| name | hono |
| title | Hono — fast, edge-first web framework |
| description | Hono is the default web framework for any project here. Detailed guidance lives in the yusukebe/hono-skill collection on GitHub. |
| tags | ["hono","web","framework","cloudflare-workers"] |
| references | ["https://hono.dev/","https://github.com/yusukebe/hono-skill","https://github.com/honojs/starter"] |
| related | ["cloudflare","hono-inertia"] |
Hono
Hono is the default web framework. Reach for it whenever the task is "build an HTTP server" or "build a small web app" — it runs on Cloudflare Workers, Bun, Node, Deno, and more from the same code.
Creating a new project
Always start a new Hono project with create-hono:
bun create hono@latest my-app
It scaffolds a deployment target (Cloudflare Workers, Bun, Node, etc.) and a minimal entry point. The set of templates lives at https://github.com/honojs/starter.
If the project needs Vite — for example to add Inertia.js, client-side hydration, or any non-trivial frontend tooling on top of Hono — use the cloudflare-workers+vite template specifically:
https://github.com/honojs/starter/tree/main/templates/cloudflare-workers+vite
Use the same template as a reference when retrofitting Vite into an existing Hono project (copy its vite.config.ts, wrangler.jsonc, and entry wiring as a starting point).
Where to read the actual guidance
The opinionated skill collection lives on GitHub:
https://github.com/yusukebe/hono-skill
Read it before writing Hono code — it covers setup, routing, JSX rendering, middleware, validation, RPC, testing, and the patterns I actually use in production. You can install it with npx skills add yusukebe/hono-skill if your tool supports that, but you do not have to — just fetching the files in the repo is enough.
For canonical reference and the full API, see the official documentation at https://hono.dev/.
When not to reach for Hono
Hono is intentionally minimal. If the project needs a heavy full-stack framework (file-based routing, server components, integrated build pipeline), use Next.js or Remix.
Related skills here
cloudflare — the runtime Hono usually deploys to.hono-inertia — SPA-feel apps backed by Hono (no widely-available guide for this combination, so it is written out here).
