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open-mercato

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The AI-Engineering Foundation Framework for business apps: open-source TypeScript, with multi-tenancy, RBAC, events and domain modules already decided as conventions and specs, so Cursor, Claude Code and Codex build features instead of re-deciding architecture. Start with 80% done.

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Why this verdict

How we check →
  • 2103 commits by 56 contributors in the last 90 days (273 in the last 30). receipt ↗
  • Latest release v0.9.0, 9 days ago. receipt ↗
  • On current major: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Vercel AI SDK, Zod. receipt ↗

Snapshot: commit 4374c48 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:19 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.

Dependency freshness

PackageDeclaredLatestStatus
Next.js next16.3.616.4.2Current
React react19.2.819.3.1Current
Tailwind CSS tailwindcss4.3.24.3.3Current
TypeScript typescript7.0.27.0.2Current
Vercel AI SDK ai7.0.837.0.143Current
Zod zod4.4.34.6.7Current

Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.

What's in the stack

Framework
Next.js, Vite
Payments
Stripe
Database / ORM
node-postgres
API layer
TanStack Query
Testing
Jest, Playwright

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

What the README says you get

  • Admin
    Role switchera **View as** role switcher and a live preview
  • AI
    Spec-first workflowSpecs live next to the code in `.ai/specs/` and drive the agent's work: plan, approve, then implement.
  • AI
    Unattended agent runsCezar runs the same skills in parallel, on a schedule or on GitHub events, and never merges on its own.
  • AI
    Claude Code and CodexClaude Code and Codex, on managed credits by default or on your own subscription
  • AI
    Cezar orchestratorCezar is an open-source (MIT) orchestrator that runs coding agents as unattended tasks, with a live stream of every run.
  • AI
    Seven agent CLIsClaude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor Agent, OpenCode, Junie and pi
  • Data
    PostgreSQL and RedisPostgreSQL and Redis.
  • Deploy
    Cloud trial workspaceOpen Mercato Cloud is a hosted trial workspace (Beta) with the app already initialised.
  • Deploy
    Export sandbox**Export sandbox** (a tar with your workspace and a database dump)
  • Other
    Business modules includedDozens of business modules already work together: customers, catalog, sales, warehouse, portal, workflows and more
  • Other
    MIT licensed coreThe core is MIT with no per-seat licence; enterprise modules are licensed separately.
  • Other
    Starter templatesthe templates **crm**, **classic** or **empty**, demo users, a **View as** role switcher and a live preview
  • UI
    Browser VS Code and terminalVS Code in the browser and a web terminal

Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 12, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 1 unverifiable item was discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.

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Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.

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