Yeoman

Spec sheet

Purpose

Yeoman is a generic scaffolding system for quickly starting projects and streamlining maintenance of existing projects.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Security

Yeoman says it has an organization-wide security policy, automated OpenSSF Scorecard checks, vulnerability reviews, a threat model, and audited GitHub and npm access permissions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Support

The support guide recommends running yo doctor first and directs binary issues to Yeoman’s issue tracker while generator and build-tool issues go to their respective trackers.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Build tools

Yeoman’s workflow can use npm scripts, Gulp, or Grunt to build, preview, and test projects.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Common uses

Documented uses include creating projects, project sections, modules, packages, and services, and enforcing standards and style guides.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Generator ecosystem

The homepage lists generators for Angular, Backbone, React, Polymer, and over 5600 other projects.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Generators

Generators are plugins that make project decisions and can scaffold complete projects or useful parts.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Install

The getting started guide installs the command-line utility with npm install -g yo and generators as npm packages.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Integration

The yeoman-environment package lets other tools retrieve, register, and run generators, and supports custom user interface adapters.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Language support

Yeoman is language agnostic and can generate projects in languages including web, Java, Python, and C#.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Maintenance focus

The maintainers describe the 2025 maintenance phase as focused on stability rather than feature development.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Package managers

The site names npm and Yarn as package manager options for dependency management.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Security disclosure

The security policy update says to report vulnerabilities privately through GitHub Security Advisory and that the team aims to address confirmed vulnerabilities within 30 days.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

Windows guidance

The getting started guide suggests using cmder or PowerShell on Windows for an improved command-line experience.Read 9 Oct 2026 · yeoman.io

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