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Build with Apex JS.

Apex is the full-stack, AI-native meta-framework for Alpine.js — file-based routing, server components, islands, and a data layer where every route is also an MCP tool. Start with the essentials, then dive into any topic below.

Get started #

New to Apex? Scaffold an app and learn the mental model in a few minutes.

Introduction

Getting Started

Create a project, run the dev server, and ship your first route.

Core

Routing

File-based pages and typed API routes, one convention for both.

Core #

The building blocks of every Apex page — from server-rendered markup to interactive islands.

Core

Routing

Pages and API routes from the filesystem.

Core

Components

Server components that render on the server, hydrate on demand.

Core

Islands

Ship interactivity only where you need it, powered by Alpine.

Backend & data #

One table becomes REST and a live MCP CRUD surface — governed by a single auth policy.

Backend

Data

defineResource turns a table into REST + MCP CRUD.

Backend

AI-Native APIs

Every typed route is also an MCP tool, for free.

Backend

Auth

One fail-closed policy across pages, REST, and MCP.

Test & ship #

Prove it works, then get it into production.

Testing

Test Kit

Boot your API + MCP in-process and assert against real handlers.

Ship

CLI

Scaffold, migrate, and run — the apex command reference.

Ship

Build & Deploy

Build the server target and go live anywhere Node runs.