---
title: 'workspace-generator - CLI command'
description: 'Runs a workspace generator from the tools/generators directory'
---

# workspace-generator

Runs a workspace generator from the tools/generators directory

## Usage

```bash
nx workspace-generator [name]
```

[Install `nx` globally](/getting-started/nx-setup#install-nx) to invoke the command directly using `nx`, or use `npx nx`, `yarn nx`, or `pnpx nx`.

## Options

### help

Type: boolean

Show help

### list-generators

Type: boolean

List the available workspace-generators

### name

Type: string

The name of your generator

### version

Type: boolean

Show version number


Runs a workspace generator from the tools/generators directory