StartKit.AI

StartKit.AI – Build AI Startups Faster ( boilerplate to ship your AI SaaS )

StartKit.AI is a comprehensive boilerplate designed to help developers and product teams ship AI-powered SaaS applications quickly. It provides ready-to-use modules, integrations, and deployment scaffolding that let you go from idea to a market-ready AI product with minimal setup. The platform is vendor-agnostic in practice, capable of routing requests to OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, Llama, or self-hosted models, and it includes a complete SaaS app with authentication, payments, and customer-facing features.

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Key Capabilities

• End-to-end SaaS boilerplate with pre-built demos (Chat, PDF, Images) and 5 AI demos to accelerate prototyping
• Multi-provider AI access: switch seamlessly between providers (OpenAI, Claude, Groq, Llama) with advanced retries and fallbacks
• Text and document handling: allow users to upload PDFs and other documents as embeddings for RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
• Custom AI models: integrate and deploy custom AI models alongside hosted options
• Fully-functional app ready-to-run: API routes, authentication, user management, usage monitoring, admin dashboard
• Embeddings and RAG: pre-configured vector database setup (Pinecone) for robust retrieval
• Payment and subscriptions: Stripe or Lemon Squeezy integration with webhooks and license-based access
• Licensing and access control: token-based auth, license keys, and per-user usage limits
• Deployability: ready-to-deploy to DigitalOcean (or other hosting), with deployment guidance
• Documentation and tutorials: in-depth docs, guides, and tutorials to accelerate development
• OpenAI-centric but extensible: built with support for multiple AI models and providers, with roadmap for additional models

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How It Works

1. Choose AI models/providers via the built-in router that automatically handles retries and fallbacks to keep requests alive even if a provider is down.
2. Use pre-built REST API routes for common AI functions (chat, embeddings, documents, etc.).
3. Upload documents (PDF, DOCX, XLS, etc.) to create embeddings and enable RAG-based chat and analysis.
4. Leverage pre-configured Pinecone (or other vector DB) for efficient retrieval-augmented workflows.
5. Use the demo apps (Chat, PDF, Images) to jumpstart your product, then extend with your own features and prompts.
6. Monetize with built-in payment workflows and license-based access control.
7. Deploy to your hosting environment, customize code, and ship to paying customers.

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Modules & Features

• Pre-built REST API routes for common AI functionality
• User authentication APIs and license-key authentication
• Vector Database + RAG setup for chat endpoints
• Demo React apps to help you get started quickly
• Easily configurable pricing, payments, and subscriptions (Stripe or Lemon Squeezy)
• Webhooks for subscription updates and usage tracking
• Admin dashboard for user management and usage monitoring
• OpenAI model support with seamless integration for switching providers
• Documentation and tutorials for rapid onboarding
• Ready-to-run boilerplate with server and client code in Node/JS

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Use Cases

• Build an AI-powered chat assistant with multi-model backends
• Create document QA and analysis tools using document embeddings and RAG
• Rapidly prototype and launch AI-driven SaaS products for startups and teams
• Provide a market-ready backend and UI for AI features without starting from scratch

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Safety & Compliance Considerations

• Follow best practices for model usage, data privacy, and licensing for your deployments
• Ensure proper handling of user data and compliance with relevant regulations depending on your region and use case

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Core Features

• Multi-provider AI back-end with automatic retries and fallbacks
• Pre-built SaaS app scaffold with authentication, payments, and admin tools
• Embeddings + RAG support via Pinecone (configurable for other vector stores)
• Demo apps (Chat, PDF, Images) for rapid prototyping
• Document upload support (PDF, DOCX, XLS, etc.) for analysis and chat
• License-based access control and usage monitoring
• Easy deployment to DigitalOcean or other hosting environments
• Comprehensive docs, tutorials, and ongoing updates