The platform
Everything already wired.
HTTP API, SQL database, object storage, auth, edge runtime, live URL — all in place before you write code. No bundlers, no install, no deploy step.
Simple. Ship production web apps
without build tools.
Just files. An AI-powered framework with cloud iteration, auth, storage, and APIs built in. No bundlers. No Vite. No Webpack. Browser-based, the way it’s supposed to be.
- No downloads — nothing to install, open it in the browser.
- Zero-build framework — files in, app out.
- Cloudflare backend — AuthDB, storage, edge functions.
- Local + cloud iteration — same project, synced.
- Bring your own AI (Claude Code) — or use dashboard credits.
- No headache — no infra to babysit, no deploy pipeline to debug.
/ 01No npm
NO NPM.
There is no package manager. Niles doesn’t use npm. The framework loads modules directly from your project — no install, no resolver, no lockfile drama. Just files served by the runtime.
no package.json
no node_modules
no npm install
no lockfile
no audit warnings
no version drift
/ 02What you actually get
Two primitives. That’s it.
The platform is wired before you start. After that, iteration is up to you — let the AI write it, or open the files and edit yourself.
Iteration
AI, or by hand.
Prompt in the Niles dashboard with credits. Or run Claude Code locally with your own token. Or just open the files and edit them. Same project, same files, same live URL.
/ 03How it works
From prompt to production.
There is no black box and there is no build pipeline to learn. Code arrives at the runtime the moment a file is saved, and goes live as soon as the runtime accepts it.
Describe
What you want
AI generates
Files, routes, types
Framework runs
No build step
Synced
Local + cloud
Live
On the edge
/ 04Architecture
What we’re built on.
It’s so simple it’s painful.
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Backend
Cloudflare AuthDB, object storage, hosting. 300+ POPs.
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Edge functions
Deno Sandboxed TypeScript runtime for serverless functions. Secure by default, no
node_modules. -
Framework
Mithril
UI runtime. ~10 KB, no JSX required, no virtual-DOM bloat.
- Design tokens Open Props CSS custom properties for color, spacing, type, motion — instead of a CSS-in-JS layer.
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UI components
Open Props UI
Drop-in HTML components — buttons, cards, forms, inputs — built on Open Props tokens.
That’s it. Simple.
Cloudflare, Deno, Mithril, Open Props, Open Props UI. No hidden boxes.
/ 05How?
How we built it.
A short engineering note — the pipeline that makes “save = deploy” real.
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Browser-native rendering.
Your app loads as ES modules and stylesheets, served directly by the runtime. No bundler, no build, no transpile step — the browser does what it’s already designed to do.
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Push to Cloudflare.
Changed modules and assets are pushed to the Cloudflare edge. The runtime hot-swaps them in place — the live URL serves the new code within seconds.
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Iterate, two ways.
No local daemon — Niles is web-based. Whichever path you pick, file changes get pushed straight to Cloudflare.
- With Claude Code.
PostToolUseandStophooks fire whenever Claude writes a file. The change is pushed on the spot. - With Niles. Prompt in the web dashboard. Niles writes the files and pushes them — no install, no daemon, runs entirely in the browser.
- With Claude Code.
/ 06Compare
Compare workflows.
Honest, factual feature comparison. The aim isn’t to call anything bad — it’s to make clear which tool covers which stretch of the workflow.
| Feature | niles | Cursor | Replit | Lovable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No build tools | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Cloud iteration | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local + cloud sync | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Backend included | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloudflare runtime | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Bring your own AI (Claude Code) | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Bloat | None | Heavy | Heavy | Heavy |
/ 07Pricing
Free to start.
All tiers include the framework, the runtime, and the AI loop. Higher tiers raise project count, drop branding, add custom domains, and bundle dashboard AI credits.
Free
$0 / mo
- 1 project
- Live preview URL
- Bring your own AI (Claude Code)
- Community support
Starter
$7.99 / mo
- Unlimited projects
- Iterate with Claude Code (BYO token)
- Remove niles branding
- Community support
Most popular
Pro
$14.99 / mo
- Everything in Starter
- 120 AI credits via Niles (any model)
- Priority support
Ultra
$39.99 / mo
- Everything in Pro
- 200 AI credits via Niles (any model)
- Edge functions, expanded
- Custom domain
/ 08Templates
Just for fun, we have some templates.
You probably won’t like any of them…
/ 09Contact
Talk to us.
Email or Discord — whichever’s faster.