zenstackhq/zenstack

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ZenStack is a TypeScript data layer toolkit providing a schema-first, type-safe ORM with a Prisma-compatible API built on Kysely, plus built-in access control defined directly in the schema. It can automatically generate CRUD web APIs, Zod schemas, OpenAPI specs, and TanStack Query hooks from a single data model.

Use cases

• replace Prisma with a pure TypeScript ORM
• enforce row-level access control in a TypeScript app
• auto-generate CRUD APIs from a data model
• generate Zod validation schemas from database models
• build a multi-tenant SaaS with permissions
• generate typed TanStack Query hooks for the frontend
• model polymorphic data with inheritance in an ORM

When to choose

• you want a Prisma-compatible ORM without Rust/WASM dependencies
• you need authorization policies colocated with your data model
• you're building a full-stack TypeScript app with Next.js or similar
• you want automatic secured CRUD APIs with framework adapters

When to avoid

• you need a mature ORM with a very large ecosystem and long track record
• your project depends on Prisma-specific generators or features not in ZModel
• you prefer raw SQL-first workflows over schema-first modeling

Facets

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orm authorization api-framework serialization web-framework web-development backend databases developer-tools cross-platform prisma-compatible kysely row-level-security schema-first zod openapi tanstack-query nextjs crud-api rbac nodejs typescript web-server

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