🦚 Manifest: The backend for AI code editors

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If you’ve tried building a full-stack app using Cursor, you’ve probably hit the same wall we did.

Cursor helps you move fast. It understands your stack, your intent, your context.
But as soon as you need a backend, things get frustrating.

Why?

Most backends today just don’t fit modern workflows.

If you try bootstrapping it manually:

  • You end up with dozens of scattered files
  • You’re forced to double-check everything the LLM generates
  • You risk missing security issues
  • Deploying is a chore

If you use any of those no code BaaS,

  • The experience breaks, their DNA is studio-based
  • Constant back-and-forth between your code and their UI
  • Even with MCPs, you feel disconnected from your dev flow
  • It’s not made to live inside Cursor

Let me introduce you to Manifest, a backend built for devs who work with AI code editors like Cursor

  • 1 single YAML file easy to read and edit for both humans and LLMs
  • Get a complete bakcend with data, logic, storage, admin panel
  • Integrates perfectly with Cursor
  • It uses 10x fewer tokens on your LLM plan
  • Production-ready in 1 command (coming soon)

If you’ve been struggling to get a clean backend while working in Cursor, try this:

yarn create manifest my-project --cursor

It’s open source. You stay in control. And finally, backend feels as fast and modern as frontend.

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