---
title: "Yeoman Generator Builder"
description: "Creates custom Yeoman generators using the yeoman-generator API and yo CLI. Scaffolds generator packages with prompting, writing, and install phases, supporting composability via this.composeWith() for multi-generator workflows."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/yeoman/generator"
author: "Yeoman"
category:
  - "Templates & Workflows"
framework:
  - "OpenClaw"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "yeoman/generator"
  github_stars: 1262
  npm_package: "yeoman-generator"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 5021257
---

# Yeoman Generator Builder

Creates custom Yeoman generators using the yeoman-generator API and yo CLI. Scaffolds generator packages with prompting, writing, and install phases, supporting composability via this.composeWith() for multi-generator workflows.

## Prerequisites

Node.js

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
npm install yeoman-generator
```

## Documentation

- https://yeoman.io/authoring/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/yeoman-generator-builder/)