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Welcome to CraftJS

CraftJS

100% Open Source

A free and open-source Next.js boilerplate to craft AI apps faster 🚀

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Why CraftJS?

CraftJS provides everything you need to build production-ready AI applications with Next.js. 100% free and open source — no hidden costs, no premium tiers. Stop wasting time on boilerplate and focus on what makes your app unique.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google AI models with Vercel AI SDK 6

🤖 Multi-Provider AI

Email/password + OAuth (Google, GitHub) with Better Auth

🔐 Authentication

PostgreSQL with Neon serverless + Drizzle ORM

💾 Database

Subscription billing with Dodo Payments

💳 Payments

React Email templates with Resend

📧 Emails

Trigger.dev for async tasks

🔄 Background Jobs

Tech Stack

CategoryTechnology
FrameworkNext.js 16 with App Router & Turbopack
LanguageTypeScript 5.9
StylingTailwind CSS v4 + shadcn/ui
DatabaseNeon PostgreSQL + Drizzle ORM
AuthenticationBetter Auth
AIVercel AI SDK 6 (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google)
PaymentsDodo Payments
EmailResend + React Email
CacheUpstash Redis
StorageCloudflare R2
Background JobsTrigger.dev
AnalyticsPostHog
SupportTawk.to
DeploymentVercel

Quick Start

Create a new project

npx create-craft-app my-app
cd my-app

Set up environment variables

cp .env.example .env

Set up the database

pnpm db:push

Run the development server

pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000  to see your app.

Check out the Installation Guide for detailed setup instructions.

Features at a Glance

🤖 AI Integration

  • Multiple AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google)
  • Streaming responses
  • Tool calling support
  • Rate limiting per user
  • Usage tracking

🔐 Authentication

  • Email/password with email verification
  • OAuth providers (Google, GitHub)
  • Secure cookie-based sessions
  • Protected routes with proxy middleware

💾 Database

  • Serverless PostgreSQL with Neon
  • Type-safe queries with Drizzle ORM
  • Automatic migrations
  • Visual database browser with Drizzle Studio

💳 Payments

  • Subscription billing with Dodo Payments
  • Pre-configured plans (Free, Pro, Enterprise)
  • Webhook handling
  • Usage-based billing support

📧 Email

  • Beautiful email templates with React Email
  • Transactional emails via Resend
  • Welcome, verification, and notification emails

⚡ Performance

  • Redis caching with Upstash
  • Rate limiting
  • Background job processing
  • Optimized for Vercel Edge

Vibe Code Faster with craft.fast

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Want to build even faster? Check out craft.fast  — our vibe coding tools to build AI apps at lightning speed with natural language prompts.

Community

Ask questions and share ideas

GitHub Discussions

Found a bug? Let us know

Report Issues

Learn how to contribute

Contributing

License

CraftJS is open source and available under the MIT License .

Built with ❤️ by

@sudheerdotai

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