Gnar Engine

Gnar Engine is a micro-service, NodeJS, web-application development framework. Build modern, scalable & deeply AI integrated applications.

Why Gnar Engine?

Ship microservices faster: Project bootstrap, prebuilt service templates with CLI scaffolding, database connections, logging, and migrations—so you spend less time wiring and more time building.

Built-in distributed power: Command bus, async RabbitMQ calls, and a real-time websocket mesh make multi-service communication effortless.

Inspectable & introspectable architecture: Our custom MCP protocol lets your agents see every command and schema, through service manifests at runtime—perfect for complex applications.

Modern container-first workflow: Local dev containers with ephemeral orchestration mean zero setup headaches. Works seamlessly with Docker, CI/CD, and cloud deployments.

AI-enabled for your users: Let end-users interact with your backend in natural language—no AI expertise required.

Opinionated, but flexible: Prescribed Node.js runtime, Fastify HTTP, MySQL/Mongo support, and command patterns mean conventions you can trust, with freedom where you need it.

Get Started

Firstly install the Gnar Engine CLI globally using npm:

npm install -g @gnar-engine/cli

Create your first Gnar Engine project:

gnar create project my-first-gnar-project

Start your Gnar Engine project:

gnar dev up --build