saas-starter

Cove

Name: Cove
Author: mugnavo

The Cove Stack: 🏝️ minimal TanStack Start template with Vite+, Better Auth, Drizzle ORM, shadcn/ui

1,303 stars+2★ this week (early data)83 forksTypeScriptUpdated 9/20/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Cove is a ready‑to‑run TypeScript SaaS starter that bundles Vite, TanStack, Better Auth, Drizzle ORM and shadcn/ui so founders can ship a full‑stack web app without wiring the basics themselves.

When to use it

•You want a production‑grade Next‑like stack but prefer Vite’s speed and a minimal codebase.
•You need built‑in authentication (email/password, magic links) without integrating a third‑party service yourself.
•You plan to use Drizzle ORM for type‑safe DB access and want the UI pre‑styled with shadcn/ui components.

Ready-to-paste prompt

pnpm run lint && pnpm run test && pnpm run build && pnpm start # builds the production bundle and serves it, showing the full SaaS stack in action

Heads up: Cove requires Node >=20 and a PostgreSQL (or SQLite) instance reachable via `DATABASE_URL`; if the variable is missing or points to an unavailable DB, the app will crash on startup.

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/6e71bae2-72a1-464c-806f-be3f4b774460 && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/6e71bae2-72a1-464c-806f-be3f4b774460/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/6e71bae2-72a1-464c-806f-be3f4b774460/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Cove works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Cove is a small TypeScript project (~2.4k lines across 41 code files, plus 1 test files). Setup is light: runs with Docker. Last commit this month, Unlicense license, has a test suite.

Size

Small codebase

~2.4k lines · 41 code files · 20 min skim

Setup

Light setup

Runs with Docker.

Runs on

Node.js · Docker

No API keys detected

TypeScript 95%CSS 5%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
src/routes/index.tsx
Inside src/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic38 files

.agents/Tool / agent settings8 files

.vscode/Editor / agent settings3 files

public/Images & static assets2 files

.vite-hooks/Tool / agent settings1 files

e2e/Tests — proof it works1 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedNo CIDocker readyUnlicense licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/6e71bae2-72a1-464c-806f-be3f4b774460 && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/6e71bae2-72a1-464c-806f-be3f4b774460/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/6e71bae2-72a1-464c-806f-be3f4b774460/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

mugnavo

Language

TypeScript