes stored authentication token
# Disables remote caching until login again

nx migrate <package> [options]
nx migrate --run-migrations

Options:
  --from                  Starting version for migration
  --to                    Target version for migration
  --run-migrations       Apply pending migrations
  --interactive          Enable interactive mode

nx daemon [options]

Options:
  --start                Start the daemon
  --stop                 Stop the daemon  
  --restart              Restart the daemon
  --status               Check daemon status