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I Wired the Boring 80% So You Can Build the Interesting 20%

Built for the AI era: a production-ready TypeScript modular monolith with guardrails for robot coworkers. Every new project starts the same way. You need auth, multi-tenancy, file uploads, notifications, emails, i18n, a web app, a mobile app, tests, observability… and three weeks later you're still wiring boilerplate instead of building the thing that actually matters. So I built the starter I…

In the AI era, it is essential to have a production-ready TypeScript modular monolith that includes guardrails for robot coworkers. Many new projects start by setting up authentication, multi-tenancy, file uploads, notifications, emails, internationalization, a web app, a mobile app, tests, and observability. However, developers often find themselves spending three weeks wiring boilerplate instead of focusing on the actual product.

To address this issue, I created a starter that provides a production-grade modular monolith in TypeScript, including all the necessary components for a complete application. This open-source starter is available on GitHub and can be forked and modified according to individual needs. The starter simplifies the process of starting a project and provides a solid foundation for scaling as the team grows.

By using this starter, developers can move quickly on day one while still maintaining a stable and maintainable codebase in the long run.

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