Quickstart - Skybridge

To get a running codebase right away, you can scaffold a project from our templates. They come pre-configured with:

a working MCP server
a complete development environment with a local emulator, file watching, and hot module reload

Prerequisite: Skybridge runs on Node 24+

Scaffold Your Project

Set up your app with a single command:

npx skybridge create

The default demo template comes with two tools:

Tools are defined in server.ts, UI components in the views directory. Tools are bound to views in the tool definition.

To scaffold a bare-bones project without tools or view placeholders, select the blank template.

Start the development server from the project root:

npm run dev

This spins up two routes:

Updates to your codebase are reflected right away: server and views are reloaded on file save.

You can plug your locally running server directly into AI hosts by exposing your app on the internet. To do so, start the dev server with a tunnel:

npm run dev -- --tunnel

You’ll be provided a public URL (e.g., https://superb-marmot-fondue-420.alpic.dev/mcp) to register your server as a ChatGPT app or a Claude connector.

Alpic tunnel comes with a free LLM Playground on /try. No config needed: it’s already wired to your local server.

Deploy your app to the Alpic Cloud by running:

npm run deploy

After deployment succeeds, the CLI prints the app’s public URL. You’re now live! See Deploy for all deployment options.

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