create-jerry generates a production-ready Express server with MongoDB or MySQL, TypeScript support, and an optional AI module — in seconds.
create-jerry makes backend scaffolding enjoyable again
Run one command. Get a fully wired Express server with routes, middleware, database config, and error handling — ready in seconds.
Choose MongoDB with Mongoose ODM or MySQL with a connection pool — complete with pre-built CRUD layers and auto connection setup.
Clean modular layout with config, modules, routes, middlewares, and utils — the same structure teams use in production.
Scaffold an OpenAI-powered chat endpoint in seconds. Controller → Service → Provider architecture, ready to extend with your own logic.
Extensible plugin architecture designed to grow with your project
Every feature in create-jerry is a plugin. MongoDB, MySQL, and AI are all first-party plugins — and the system is designed for you to add your own.
When enabled, a fully-wired GPT chat endpoint is scaffolded with a clean controller-service-provider split and the OpenAI SDK pre-installed.
Full TypeScript support with a pre-configured tsconfig.json, or stick with JavaScript — the choice is yours, made at scaffold time.
Dependencies are detected from your choices and dynamically injected into package.json — no manual npm installs, no missed packages.
stop configuring. start building. create-jerry handles the boilerplate so you can focus on what your application actually does.
Don't take our word for it — see what developers are saying.
"Saved me 2 hours on my last project. MongoDB wired up, routes ready, zero config. This is exactly what the Node ecosystem needed."
"I scaffolded an Express + TypeScript + OpenAI app in literally 3 minutes. The folder structure is clean and production-ready out of the box."
"The plugin architecture is a great call. I can already see this growing into something massive — auth, redis, docker plugins next?"
"Finally a tool that treats MySQL as a first-class citizen alongside MongoDB. The connection pool setup is exactly what I needed."
"Opinionated enough to be useful, flexible enough to not get in the way. That's a hard balance and create-jerry nails it."
"The AI module scaffold is genuinely impressive. A working OpenAI endpoint with the right architecture in seconds — just wire in your API key."
A development environment that keeps pace with the speed of your ideas.