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Build Like an Engineer
Without Being One

Gista.js, the custom software for the rest of us.
Your AI writes the code; you ship the product.

No spam. Just the drops when they land.

From vibe to live. Lightspeed.

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The Non-Engineer Revolution

With agents in the editor, anyone should be able to ship real software: logins, forms, emails, payments, automations — without hiring an engineer.

Gista.js is built for Agentic Coding — an open-source foundation your AI builds into real web apps. It's fully yours: landing pages, blogs, storefronts — customizable in ways no-code never allows.

Build 100 small apps, not 2 huge ones. Spinning up an app should feel like creating a spreadsheet. Shipping should feel like hitting "Save."

Why vibe coding hits a wall

You prompt, AI builds, and it works... until it doesn’t. The third feature breaks the first. Login stops working. More head-scratching than building.

One step forward, two steps back

Without a blueprint, AI has to guess. It picks random libraries, invents folder layouts, and loses consistency by prompt three. You spend more time untangling its choices than building features.

Which UI library? Which database?

AI mixes patterns randomly, assembling a house of cards from mismatched pieces. You end up with two different ways to fetch data, three conflicting state patterns, and no clear path forward.

Stuck before writing code

Docker, Node.js version managers, Homebrew, Xcode CLI tools, cryptic terminal errors. Most non-engineers give up here, not while building. As if the dev world wants to keep you out.

You don't know what you don't know

SQL injection, insecure cookies, secrets in client bundles, no backups — your app works until it gets hacked, crashes under load, or loses data. How would you know to prompt?

Docs for Humans and Agents

Every feature comes with in-app guides written for both you and your AI coding assistant. Clear patterns, consistent conventions — so Claude, Codex, Cursor, or Copilot stays on track while you learn as you build.

A stack AI actually understands

Built so your AI gets it right the first time. Open source core. Free forever.

Built on React

The same framework teams use at scale. Your AI knows the patterns. (React Router v7 + SSR)

Database in a file

SQLite locally, Turso in production. No Docker, no setup headaches, light on memory. (Drizzle ORM)

Login & dashboard

Signup, login, reset password. Google login, sidebar, and admin panels.

Beautiful emails

Welcome, password recovery, notifications. React Email templates. Swap providers anytime.

AI superpowers

Streaming, reasoning, web search, RAG, tool calls. OpenAI and Gemini wired up.

File uploads

Images, PDFs, CSVs — drag, drop, done. AWS S3 or Cloudflare R2 ready.

Offline scripts

One-off experiments, web scraping, log analysis, bulk imports — on your laptop, no Python needed.

International payments

Subscriptions, one-time payments, webhooks, license keys, metered credits — all handled.

Background processing

PDF parsing, audio transcription, nightly reports, reminder emails. Runs while you sleep.

Graduate from vibe coder to product builder

Non-engineers are the next wave of makers. Gista.js hands them a real stack, clear patterns, and a learn-by-using path while shipping with AI.

$0 to begin

GitHub, Vercel, and Turso are free. Ship a real app with auth, database, and emails — no credit card required.

Zero environment headaches

Three tools on your laptop. Your agent handles the terminal; you stay in the GUI.

Learn by building

Real patterns you can read, tweak, and extend. Grow from copying to understanding.

Own what you ship

Your repo, your database, your deploy keys. Deploy to Vercel + Turso in a minute.

How it works
1
Set up once

VS Code or Cursor, Volta, GitHub Desktop. Accounts on GitHub, Vercel, and Turso.

2
Build with AI

Clone the repo, run pnpm dev. Your agent writes features; you review and commit.

3
Deploy by merging

Run pnpm ship to merge to the main branch. Your app will be live in a minute.

pnpm install
pnpm dev
pnpm ship
Never delegate understanding.

— Charles & Ray Eames

As AI takes over the keystrokes, code literacy flips: writing is cheap, reading is survival. You can outsource the typing. The thinking stays on you.

Problems only take their mask off when you wrestle with them yourself. Skip that and your prompts turn mushy, your reviews go blind, accountability evaporates. When understanding is the last human job, you either own it or get replaced.

This is who we're building for

You don't need to be a developer to ship real software. If you've got ideas and AI to help, Gista.js gives you the stack to make it production-ready.

Solo & early-stage founders

Ship real SaaS with AI on a stack that doesn't fall apart by feature three—whether you're coding solo or your whole team ships.

Ops, BizOps & RevOps builders

Stop duct-taping no-code automations and spreadsheets. Build real workflow apps your team will love—and actually maintain.

Agencies, freelancers & studios

Your Next.js stack wasn't designed for AI. Ship client apps on an agent-friendly codebase—DRY, token-efficient, with built-in AI docs.

Junior devs & students

Build portfolio-worthy apps, not homework demos. Learn patterns that matter—the same ones OpenAI asks for in their take-home.

Ready to build something real?

Stop debugging AI's mistakes. Start shipping.

No spam. Just the drops when they land.