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title: “Introduction to Slik Dev” description: “Slik Dev is a framework-agnostic toolkit that generates complete, premium applications for Next.js, React, and HTML with multiple UI themes.”

Slik Dev is a comprehensive toolkit that turns a single npx command into a fully wired, production-ready application. Slik is framework-agnostic, supporting Next.js, React, and Vanilla HTML, allowing you to choose the best stack for your project. Choose between Bento, Frost, or Mono themes and walk away with a codebase that looks handcrafted and ships immediately.

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The problem with traditional boilerplates

Most developers starting a SaaS project face the same tax: find a boilerplate, clone it, strip out everything that doesn’t apply, manually wire together auth, update outdated dependencies, and write UI from scratch — only to end up with something generic. That process routinely costs hours before a single line of product code is written. Slik replaces that entire cycle with a single interactive CLI prompt.

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What Slik Dev generates

When you run npx create-slik@latest my-app, the CLI asks you a handful of questions — your framework, UI theme, whether you want a database, and whether you want auth — then scaffolds a complete project with:
  • A Next.js application with App Router, TypeScript, ESLint, and Prettier pre-configured
  • Tailwind CSS with clsx and tailwind-merge already wired in
  • Framer Motion animations built into every layout and component
  • Supabase Auth (via NextAuth) with OAuth and magic link support, fully mapped out
  • Supabase Database (PostgreSQL via Prisma) (optional, selected at prompt time)
  • Dark mode enabled by default, with localStorage persistence and smooth 0.3s transitions
  • Fully responsive dashboards, settings pages, and landing pages

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Key features

Blazing Fast Init

Zero configuration prompts beyond your initial selections. You go from an empty folder to a running app at localhost:3000 in under 60 seconds.

Premium Handcrafted UI

Fully animated React components styled with Tailwind CSS are built in from the start — not generic defaults you have to replace.

Secure Auth

OAuth, magic links, and robust session management are ready out of the box via Supabase Auth and NextAuth.

Database Ready

Supabase PostgreSQL database and Prisma are pre-configured. Define your schema, run prisma db push, and you’re live.

Responsive Layouts

Mobile navigation, layout drawers, and responsive grids are included and ready for any screen size.

Strong Developer Experience

End-to-end TypeScript, strict ESLint, and Prettier configs ship with every project out of the box.

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Who Slik Dev is for

Slik Dev is built for developers who are building SaaS products and want to skip the boilerplate phase entirely. If you know what you’re shipping and want to start on the parts that differentiate your product rather than the parts every SaaS shares, Slik Dev is the right tool. It’s also useful for developers prototyping quickly, validating ideas, or building client projects where a premium starting point matters.

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Get started

Quickstart

Run your first npx create-slik@latest command and have an app running in minutes.

Installation

Check system requirements and learn how npx handles everything without a global install.

Themes

Explore the Bento, Frost, and Mono UI themes available for your project.

Configuration

Learn how to customize your stack, auth providers, database settings, and more.