Add @backstage/cli-defaults package

Introduces a new `@backstage/cli-defaults` package that re-exports all
standard CLI modules as a single array, simplifying dependency management
for consumers. The CLI's `CliInitializer` is updated to support array
exports alongside single module exports. The create-app template,
changesets, and CLI fallback are updated to use `@backstage/cli-defaults`
instead of listing 11 individual modules.

Signed-off-by: Patrik Oldsberg <poldsberg@gmail.com>
Made-with: Cursor

packages/cli-defaults/.eslintrc.js

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname);

packages/cli-defaults/catalog-info.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Component
+metadata:
+  name: backstage-cli-defaults
+  title: '@backstage/cli-defaults'
+  description: Default set of CLI modules for the Backstage CLI
+spec:
+  lifecycle: experimental
+  type: backstage-cli-module
+  owner: tooling-maintainers

packages/cli-defaults/package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  "name": "@backstage/cli-defaults",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "Default set of CLI modules for the Backstage CLI",
+  "backstage": {
+    "role": "cli-module"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public",
+    "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
+    "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://backstage.io",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage",
+    "directory": "packages/cli-defaults"
+  },
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "backstage-cli package build",
+    "clean": "backstage-cli package clean",
+    "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
+    "prepack": "backstage-cli package prepack",
+    "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/cli-module-auth": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-module-build": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-module-config": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-module-create-github-app": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-module-info": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-module-lint": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-module-maintenance": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-module-migrate": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-module-new": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-module-test-jest": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-module-translations": "workspace:^"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+  }
+}

packages/cli-defaults/src/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import auth from '@backstage/cli-module-auth';
+import build from '@backstage/cli-module-build';
+import config from '@backstage/cli-module-config';
+import createGithubApp from '@backstage/cli-module-create-github-app';
+import info from '@backstage/cli-module-info';
+import lint from '@backstage/cli-module-lint';
+import maintenance from '@backstage/cli-module-maintenance';
+import migrate from '@backstage/cli-module-migrate';
+import newModule from '@backstage/cli-module-new';
+import testJest from '@backstage/cli-module-test-jest';
+import translations from '@backstage/cli-module-translations';
+
+export default [
+  auth,
+  build,
+  config,
+  createGithubApp,
+  info,
+  lint,
+  maintenance,
+  migrate,
+  newModule,
+  testJest,
+  translations,
+];

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -48,17 +48,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-auth": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-build": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-config": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-create-github-app": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-info": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-lint": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-maintenance": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-migrate": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-new": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-test-jest": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-translations": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli-defaults": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/eslint-plugin": "workspace:^",

packages/cli/src/index.ts

@@ -35,22 +35,13 @@ import { discoverCliModules } from './wiring/discoverCliModules';
         `No CLI modules found in the project root dependencies. ` +
           `Falling back to the built-in set of modules.\n` +
           `This fallback will be removed in a future release. ` +
-          `Please add the CLI modules you need as devDependencies ` +
-          `in your root package.json.\n`,
+          `Please add @backstage/cli-defaults as a devDependency ` +
+          `in your root package.json, or install individual ` +
+          `@backstage/cli-module-* packages for fine-grained control.\n`,
       ),
     );
 
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-build'));
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-config'));
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-create-github-app'));
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-info'));
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-lint'));
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-maintenance'));
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-migrate'));
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-new'));
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-test-jest'));
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-translations'));
-    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-module-auth'));
+    initializer.add(import('@backstage/cli-defaults'));
   }
 
   await initializer.run();

packages/cli/src/wiring/CliInitializer.ts

@@ -39,18 +39,23 @@ function isNodeHidden(node: CommandNode): boolean {
   return children.every(child => isNodeHidden(child));
 }
 
-type UninitializedFeature = CliModule | Promise<{ default: CliModule }>;
+type UninitializedFeature =
+  | CliModule
+  | CliModule[]
+  | Promise<{ default: CliModule | CliModule[] }>;
 
 export class CliInitializer {
   private graph = new CommandGraph();
   private commandRegistry = new CommandRegistry(this.graph);
-  #uninitiazedFeatures: Promise<CliModule>[] = [];
+  #uninitiazedFeatures: Promise<CliModule | CliModule[]>[] = [];
 
   add(feature: UninitializedFeature) {
     if (isPromise(feature)) {
       this.#uninitiazedFeatures.push(
         feature.then(f => unwrapFeature(f.default)),
       );
+    } else if (Array.isArray(feature)) {
+      this.#uninitiazedFeatures.push(Promise.resolve(feature));
     } else {
       this.#uninitiazedFeatures.push(Promise.resolve(feature));
     }
@@ -68,9 +73,14 @@ export class CliInitializer {
   }
 
   async #doInit() {
-    const features = await Promise.all(this.#uninitiazedFeatures);
-    for (const feature of features) {
-      await this.#register(feature);
+    const resolved = await Promise.all(this.#uninitiazedFeatures);
+    for (const featureOrArray of resolved) {
+      const features = Array.isArray(featureOrArray)
+        ? featureOrArray
+        : [featureOrArray];
+      for (const feature of features) {
+        await this.#register(feature);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -186,8 +196,12 @@ export class CliInitializer {
 
 /** @internal */
 export function unwrapFeature(
-  feature: CliModule | { default: CliModule },
-): CliModule {
+  feature: CliModule | CliModule[] | { default: CliModule | CliModule[] },
+): CliModule | CliModule[] {
+  if (Array.isArray(feature)) {
+    return feature;
+  }
+
   if ('$$type' in feature) {
     return feature;
   }

packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jest.mock('./versions', () => ({
   packageVersions: {
     root: '1.2.3',
     '@backstage/cli': '1.0.0',
+    '@backstage/cli-defaults': '1.0.0',
     '@backstage/cli-module-auth': '1.0.0',
     '@backstage/cli-module-build': '1.0.0',
     '@backstage/cli-module-config': '1.0.0',

packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { version as backendDefaults } from '../../../backend-defaults/package.js
 import { version as catalogClient } from '../../../catalog-client/package.json';
 import { version as catalogModel } from '../../../catalog-model/package.json';
 import { version as cli } from '../../../cli/package.json';
+import { version as cliDefaults } from '../../../cli-defaults/package.json';
 import { version as cliModuleAuth } from '../../../cli-module-auth/package.json';
 import { version as cliModuleBuild } from '../../../cli-module-build/package.json';
 import { version as cliModuleConfig } from '../../../cli-module-config/package.json';
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ export const packageVersions = {
   '@backstage/catalog-client': catalogClient,
   '@backstage/catalog-model': catalogModel,
   '@backstage/cli': cli,
+  '@backstage/cli-defaults': cliDefaults,
   '@backstage/cli-module-auth': cliModuleAuth,
   '@backstage/cli-module-build': cliModuleBuild,
   '@backstage/cli-module-config': cliModuleConfig,

packages/create-app/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs

@@ -28,17 +28,7 @@
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^{{version '@backstage/cli'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-auth": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-auth'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-build": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-build'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-config": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-config'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-create-github-app": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-create-github-app'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-info": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-info'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-lint": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-lint'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-maintenance": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-maintenance'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-migrate": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-migrate'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-new": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-new'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-test-jest": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-test-jest'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-translations": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-translations'}}",
+    "@backstage/cli-defaults": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-defaults'}}",
     "@backstage/e2e-test-utils": "^{{version '@backstage/e2e-test-utils'}}",
     "@jest/environment-jsdom-abstract": "^30.0.0",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.32.3",