Use when working with Stacks server actions — creating actions in app/Actions/, auto-generated API actions from the useApi model trait, the 80+ default framework actions (auth, dashboard, commerce, content, deployment, jobs), action request/response handling,…
Use when building, modifying, or debugging API endpoints in a Stacks application — defining routes, handling requests, API middleware, working with the API server, HTTP client (fetcher), API resources, or OpenAPI generation. Covers both @stacksjs/api…
Use when implementing authentication, authorization, passkeys, TOTP/2FA, RBAC, gates, policies, session auth, token management, email verification, password resets, or rate limiting in a Stacks application. Covers the @stacksjs/auth package, config/auth.ts,…
Use when working with the Stacks auto-import system — understanding how browser and server auto-imports work, configuring auto-imported functions/models/composables, the auto-import manifests, type generation, or how globals are injected. Covers the…
Use for headless browser QA on Stacks applications — navigation, screenshots, responsive testing, console/network monitoring, and accessibility snapshots. Dependency-free: drives a system browser over the Chrome DevTools Protocol using only Bun (no…
Use when working with browser/frontend functionality in Stacks — the useAuth composable (login, register, logout, token management), Stripe billing utilities (loadCardElement, confirmPayment), the API fetch client, browser model loading, or auto-imported…
Use when working with the Stacks CLI (buddy/bud/stacks/stx) — understanding all 50+ commands with their flags and options, adding custom commands, the make:* scaffolding commands, development server commands, build commands, deployment commands, email/mail…
Use when building or customizing the Stacks admin dashboard, including dashboard pages, model management views, analytics widgets, commerce dashboards, content management, settings panels, deployment monitoring, job/queue management, or the 250+ built-in…
Use when working with databases in a Stacks application — configuring connections, running queries, migrations, seeding, SQL helpers, or using SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL/DynamoDB. Covers @stacksjs/database, bun-query-builder, config/database.ts, and the…
Use when setting up or configuring the Stacks development environment — dev server, hot reload, development utilities, or IDE configuration. Covers the @stacksjs/development package, the dev server, CLI commands, reverse proxy, SSL, and dev workflow.
Use when working with email in a Stacks application — sending emails via SES/SendGrid/Mailgun/Mailtrap/SMTP, email templates with STX, email drivers, the Mail singleton, the EmailSDK for inbox management, or email configuration. Covers @stacksjs/email,…
Use when working with environment variables in Stacks - the typed env proxy with auto-coercion, .env file loading, X25519 and AES-256-GCM encryption/decryption of env values, runtime/platform detection, CI provider detection, or the env CLI commands. Covers…
Use when working with fake data generation in a Stacks application — seeding databases, generating test data, model factories, or using faker utilities. Covers @stacksjs/faker (wrapper around ts-mocker) and its integration with the database seeder.
Use when working with database migrations in a Stacks application — creating migration files, running migrations, fresh migration (drop + recreate), seeding after migration, migration file naming conventions, or the 96+ built-in migration files. For the…
Use when working with data models in Stacks — the defineModel() API, model attributes with validation and factories, relationships (hasOne/hasMany/belongsTo/belongsToMany), traits (useAuth, useUuid, useTimestamps, useSearch, useApi, billable, taggable,…
Use when implementing notifications in Stacks — multi-channel notifications (email, SMS, push, chat, database), the database notification driver with read/unread tracking, notification factories (useEmail, useSMS, useChat, useDatabase), or notification…
Use when working with the Stacks ORM — defining models with defineModel(), model relationships (hasOne, hasMany, belongsTo, belongsToMany, morphOne, hasManyThrough), attributes, traits, factories, computed properties, query building, transactions, or the 50+…
Use when implementing search in Stacks — full-text search with Meilisearch or Algolia backends, document indexing, search settings management, the useSearch model trait for automatic indexing, or search driver configuration. Covers @stacksjs/search-engine and…
Use when working with STX templates in a Stacks application — template syntax, components, directives, signals, reactivity, SSR, streaming, hydration, or debugging STX rendering. STX is the ONLY templating system for Stacks.