[bug]: npx shadcn@latest init not working

[junleyan]

Describe the bug

I'm stuck on "Creating a New Next.js project" after running npx shadcn@latest init. I’ve waited about 10 minutes, but it’s still stuck, the /app directory hasn't even been created after all the waits.

(base) username@MacBook-Air-3 repo_name % npx shadcn@latest init
✔ The path /Users/username/Downloads/repo_name does not contain a package.json file.
  Would you like to start a new project? › Next.js
✔ What is your project named? … app
⠸ Creating a new Next.js project. This may take a few minutes.

Affected component/components

N/A

How to reproduce

1. Run npx shadcn@latest init.
2. Select "Next.js" when prompted with "Would you like to start a new project?"
3. Enter any name when asked "What is your project named?"
4. You'll now be stuck at "Creating a new Next.js project. This may take a few minutes."

Codesandbox/StackBlitz link

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Logs

System Info

System: macOS 14.6 (Sonoma), Build 23G80
Hardware: MacBook Air (M2, Model Identifier Mac14,2) with 8 GB RAM
Architecture: ARM64 (Apple Silicon)
CPU: 8 cores (4 performance + 4 efficiency)
Kernel: Darwin 23.6.0

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[cfassoni]

I've got same issue on Windows.
Then I tried to create the next.js project prior to initialize shadcn and it worked.
Here are the steps:

npx create-next-app@latest my-app --yes
cd my-app
npm run dev (optional, just to check)
npx shadcn@latest init
npx shadcn@latest add button

[junleyan]

I've got same issue on Windows. Then I tried to create the next.js project prior to initialize shadcn and it worked. Here are the steps:

npx create-next-app@latest my-app --yes
cd my-app
npm run dev (optional, just to check)
npx shadcn@latest init
npx shadcn@latest add button

I got it to work this way too, but is it a common issue for npx shadcn@latest init to not work?

[andymcbee]

Ran into this also.

[andymcbee]

I sorted this out on my end.

I tried a few things, but it looks like I was on React 19, and that was causing issues with some of the shadcn deps.

I downgraded react to 18, then went through the manual install instructions and it worked the first time through.

I also deleted my .next dir and node modules and re-installed them before doing the manual instructions. https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/installation/manual

[shadcn]

I believe this was an issue with create-next-app for Next.js 16. Should be solved now. If not, try npx clear-npx-cache then run npx shadcn@latest init again.