Auto commit during init

[darhebkf]

shadcn init silently runs git add -A && git commit without user consent

As far as I can tell, a [March 4th commit](37ff1a3) introduced defaultPostInit in packages/shadcn/src/templates/create-template.ts, released with shadcn@4.0.0 on March 6th.

This function silently stages all files and commits them during commands such as:

bunx --bun shadcn@latest init -t next

Here's the relevant code:

// packages/shadcn/src/templates/create-template.ts (lines 302-312)
async function defaultPostInit({ projectPath }: { projectPath: string }) {
  try {
    await execa("git", ["init"], { cwd: projectPath })
    await execa("git", ["add", "-A"], { cwd: projectPath })
    await execa("git", ["commit", "-m", "feat: initial commit"], {
      cwd: projectPath,
    })
  } catch {}
}

This is problematic because:

• It's undocumented so, neither the [CLI docs](https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/cli) nor the [v4 changelog](https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/changelog/2026-03-cli-v4) mention this behavior.
• git add -A stages everything, not just the files shadcn created.
• There is no --no-git flag to opt out.
• Errors are silently swallowed with an empty catch {}.

IMO, shadcn should not be making commits on behalf of the user. At the very least, there should be a --no-git flag and this behavior should be documented.