🚀 SaaSPilot - AI-Ready SaaS Starter Kit

The Most AI-Coding-Agent-Friendly SaaS Boilerplate for Next.js

Quick Start • AI Ready • Features • Tech Stack • Documentation

SaaSPilot is a production-ready, full-stack SaaS boilerplate for Next.js - crafted with great attention to both front-end and back-end functionality. Built with developer experience in mind, it comes with all essential integrations and features, plus comprehensive AI-agent documentation for seamless AI-assisted development.

Perfect for launching AI SaaS applications with credit-based billing! 🎯

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✨ What's New: AI-Coding-Agent Optimized! 🤖

SaaSPilot now includes 120KB of comprehensive documentation specifically designed for AI coding assistants:

• 📚 13 documentation files covering every aspect
• 🎯 3 ready-to-use prompt templates for common tasks
• 🔍 Pattern-based code examples for consistency
• 🛡️ Security-first patterns built-in
• ⚡ 5-minute codebase understanding for AI agents

AI agents (Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) can now understand and modify the codebase autonomously!

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🚀 Quick Start

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-repo/saaspilot.git
cd saaspilot

# 2. Install dependencies
npm install

# 3. Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env.local
# Edit .env.local with your credentials

# 4. Set up the database
npx prisma generate
npx prisma db push

# 5. Run the development server
npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:3000 🎉

For AI Agents

👉 Start here: CLAUDE.md - Complete guide for AI coding assistants

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🤖 AI Coding Agent Ready

SaaSPilot is optimized for AI-assisted development with comprehensive documentation designed specifically for AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot.

📚 Documentation Structure

/
├── CLAUDE.md                        → Quick start for AI agents
├── /docs/                           → Comprehensive technical docs
│   ├── ai-instructions.md          → Core instructions & conventions ⭐
│   ├── architecture.md             → System architecture & diagrams
│   ├── coding-patterns.md          → Standard patterns & best practices
│   ├── database-schema.md          → Complete schema reference
│   ├── component-map.md            → Component relationships
│   ├── api-documentation.md        → API reference & server actions
│   └── troubleshooting.md          → Common issues & solutions
└── /prompts/                        → Task templates for AI agents
    ├── add-new-feature.md          → Feature addition template
    ├── create-api-endpoint.md      → API endpoint template
    └── modify-database-schema.md   → Schema modification guide

🎯 What AI Agents Can Do

With this documentation, AI coding agents can:

✅ Understand the codebase structure in < 5 minutes ✅ Add new features following established patterns ✅ Create API endpoints without breaking conventions ✅ Modify database schema safely ✅ Navigate components and understand relationships ✅ Troubleshoot issues independently ✅ Generate consistent, production-ready code

🚀 Getting Started with AI Agents

For Claude/Cursor/Copilot:

1. Read CLAUDE.md for quick context
2. Review docs/ai-instructions.md for conventions
3. Reference docs/coding-patterns.md when writing code
4. Use templates in /prompts for specific tasks

Example AI Prompt:

"Add a new task management feature to SaaSPilot following the patterns
in /docs/coding-patterns.md and using the template in /prompts/add-new-feature.md"

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🎛 Tech Stack

Frontend:

• ⚛️ React 18 - UI library
• 🔷 Next.js 14 - Full-stack framework (App Router)
• 📘 TypeScript - Type safety
• 🎨 Tailwind CSS - Styling
• 🧩 Shadcn/ui - Component library

Backend:

• 🔐 NextAuth.js v5 - Authentication
• 🗄️ Prisma ORM - Database toolkit
• 🍃 MongoDB - Database
• 💳 Stripe - Payments (credit-based)
• 📧 Resend/SendGrid - Email service

Developer Experience:

• ✅ TypeScript - Full type safety
• 📦 Zod - Schema validation
• 🎣 React Hook Form - Form management
• 🌐 next-intl - Internationalization
• 🎭 Framer Motion - Animations

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⚡ Features

🤖 AI-Ready Documentation

• Comprehensive guides for AI coding agents
• Pattern-based development with code examples
• Ready-to-use prompt templates for common tasks
• 5-minute onboarding for AI assistants

💳 Payments & Credits System

• Stripe integration for credit purchases
• Credit-based billing (perfect for AI SaaS)
• Purchase history tracking
• Webhook handling for payment events
• 3 pricing tiers (Free, Starter, Pro)

🔒 Authentication

• Email/Password authentication with bcrypt
• Social login (Google, GitHub OAuth)
• Email verification system
• Password reset functionality
• Two-factor authentication (2FA) support
• Role-based access (User/Admin)

📧 Email System

• Transactional emails via Resend or SendGrid
• React email templates for beautiful emails
• Verification emails
• Password reset emails
• Purchase confirmation emails

🛠️ Database

• MongoDB with Prisma ORM
• 8 production-ready models
• Type-safe queries
• Easy schema migrations
• Optimized relationships

👤 User Dashboard

• Credit balance display
• Purchase history
• Account settings
• Profile management
• Email/username change

🌐 Internationalization

• Multi-language support (English, German, Arabic)
• RTL/LTR support automatic detection
• Translation management
• Locale switching

🎨 UI Components

• 20+ Shadcn/ui components included
• Responsive design (mobile-first)
• Dark mode support with next-themes
• Accessible components (Radix UI)
• Landing page templates
• Marketing pages (About, Contact, Pricing)

👩‍💼 Admin Features

• Admin role detection via environment variable
• Admin-only API endpoints
• User management (Pro version)
• Analytics dashboard (Pro version)

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📜 Documentation

Official Docs

📖 Full Documentation: https://cipherslab.gitbook.io/saas-pilot-docs

AI-Ready Docs (New!)

Start with these for AI-assisted development:

Document	Purpose	Size
CLAUDE.md	Quick start for AI agents	8 KB
docs/ai-instructions.md	Core instructions & conventions	6 KB
docs/architecture.md	System architecture	8 KB
docs/coding-patterns.md	Standard code patterns	10 KB
docs/database-schema.md	Database reference	10 KB
docs/component-map.md	Component relationships	11 KB
docs/api-documentation.md	API reference	6 KB
docs/troubleshooting.md	Common issues	7 KB

📁 View all documentation

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💻 Demo

🎬 Live Demo (Pro version): https://saas-pilot-demo.vercel.app/

🌐 Website: https://saas-pilot.vercel.app

🔥 Pricing & FAQ: https://saas-pilot.vercel.app/#pricing

Note: Certain features are disabled in the free version or can't be included in the public repo.

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🆚 Free vs Pro Comparison

Feature	Free	Pro
User Dashboard	✅	✅
Full Authentication (Email + OAuth)	✅	✅
User Profile Management	✅	✅
Landing & Pricing Pages	✅ Single	✅ Multiple
Marketing Pages (About, Contact)	✅	✅
Multi-Language Support (i18n)	✅	✅
Stripe Credit Purchases	✅	✅
Stripe Subscriptions	❌	✅
Admin Dashboard	❌	✅
Fully Featured Blog	❌	✅
Event-Based Analytics	❌	✅
AI-Ready Documentation	✅	✅

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🗂️ Project Structure

saaspilot/
├── app/                          # Next.js App Router
│   ├── (marketing)/             # Public pages
│   ├── (protected)/             # Auth-required pages
│   ├── auth/                    # Authentication pages
│   └── api/                     # API routes & webhooks
├── components/                   # React components
│   ├── ui/                      # Shadcn/ui components
│   ├── auth/                    # Auth components
│   └── Common/                  # Shared components
├── actions/                      # Server actions
├── lib/                         # Utilities & services
├── prisma/                      # Database schema
├── docs/                        # AI-ready documentation ⭐
├── prompts/                     # AI prompt templates ⭐
├── hooks/                       # React hooks
├── types/                       # TypeScript types
├── schemas/                     # Zod validation schemas
├── translations/                # i18n translations
└── config/                      # Configuration files

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🛠️ Development

Available Scripts

# Development
npm run dev              # Start dev server (http://localhost:3000)
npm run build           # Create production build
npm run start           # Start production server

# Database
npx prisma studio       # Open Prisma Studio (visual database)
npx prisma generate     # Regenerate Prisma client
npx prisma db push      # Push schema changes to database
npx prisma migrate dev  # Create and apply migration

# Code Quality
npm run lint            # Run ESLint
npm run type-check      # TypeScript type checking

Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env.local and configure:

# Database
DATABASE_URL="mongodb://..."

# Authentication
NEXTAUTH_SECRET="your-secret"
NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"

# OAuth Providers
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID="..."
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET="..."
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID="..."
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET="..."

# Stripe
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY="sk_test_..."
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET="whsec_..."

# Email
RESEND_API_KEY="re_..."

# App Configuration
NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL="http://localhost:3000"
ADMIN_EMAILS="[email protected]"
INITIAL_CREDITS_FOR_NEW="20"

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🎯 Use Cases

Perfect for building:

• 🤖 AI SaaS Applications (ChatGPT-style apps, AI tools)
• 💼 B2B SaaS Platforms
• 📊 Analytics Dashboards
• 🎨 Creative Tools
• 📝 Content Management Systems
• 🔧 Developer Tools
• 📱 Mobile-First Web Apps

The credit-based billing system is especially suited for AI/ML applications with usage-based pricing.

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🚀 Deployment

Vercel (Recommended)

1. Push your code to GitHub
2. Import project in Vercel
3. Add environment variables
4. Deploy! ✨

Other Platforms

SaaSPilot works on any platform supporting Node.js:

• Railway
• Render
• DigitalOcean App Platform
• AWS (Amplify, ECS)
• Google Cloud Run

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🎓 Learning Resources

Documentation

• 📖 Next.js Docs
• 🔐 NextAuth.js Docs
• 🗄️ Prisma Docs
• 💳 Stripe Docs
• 🎨 Tailwind CSS Docs
• 🧩 Shadcn/ui Docs

SaaSPilot Specific

• 🤖 AI Agent Guide
• 📚 Full Documentation
• 🎯 Prompt Templates
• ❓ Troubleshooting

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Contribution Guidelines

• Follow the established coding patterns (see docs/coding-patterns.md)
• Add tests for new features
• Update documentation
• Keep commits clean and descriptive

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🐛 Issues & Support

• 🐞 Bug Reports: Open an issue
• 💬 Questions: Check docs/troubleshooting.md first
• 📧 Contact: [email protected]

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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⭐ Show Your Support

If you find SaaSPilot helpful:

• ⭐ Star this repository to show your support
• 🐦 Tweet about it and tag us
• 📝 Write a blog post about your experience
• 🎥 Create a video tutorial
• 💬 Share with your network

Every star helps! 🌟

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🎉 Credits

Built with ❤️ by the SaaSPilot team

Special Thanks:

• Next.js team for the amazing framework
• Vercel for hosting and deployment
• Shadcn for the beautiful components
• The open-source community

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🔗 Links

• 🌐 Website: https://saas-pilot.vercel.app
• 📖 Documentation: https://cipherslab.gitbook.io/saas-pilot-docs
• 🎬 Demo: https://saas-pilot-demo.vercel.app
• 🐙 GitHub: https://github.com/your-repo/saaspilot
• 🐦 Twitter: @saaspilot

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