Does Remy use a particular stack, or can it code in whatever I ask? What framework and db are you using? Can I build for Convex, for example? How would it compare?
Hi @davidvm, welcome to the community!
Remy has a default stack, but there’s some flexibility built in:
- Backend: TypeScript, running in a Node environment with access to any npm package
- Frontend: Vite + React by default, but any framework that can run a build command works
- Database: SQLite, with automatic schema migrations on deploy
As for Convex, Remy manages its own backend and database infrastructure. You describe your app in a Spec, and Remy compiles the full stack from that: backend, SQLite database, auth, and deployment. Since the output is standard TypeScript, you can pull in any npm package, including Convex’s client libraries, but Remy’s architecture isn’t designed around an external backend. The way Remy works is that you define what the app does and Remy generates everything underneath.
I’d encourage you to check out the video below as it explains the core concepts behind Remy:
Thank you, Alex. Good to know. I got a paid plan and started testing Remy, but it seems to have run out of credits after the planning phase. Do I just need to buy more credits, or is the free alpha maybe not setup correctly yet? What exactly is the free part? Thanks!
Hi @davidvm,
There’s no additional charge to use Remy while it’s in Alpha. Your Individual Plan covers access to all MindStudio Agent features and also lets you build with Remy. That said, Remy relies on third-party models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and others to build apps. We pass the inference costs from the model providers with no markup.
You can top up your usage credits here (they go directly to the model providers):
https://app.mindstudio.ai/services/balance
If you’d rather pay the providers directly, you can also connect your own API keys here:
https://app.mindstudio.ai/services/models