GT-PROJECT-CREATE(1) gitea-cli Manual GT-PROJECT-CREATE(1)

gt-project-create - Create a project

gt project create [<title>] [flags]

Create a project and print its URL. Without a title on a terminal, a prompt asks for it. A project with the same title, ignoring case, is refused unless --force updates it, since titles address projects.

card_type, closed_issues, created_at, description, id, open_issues, state,
title, type, updated_at, url

--card-type="" How cards are rendered {text_only|images_and_text}

-d, --description="" Project description

-f, --force[=false] Update the project if one with the same title exists

-h, --help[=false] help for create

--template="" Board template of a new project, creating its columns {none|basic_kanban|bug_triage}

-t, --title="" Project title

--account[=false] Manage the projects of your account instead of a repository

--csv[=""] Output CSV with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields

--cwd="" Working directory for repository discovery

--debug[=false] Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr

--host="" Gitea instance URL, including any base path

--interactive[=false] Allow prompts with machine output

-q, --jq="" Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json

--json[=""] Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields

--no-input[=false] Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

--org="" Manage the projects of an organization instead of a repository

--remote="" Git remote used for repository discovery

-R, --repo="" Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL

--sudo="" Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)

--user="" Account name on the selected instance

$ gt project create Roadmap --template basic_kanban
$ gt project create --title "Bug triage" --org acme --template bug_triage --description "Incoming bugs"
# Update the project if it exists
$ gt project create Roadmap --description "Planned work" --force

gt-project(1)

Nov 2026 gitea-cli