# get-convex/chef

The only AI app builder that knows backend

Repository: https://github.com/get-convex/chef
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/get-convex-chef
Homepage: https://chef.convex.dev
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-16T22:59:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 15, longevity 37
- inputs: {"age_days": 520, "days_push": 48, "days_rel": 357, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4603, forks 929 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:54.864666+00:00)

## What it is
Chef is an AI-powered full-stack web app builder by the Convex team, forked from bolt.diy, that generates apps with a built-in reactive database, zero-config auth, file uploads, real-time UIs, and background workflows. It is available as a hosted webapp and can be self-hosted locally, with its codegen powered by Convex's backend APIs.

## Use cases
- build a full-stack web app from a natural language prompt
- generate a backend with database schema and API from a description
- prototype a web app with auth and file uploads without setup
- self-host an AI app builder locally
- build a small e-commerce backend with stock tracking via AI

## When to choose
- you want to quickly generate full-stack apps on the Convex platform
- you want an AI builder that handles backend concerns like database, auth, and workflows
- you want to inspect or fork the system prompt and codebase of an AI app builder

## When to avoid
- you need a production app builder without depending on the Convex platform
- you want to redistribute a fork without replacing the Convex-specific authentication
- you need non-web targets like mobile or desktop apps

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, agent-framework, llm-inference, database, auth, file-upload, workflow-automation
- domain: web-development, artificial-intelligence, developer-tools, backend
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: ai-app-builder, code-generation, full-stack, convex, bolt-diy-fork, vibe-coding, low-code, ai-agents, web, nodejs

## Member repositories
- get-convex/chef (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.864666+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:46.074755+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/get-convex/chef (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.864666+00:00, sha 8982be357fa3)
  - homepage: https://chef.convex.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:02.444287+00:00, sha f59dd3ac5a80)
  - site_page: https://docs.convex.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:02.450382+00:00, sha 613d5564eb33)
  - site_page: https://www.convex.dev/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:02.464795+00:00, sha 900ad3ed2a32)
  - site_page: https://www.convex.dev/auth (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:02.447694+00:00, sha fcaccd7393de)
  - site_page: https://search.convex.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:02.453270+00:00, sha 42bfa8a3f3a6)
  - site_page: https://ship.convex.dev/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:02.455536+00:00, sha bb571f54fe4c)
  - site_page: https://www.convex.dev/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:02.460077+00:00, sha eafad477d0de)
  - site_page: https://www.convex.dev/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:02.462840+00:00, sha af824ccd9767)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.