Base App Setup

Complete setup guide for a Next.js app with Shadcn UI, Neon Postgres, Drizzle ORM, and AI SDK.

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Next.js on Vercel

Create a Next.js app running on Bun, configure the development environment, and deploy to Vercel with automatic deployments on push.

curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://fullstackrecipes.com/api/recipes/nextjs-on-vercel

Editor and Linting Setup

Configure Prettier for code formatting and TypeScript for typechecking. Includes VSCode settings and EditorConfig for consistent code style. Skips ESLint/Biome to avoid config complexity.

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AI Coding Agent Configuration

Configure AI coding agents like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Claude Code with project-specific patterns, coding guidelines, and MCP servers for consistent AI-assisted development.

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Shadcn UI & Theming

Add Shadcn UI components with dark mode support using next-themes. Includes theme provider and CSS variables configuration.

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Assertion Helper

TypeScript assertion function for runtime type narrowing with descriptive error messages. Based on tiny-invariant.

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Type-Safe Environment Configuration with better-env

Use better-env config modules for type-safe server/public env access, feature flags, and either-or credential constraints.

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Build-Time Environment Validation with better-env

Validate all env-backed config modules with better-env before build and in CI.

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Neon + Drizzle Setup

Connect a Next.js app to Neon Postgres using Drizzle ORM with optimized connection pooling for Vercel serverless functions.

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AI SDK & Simple Chat

Install the Vercel AI SDK with AI Elements components. Build a streaming chat interface with the useChat hook.

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Working with Drizzle

Write type-safe database queries with Drizzle ORM. Covers select, insert, update, delete, relational queries, and adding new tables.

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