nx-generate

A guide to using Nx generators, which create project structure and repetitive code automatically in an Nx workspace.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when scaffolding projects, setting up applications or libraries, generating features, or applying automated code changes.
Why use it?
It reduces boilerplate and keeps newly created applications, libraries, and features consistent with the existing codebase.

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Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/lukascivil/json-difference/nx-generate
Any agent
npx skills add lukascivil/json-difference --skill nx-generate
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lukascivil/json-difference

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

Per session 80 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 1,626 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin 97% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00080 $0.01626
Opus 5 $0.00040 $0.00813
Sonnet 5 $0.00016 $0.00325
Haiku 4.5 $0.00008 $0.00163

Measured 3d ago against content hash 291ab89f4189, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

nx-generate scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

This is a copy

97% identical to nx-generate — 2 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

.github/skills/nx-generate/SKILL.md · 167 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 167 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Run Nx Generator

Nx generators are powerful tools that scaffold projects, make automated code migrations or automate repetitive tasks in a monorepo. They ensure consistency across the codebase and reduce boilerplate work.

This skill applies when the user wants to:

  • Create new projects like libraries or applications
  • Scaffold features or boilerplate code
  • Run workspace-specific or custom generators
  • Do anything else that an nx generator exists for

Key Principles

  1. Always use --no-interactive - Prevents prompts that would hang execution
  2. Read the generator source code - The schema alone is not enough; understand what the generator actually does
  3. Match existing repo patterns - Study similar artifacts in the repo and follow their conventions
  4. Verify with lint/test/build/typecheck etc. - Generated code must pass verification. The listed targets are just an example, use what's appropriate for this workspace.

Steps

1. Discover Available Generators

Use the Nx CLI to discover available generators:

  • List all generators for a plugin: npx nx list @nx/react
  • View available plugins: npx nx list

This includes plugin generators (e.g., @nx/react:library) and local workspace generators.

2. Match Generator to User Request

Identify which generator(s) could fulfill the user's needs. Consider what artifact type they want, which framework is relevant, and any specific generator names mentioned.

IMPORTANT: When both a local workspace generator and an external plugin generator could satisfy the request, always prefer the local workspace generator. Local generators are customized for the specific repo's patterns.

If no suitable generator exists, you can stop using this skill. However, the burden of proof is high—carefully consider all available generators before deciding none apply.

3. Get Generator Options

Use the --help flag to understand available options:

npx nx g @nx/react:library --help

Pay attention to required options, defaults that might need overriding, and options relevant to the user's request.

Read the full file on GitHub · 167 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 3d ago First seen · 167 lines · 80 tokens per session scan A 291ab89f4189

Subscribe to this mod's changes

nx-generate is a skill published in the GitHub repository lukascivil/json-difference (58 stars, last pushed 21d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 80 tokens to every session and 1,626 once invoked, about $0.0004 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 97% identical to nx-generate, differing in 2 lines, and is treated as a copy.