Be able to generate an initial project with a single empty step.

[exampro-dev]

Problem

Describe the Problem

As a user when I create a new motia project:

npx motia@latest create
npx motia dev

It will generate out a basic-tutorial.
I then need to strip out the example code to work on my project's requirements
because as a tech educator I need to show from scratch to ensure full understanding of the framework.

However as a user, I may remove unexpected configure which will leave motia workbench in a broken state.

Describe How To Replicate The Issue

This unlisted youtube video shows exactly how I ended up in a broken state
and I did.

https://youtu.be/O59AudWuY3Y

I created a project with the Typescript configuration.

I deleted:

• the contents of .motia (I assume this would just regenerate)
• the contents of motia-workbench.json
• the tutorial.tsx
• all files within in src directory

After adding my own step with and indicating a flow, the flow would not show up.

How did I try to solve the issue.

Restarting the workbench
Adding back in the tutorial.tsx which was an error in the Console of the browser
I tried deleting my backend folder and regenerating a new project
I then tried deleting the motia directory.

My last solution was to destroy my Cloud Developer Environment, rollback my commits

Proposed Solution

• Generate a bare bones project so I don't as the user muck with generated files
• Add to the documentation troubleshooting if you do muck with generated files and how to correct the issue.

Alternatives Considered

No response

Additional Context

No response

Willing to Help Implement?

• I would like to work/help with this

[rishi-jat]

@exampro-dev I would like to work on this issue can you assign this issue to me ? Thanks!

[rohitg00]

Assigned @rishi-jat.

[mfpiccolo]

We already have starters with only a few steps. Does that work?

[rohitg00]

@exampro-dev, could you please try our npx motia@latest create ? We've recently added starter templates. You might be suggesting or requesting it.

Anyways, let us know what's needed, we'll try our best to help you here.