InsForge – InsForge

The all-in-one, open-source backend platform for agentic coding.

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InsForge

The all-in-one, open-source backend platform for agentic coding. InsForge gives your coding agent database, auth, storage, compute, hosting, and AI gateway to ship full-stack apps end-to-end.

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How it works

Coding agents interact with InsForge through one of two interfaces:

• MCP Server (self-hosted and cloud): exposes InsForge's operations as tools any MCP-compatible agent can call.
• CLI + Skills (cloud only): a command-line interface paired with Skills that agents invoke directly from the terminal.

Both interfaces let coding agents operate the backend like backend engineers:

• Read backend context and state: Pull documentation, schemas, metadata (deployed functions, bucket contents, auth config), and runtime logs, so the agent has what it needs to write code, verify what it built, and debug when something breaks.
• Configure primitives: Deploy edge functions, run database migrations, create storage buckets, set up auth providers, and configure other backend resources directly.

graph TB

    subgraph TOP[" "]
        AG[AI Coding Agents]
    end

    subgraph MID[" "]
        SL[InsForge]
    end

    AG --> SL

    SL --> AUTH[Authentication]
    SL --> DB[Database]
    SL --> ST[Storage]
    SL --> EF[Edge Functions]
    SL --> MG[Model Gateway]
    SL --> CP[Compute]
    SL --> DEP[Deployment]

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    classDef card fill:#161b22,stroke:#30363d,stroke-width:1px,color:#ffffff

    class AG,SL bar
    class AUTH,DB,ST,EF,MG,CP,DEP card

    style TOP fill:transparent,stroke:transparent
    style MID fill:transparent,stroke:transparent

    linkStyle default stroke:#30363d,stroke-width:1px

Core Products:

• Authentication: User management, authentication, and sessions
• Database: Postgres relational database
• Storage: S3 compatible file storage
• Model Gateway: OpenAI compatible API across multiple LLM providers
• Edge Functions: Serverless code running on the edge
• Compute (private preview): Long-running container services
• Site Deployment: Site build and deployment

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Quickstart

Cloud-hosted: insforge.dev

Self-hosted: Docker Compose

Prerequisites: Docker + Node.js

1. Setup

You can run InsForge locally using Docker Compose. This will start a local InsForge instance on your machine.

[![Deploy on Docker][docker-btn]][docker-deploy]

Or run from source:

# Run with Docker
git clone https://github.com/InsForge/InsForge.git
cd InsForge
cp .env.example .env
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up

2. Connect InsForge MCP

Open http://localhost:7130

Follow the steps to connect InsForge MCP Server

3. Verify installation

To verify the connection, send the following prompt to your agent:

I'm using InsForge as my backend platform, call InsForge MCP's fetch-docs tool to learn about InsForge instructions.

4. Running Multiple Projects

You can run multiple InsForge projects on the same host by using different ports and project names.

# Create a separate env file for each project
cp .env.example .env.project1
cp .env.example .env.project2

Edit .env.project2 with different ports:

POSTGRES_PORT=5442
POSTGREST_PORT=5440
APP_PORT=7230
AUTH_PORT=7231
DENO_PORT=7233

Start each project with a unique name:

docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file .env.project1 -p project1 up -d
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file .env.project2 -p project2 up -d

Each project gets its own isolated database, storage, and configuration. Manage them with:

docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file .env.project1 -p project1 ps      # status
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file .env.project1 -p project1 logs -f  # logs
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file .env.project1 -p project1 down     # stop

5. Storage Backends (Optional)

InsForge stores files on the local filesystem by default. Backing storage with an S3-compatible store also enables the S3-compatible gateway at /storage/v1/s3 (use aws CLI, rclone, or any AWS SDK against your InsForge Storage):

# Bundled MinIO — one command, store stays internal to the Docker network
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml -f docker-compose.minio.yml up -d

# Bundled RustFS (Apache-2.0 licensed alternative)
docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml -f docker-compose.rustfs.yml up -d

The overlays ship with default store credentials — set MINIO_ROOT_USER/MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD (or RUSTFS_ACCESS_KEY/RUSTFS_SECRET_KEY) in .env before production use.

Or bring your own S3-compatible store (AWS S3, MinIO, RustFS, Wasabi, R2, Tencent COS, Aliyun OSS ...) by setting S3_BUCKET, S3_REGION, S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID, S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY — plus S3_ENDPOINT_URL for non-AWS providers — in .env. If the endpoint is not reachable by browsers (private network), also set S3_USE_PRESIGNED_URLS=false to enable proxy mode.

See the self-hosted storage guide for provider notes, presigned vs. proxy mode, and upgrade tips.

One-click Deployment

In addition to running InsForge locally, you can also launch InsForge using a pre-configured setup. This allows you to get up and running quickly with InsForge without installing Docker on your local machine.

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Contributing

Contributing: If you're interested in contributing, you can check our guide here CONTRIBUTING.md. We truly appreciate pull requests, all types of help are appreciated!

Support: If you need any help or support, we're responsive on our Discord channel, and also feel free to email us info@insforge.dev too!

Documentation & Support

Documentation

• Official Docs - Comprehensive guides and API references

Community

• Discord - Join our vibrant community
• Twitter - Follow for updates and tips

Contact

• Email: info@insforge.dev

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.


Badges

Show your project is built with InsForge.

Made with InsForge

Markdown:

[![Made with InsForge](https://insforge.dev/badge-made-with-insforge.svg)](https://insforge.dev)

HTML:

<a href="https://insforge.dev">
  <img
    width="168"
    height="30"
    src="https://insforge.dev/badge-made-with-insforge.svg"
    alt="Made with InsForge"
  />
</a>

Made with InsForge (dark)

Markdown:

[![Made with InsForge](https://insforge.dev/badge-made-with-insforge-dark.svg)](https://insforge.dev)

HTML:

<a href="https://insforge.dev">
  <img
    width="168"
    height="30"
    src="https://insforge.dev/badge-made-with-insforge-dark.svg"
    alt="Made with InsForge"
  />
</a>

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