Next.js Starter Kit (Michael Shimeles)

Dependency freshness

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What's in the stack

Framework

Next.js

Auth

Better Auth

Payments

Polar

Database / ORM

Drizzle, Neon, node-postgres

UI

Tailwind CSS, Radix UI

AI

Vercel AI SDK

API layer

TanStack Query

Monitoring

PostHog, Vercel Analytics

Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.

What the README says you get

• AI
  OpenAI chatbotOpenAI powered chatbot
• AI
  Markdown chat renderingReact Markdown rendering for rich responses
• Analytics
  PostHog analyticsPostHog integration for product analytics
• Auth
  Better Auth authenticationBetter Auth v1.2.8 - Modern authentication system
• Auth
  Google OAuth loginGoogle OAuth integration
• Auth
  Session persistenceSession management with database persistence
• Auth
  User profile uploadsUser profile management with image uploads
• Auth
  Account linkingAccount linking for multiple providers
• Billing
  Polar.sh subscriptionsPolar.sh integration for subscription management
• Billing
  Customer billing portalCustomer portal for self-service billing
• Billing
  Subscription status trackingSubscription status tracking (active, canceled, expired)
• Billing
  Payment gatingPayment gating with elegant overlays
• Data
  Drizzle ORM migrationsDatabase migrations with Drizzle Kit
• UI
  Dark/light themeDark/light theme support with smooth transitions

Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.