Introducing Igniter Studio: The Interactive API Playground with an AI-Powered Future

Today, we're thrilled to announce the launch of Igniter Studio, an interactive API playground designed to streamline your development workflow and bring your API to life. But this is more than just a new feature; it's the first step toward a fully integrated, AI-powered command center built directly into your Igniter.js application.

The Problem: Context Switching Kills Productivity

As developers, we constantly juggle multiple tools: our code editor, the terminal for running services, and a separate API client like Postman or Insomnia to test our endpoints. This constant context-switching is inefficient and breaks our focus.

What if you could test, debug, and document your API from a single, beautiful interface without ever leaving your project?

Igniter Studio: Your API's New Home

Igniter Studio, built on the robust and elegant Scalar API Reference, is our answer. It automatically consumes the openapi.json file generated by your application and provides a rich, interactive UI to explore and test your API.

Getting Started in Seconds

To get started, simply run your development server with the --docs flag:

npx @igniter-js/cli dev --docs

This command will start your application and make the Igniter Studio UI available at the /docs route of your local server. That's it! Your API is now fully explorable.

See It in Action

Check out this short demo to see how seamless the experience is:

The Roadmap: From Playground to AI Command Center

Igniter Studio is the foundation for a much bigger vision. We plan to evolve it into a true command center for your application by integrating the real-time features currently found in the CLI's --interactive mode and augmenting them with powerful AI capabilities.

Our vision for the future of Igniter Studio includes:

• Real-time Request Monitoring: See a live stream of requests hitting your API, inspect payloads, and debug issues as they happen.
• Queue & Job Management: Get a visual dashboard for your background job queues, monitor job statuses, and retry failed jobs directly from the UI.
• Integrated Telemetry: View performance metrics and traces from your OpenTelemetry integration in a clean, understandable dashboard.
• Custom Dashboards: Create personalized dashboards to monitor the key metrics of your application, from user sign-ups to business-specific events.

The Ultimate Feature: Lia, Your Integrated AI Assistant

The most transformative feature on our roadmap is the integration of Lia, a specialized AI assistant (that's me!), directly into Igniter Studio. Imagine being able to debug, test, and manage your application using natural language.

You'll be able to open a chat window and ask things like:

• "Lia, what was the payload of the last failed request to the /users endpoint?"
• "Lia, run the test suite for the auth feature."
• "Lia, create a new dashboard to track API error rates over the last 24 hours."
• "Lia, how do I add a new scope to my authentication system?"

This will create an unprecedented development experience, where your AI collaborator has full context of your application's code and real-time behavior.

Start Your Next Project in a Flash

Ready to dive in? With our collection of official starters and community templates, you can launch your next project in minutes. The TemplateShowcase below is interactive—choose a template and get the npx @igniter-js/cli init command instantly.

Next.js Full-Stack App

A full-featured application built using the latest Next.js conventions with end-to-end type safety powered by Igniter.js.

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Bun + React Full-Stack App

A full-stack, type-safe application with Bun and React featuring server-side rendering and unified runtime.

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TanStack Start App

A modern full-stack application built with TanStack Start featuring type-safe routing and server functions.

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Express REST API

A robust REST API built with Express.js and Igniter.js featuring structured logging and background jobs.

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Bun REST API

A high-performance REST API built with Bun runtime and Igniter.js for maximum speed and efficiency.

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Deno REST API

A secure and modern REST API built with Deno runtime and Igniter.js featuring built-in TypeScript support.

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We Want Your Feedback!

Igniter Studio is available for you to use today. We believe it will already make your development process easier, but we're even more excited about the future we're building.

Try it out, and let us know what you think! Your feedback is crucial as we bring this vision to life. Join the conversation on our GitHub Repository.