robodev

Postgres · file-based APIs · one command

Your backend is
a few TypeScript files.

Write a Postgres schema and HTTP handlers. Create from a starter in the dashboard or with robodev create. Space, Auth chat, and Marketplace add a local Povio UI in apps/fe; the project host is APIs.

Start your project Read the docs

terminal

npm i -g robodev
robodev auth
robodev create my-space-app
cd my-space-app/apps/fe
bun install
bun openapi:gen
bun dev

Schema in TypeScript

Declare tables with Drizzle in database.ts. Deploy creates the named database and reconciles columns — no migration files.

File-based APIs

Export get or post from api/planets.ts and it becomes GET /api/planets. Zod validates query, body, and response.

Hosted per project

Each project gets its own host for the UI and APIs, tenant Postgres, and /_robodev/docs. Edit in the dashboard or locally.

database.ts

The database is a file in your repo

Default-export defineDatabase. Starbase creates that Postgres database on first deploy and keeps tables in sync after that. Destructive changes ask for confirmation, or pass --force.

Database guide →

database.ts

import { defineDatabase, pgTable, text, uuid } from "@robodev-ai/sdk";
export const planets = pgTable("planets", {
  id: uuid("id").primaryKey().defaultRandom(),
  name: text("name").notNull(),
});
export default defineDatabase({
  name: "tiny",
  tables: { planets },
});

api/planets.ts

import { planets } from "../database";
import { defineApi, z } from "@robodev-ai/sdk";
export const get = defineApi({
  response: z.array(z.object({
    id: z.string(),
    name: z.string(),
  })),
  handler: async ({ db }) => db.select().from(planets),
});

api/*.ts

Handlers are just exports

defineApi gives you a typed db, parsed query and body, and optional response schema. Filename is the path. Open /_robodev/docs on the project host to try the generated OpenAPI.

API guide →

Lovable · Bolt · v0

Use Robodev instead of Supabase

Host the UI on Robodev, or keep using Lovable, Bolt, and v0 against the same project host. Those tools should not install @supabase/supabase-js. Point fetch at the project URL (or use the hosted same-origin app) and keep database.ts / api/*.ts on Robodev. The docs page has a prompt you can paste into the tool. For in-app sign-in, use Robodev Auth (Bearer tokens) at /docs/auth.

Connect a frontend →

env

VITE_API_URL=https://{projectId}.robodev.povio.dev

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From zero to a running app

robodev auth opens Starbase in the browser and stores tokens in ~/.robodev.

Create

Create from a starter in the dashboard, or robodev create. Either path deploys live APIs.

Iterate

Edit APIs in Code and Save, or locally with robodev deploy. Space, Auth chat, and Marketplace UI is bun in apps/fe.