Getting Started

After purchase you'll receive an email with a GitHub repository invite. From there, setup takes about 5 minutes -- one command does everything.

1. Accept the repository invite

Check your inbox for an invite from GitHub. Accept it to get access to the private boilerplate repository.

2. Create your repo from the template

On the repository page, click Use this template -> Create a new repository.

Give it a name, set visibility to private, and click Create repository.

This creates your own copy of the boilerplate. You own it -- all code is yours.

3. Clone your new repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo-name.git
cd your-repo-name

4. Install Claude Code

If you haven't already, install Claude Code globally:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

You'll need a Claude account to use it. Sign in with claude after installing.

5. Open Claude Code

claude

Claude loads CLAUDE.md automatically and knows the full stack conventions.

6. Run /init-project

/init-project

This single command handles everything. It will ask you 5 questions:

  1. Name -- what is your project called?
  2. Description -- what does it do? (1-3 sentences)
  3. Business model -- how does it make money? (SaaS, one-time, marketplace, etc.)
  4. Modules -- what are the main features you're building? (e.g. tasks, orders, comments)
  5. Constraints -- anything Claude must not do, or rules to keep in mind?

Then it automatically:

  • Installs npm dependencies
  • Walks you through .env setup for each service you need
  • Generates a secure JWT_SECRET
  • Runs database migrations
  • Writes a project-specific CLAUDE.md tailored to what you're building

Follow the prompts -- the whole process takes about 5 minutes.

7. Start building

Once /init-project finishes:

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000. You'll see the landing page. From there, /login and /register are ready to use, and /dashboard is your starting point for building features.

Describe what you want to Claude and it will build it.

What /init-project sets up

What How
Dependencies npm install
JWT_SECRET Generated automatically with crypto.randomBytes
DATABASE_URL You paste your Neon (or any Postgres) connection string
Optional services Stripe, Resend, Cloudinary, Anthropic -- configure only what you need
Database npm run db:migrate creates all tables
CLAUDE.md Rewritten with your project name, modules, and constraints

You can always add more services later by editing .env and running /init-project again, or by editing the file manually.

Useful commands

npm run dev          # Start dev server
npm run build        # Production build
npm run lint         # ESLint
npx tsc --noEmit     # Type check
 
npm run db:generate  # Generate migration from schema changes
npm run db:migrate   # Apply pending migrations
npm run db:push      # Sync schema directly (dev only)
npm run db:studio    # Open Drizzle Studio

When you're ready to deploy, see the Deployment doc.