ShipKit AI

⚠️ Important: You must purchase ShipKit AI at shipkit.ai to access the CLI tool, templates, and course materials.

ShipKit AI is a comprehensive package that includes a powerful CLI tool, production-ready templates, and an in-depth course. Generate complete AI SaaS applications with best practices built-in, skip months of setup, and focus on building your unique AI features.

🎁 What You Get

Your one-time purchase of ShipKit AI includes:

• 🛠️ CLI Tool - Generate applications instantly with the shipkit-ai command
• 📚 Complete Course - Step-by-step guidance for building and launching AI SaaS
• 🎨 Premium Templates - Production-ready chat, RAG, and AI agent applications
• 📖 Documentation - Comprehensive guides, tutorials, and best practices
• 🚀 Deploy-Ready Code - Authentication, payments, databases, and hosting configured

📖 Learn More About ShipKit

✨ Features

• 🚀 Production Ready - Complete applications with authentication, payments, and deployment configs
• 🎨 Modern Stack - Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui components
• 🤖 AI Integration - Pre-built chat interfaces, RAG systems, and agent frameworks
• 💳 Payments Built-in - Stripe integration with subscription management
• 🔐 Authentication - Supabase Auth with user management
• 📱 Responsive Design - Mobile-first, beautiful UIs that work everywhere
• ⚡ Fast Setup - Go from idea to deployed application in minutes
• 🛡️ Type Safe - Full TypeScript coverage with proper error handling

Quick Start

After purchasing at shipkit.ai, install ShipKit AI:

# Install the CLI tool
npm install -g shipkit-ai

Create your first AI SaaS application:

# Interactive mode - choose your template
shipkit-ai

# Or use template shortcuts
shipkit-ai chat-saas my-ai-app

📦 Templates

ShipKit AI includes several production-ready templates:

Chat Applications

• chat-simple - Clean chat interface with AI conversation
• chat-saas - Full SaaS with subscriptions, user management, and advanced features

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

• rag-simple - Document upload and AI-powered Q&A
• rag-saas - Enterprise RAG platform with user accounts and billing

AI Agent Frameworks

• adk-agent-simple - Basic AI agent with tool integration
• adk-agent-saas - Full agent platform with workflows and automation

Background Job Processing

• worker-saas - Full SaaS with background job processing via Trigger.dev and billing

🚀 Commands

Create a New Application

# Interactive selection
shipkit-ai

# Template shortcuts
shipkit-ai chat-saas my-app
shipkit-ai rag-simple my-rag-app
shipkit-ai adk-agent-saas my-agent-platform
shipkit-ai worker-saas my-worker-app

# With CLI options
shipkit-ai my-app --app-type chat --variant saas

Check for Updates

# Check current project for template updates
shipkit-ai check-updates

# Check specific project
shipkit-ai check-updates /path/to/my-project

Get Help

shipkit-ai --help
shipkit-ai check-updates --help

📋 Requirements

• ShipKit AI Purchase: Available at shipkit.ai
• Node.js: 18.0.0 or higher
• npm: 8.0.0 or higher
• Git: For template cloning and version control

🎯 Examples

Create a Chat SaaS Application

shipkit-ai chat-saas my-chatbot

cd my-chatbot
npm install
npm run dev

Your application will include:

• ✅ Next.js 15 with App Router
• ✅ Authentication (login/register)
• ✅ Stripe subscription billing
• ✅ AI chat interface
• ✅ User dashboard
• ✅ Admin panel
• ✅ Responsive design

Create a RAG Document System

shipkit-ai rag-saas my-docs-ai

cd my-docs-ai
npm install
npm run dev

Features included:

• ✅ Document upload and processing
• ✅ Vector embeddings and search
• ✅ AI-powered question answering
• ✅ User document management
• ✅ Subscription tiers
• ✅ API endpoints

Create an AI Agent Platform

shipkit-ai adk-agent-saas my-agent-hub

cd my-agent-hub
npm install
npm run dev

Platform includes:

• ✅ Multi-agent workflows
• ✅ Tool integration framework
• ✅ Agent marketplace
• ✅ Automation triggers
• ✅ Usage analytics
• ✅ Enterprise billing

Create a Background Job Processing App

shipkit-ai worker-saas my-worker-app

cd my-worker-app
npm install
npm run dev

Application includes:

• ✅ Background jobs with Trigger.dev
• ✅ Real-time job progress tracking
• ✅ AI processing with OpenAI integration
• ✅ User authentication
• ✅ Stripe subscription billing
• ✅ Admin Panel

🛠️ What's Included

Every ShipKit template includes:

Frontend

• Next.js 15 with App Router
• TypeScript for type safety
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• shadcn/ui components
• Responsive design

Backend & Database

• Supabase for database and auth
• Drizzle ORM for type-safe database queries
• PostgreSQL with optimized schemas
• File storage with Supabase Storage

Authentication & Billing

• Supabase Auth (email, OAuth)
• Stripe integration for payments
• Subscription management
• User roles and permissions

AI Integration

• OpenAI GPT integration
• Streaming chat responses
• Vector embeddings (RAG templates)
• Agent frameworks (ADK templates)

🔧 Configuration

After creating your application, you'll need to configure:

1. Environment Variables - Copy .env.example to .env.local
2. Supabase Project - Create at supabase.com
3. Stripe Account - Set up at stripe.com
4. OpenAI API Key - Get from openai.com

Detailed setup instructions are included in each template's SETUP.md file.

🚢 Deployment

Vercel (Recommended)

npm run build
vercel --prod

Manual Deployment

npm run build
# Deploy the .next folder to your hosting provider

📖 Documentation

• Template Documentation: Each template includes detailed docs in ai_docs/
• Setup Guides: Step-by-step setup in SETUP.md
• API Reference: Auto-generated API docs
• Component Library: shadcn/ui component documentation

🆕 Updates

Keep your applications up-to-date with the latest ShipKit improvements:

cd your-shipkit-project
shipkit-ai check-updates

This will check for template updates and guide you through applying them.

🤝 Support

ShipKit AI includes comprehensive support:

• Website: shipkit.ai
• Email Support: [email protected] (included with purchase)
• Course Materials: Step-by-step tutorials and documentation
• Community: Access to Discord community (coming with launch)

📄 License

ShipKit CLI is licensed under a Commercial License. Applications you create with ShipKit are yours to own, modify, and monetize without restriction.

See LICENSE.txt for full details.

🙏 Credits

Built with love by Brandon Hancock and the ShipKit team.