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August 5, 2026 · View on GitHub

Better Fullstack terminal-style preview showing CLI scaffolding output

Scaffold production-ready fullstack apps in TypeScript, React Native, Rust, Go, Python, Java, .NET, and Elixir — pick your stack, the CLI wires it together.

Why Better Fullstack?

Most scaffolding tools lock you into one framework and one opinion. Better Fullstack doesn't.

Broad stack catalog — frontend, backend, database, ORM, auth, API layer, payments, AI, DevOps, and more
Multi-ecosystem projects — compose web, mobile, and backend stacks across TypeScript, React Native, Rust, Go, Python, Java, .NET, and Elixir
Visual builder — configure your stack in the browser, get a ready-to-run CLI command
Wired for you — no manual glue code; every picked integration is preconfigured and working out of the box
Compatibility-checked — an engine validates every combination, so generated projects build and type-check

What's in the catalog?

Category	Examples
Web frontends	Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, SolidStart, Angular, Qwik, Astro, TanStack Start, TanStack Router, React Router
Backends	Hono, Elysia, Fastify, Express, NestJS, AdonisJS, Axum, Rocket, FastAPI, Flask, Litestar, Spring Boot
Mobile	Expo / React Native with navigation, UI, storage, push, OTA options
Databases & ORMs	PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB — Drizzle, Prisma, MikroORM, TypeORM, Sequelize, SQLx, Diesel
API layer	tRPC, oRPC, ts-rest, OpenAPI, GraphQL
Auth & payments	Better-Auth, Clerk, Auth.js, Auth0, Supabase Auth, WorkOS — Stripe, Paddle, LemonSqueezy, RevenueCat
Extras	AI SDKs, job queues, realtime, caching, search, file storage, i18n, feature flags, vector DBs, observability

Explore every option in the App Builder →

⚡ Quick Start

🌐 Web Builder (Recommended)

Configure your stack visually — pick every option from a UI, preview your choices, and get a ready-to-run command.

Open the App Builder →

💻 CLI

npm create better-fullstack@latest

bun create better-fullstack@latest

pnpm create better-fullstack@latest

npx create-better-fullstack@latest

yarn create better-fullstack@latest

CLI Flags

--yes              # Accept all defaults
--yolo             # Scaffold a random stack — good for exploring
--template <name>  # Use a preset (t3, mern, pern, uniwind)
--ecosystem <lang> # Choose the primary project ecosystem
--part <binding>   # Add a multi-ecosystem stack part, e.g. frontend:typescript:next
--version-channel  # Dependency channel: stable, latest, beta
--no-git           # Skip git initialization
--no-install       # Skip dependency installation
--verify           # Run generated project checks without starting dev servers
--verbose          # Show detailed output

🤖 AI Agents

Install the Claude Code plugin bundle:

claude plugin marketplace add Marve10s/Better-Fullstack
claude plugin install better-fullstack@better-fullstack

Codex plugin catalog — .agents/plugins/marketplace.json
Any MCP client — npx -y create-better-fullstack@latest mcp
Docs — better-fullstack.dev/docs/ai/plugin

Ask any agent to build your stack — the skill runs the scaffold workflow, and the MCP exposes bfs_* tools (check compatibility, plan, create) to any client.

🤝 Contributing

See the Contributing Guide. Open an issue before starting work on new features.

git clone https://github.com/Marve10s/Better-Fullstack.git && cd Better-Fullstack
bun install
bun dev:cli    # CLI development
bun dev:web    # Website development

💬 Community

Got questions or feedback? Open a GitHub issue or reach out on socials.

💛 Sponsors

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📈 Star History

License

MIT. Better Fullstack was originally forked from Better T Stack by Aman Varshney and is now independently maintained with its own direction.