## Simplify `create-twenty-app` for zero-interaction use
Makes `npx create-twenty-app@latest my-app` a fully non-interactive,
single-command experience suitable for automated environments (Codex,
Claude plugins).
### Changes
- **Remove all interactive prompts** — app name, display name,
description, and scaffold confirmation are now derived from CLI args
with sensible defaults. `inquirer` dependency removed
entirely.
- **Replace OAuth with API key auth** — use the seeded dev API key
(`DEV_API_KEY`) to authenticate against the Docker instance as
`tim@apple.dev`, eliminating the browser-based OAuth
flow.
- **Docker-first with early validation** — check Docker is installed
before scaffolding; if missing, print the install URL and exit. Detect
alternative runtimes (Podman, nerdctl).
- **Parallel image pull** — `docker pull` runs in the background during
scaffold + dependency install, saving 10-30s on typical runs.
- **Always pull latest image** — ensures the dev server is up-to-date on
every run.
- **Stop detecting port 3000** — only check port 2020 (Docker instance).
- **Update CLI flags** — remove `--skip-local-instance` and `--yes`; add
`--skip-docker`.
- **Update CI workflows and docs** — align e2e workflows, package
README, and template README/cd.yml with the new flow.
## Summary
- Adds `deploy-twenty-app` and `install-twenty-app` composite actions to
`.github/actions/` so app repos can reference them remotely — same
pattern as `spawn-twenty-app-dev-test` for CI
- Updates `cd.yml` in template, hello-world, and postcard to use
`twentyhq/twenty/.github/actions/deploy-twenty-app@main` /
`install-twenty-app@main` instead of local `./.github/actions/` copies
- Removes the 6 local action files that were duplicated across template
and example apps
**Before** (each app repo carried its own action copies):
```yaml
uses: ./.github/actions/deploy
```
**After** (centralized, like CI):
```yaml
uses: twentyhq/twenty/.github/actions/deploy-twenty-app@main
```
Made with [Cursor](https://cursor.com)
## Summary
- Adds reusable composite GitHub Actions for Twenty app deployment:
- `.github/actions/deploy` — builds and deploys to a remote instance
(`api-url`, `api-key` inputs)
- `.github/actions/install` — installs/upgrades on a specific workspace
(`api-url`, `api-key` inputs)
- Adds a `cd.yml` CD workflow that calls both actions in sequence. The
workflow:
- Deploys on push to `main`
- Can be triggered from a PR by adding a `deploy` label
- Configures a named remote via `TWENTY_DEPLOY_URL` env var and
`TWENTY_DEPLOY_API_KEY` secret
- Applied to: `create-twenty-app` template, `postcard` example,
`hello-world` example
- Updates the `spawn-twenty-app-dev-test` action ref from
`@feature/sdk-config-file-source-of-truth` to `@main` in all `ci.yml`
files
## Summary
- **Config as source of truth**: `~/.twenty/config.json` is now the
single source of truth for SDK authentication — env var fallbacks have
been removed from the config resolution chain.
- **Test instance support**: `twenty server start --test` spins up a
dedicated Docker instance on port 2021 with its own config
(`config.test.json`), so integration tests don't interfere with the dev
environment.
- **API key auth for marketplace**: Removed `UserAuthGuard` from
`MarketplaceResolver` so API key tokens (workspace-scoped) can call
`installMarketplaceApp`.
- **CI for example apps**: Added monorepo CI workflows for `hello-world`
and `postcard` example apps to catch regressions.
- **Simplified CI**: All `ci-create-app-e2e` and example app workflows
now use a shared `spawn-twenty-app-dev-test` action (Docker-based)
instead of building the server from source. Consolidated auth env vars
to `TWENTY_API_URL` + `TWENTY_API_KEY`.
- **Template publishing fix**: `create-twenty-app` template now
correctly preserves `.github/` and `.gitignore` through npm publish
(stored without leading dot, renamed after copy).
## Test plan
- [x] CI SDK (lint, typecheck, unit, integration, e2e) — all green
- [x] CI Example App Hello World — green
- [x] CI Example App Postcard — green
- [x] CI Create App E2E minimal — green
- [x] CI Front, CI Server, CI Shared — green
