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Description: instantdb/instant is a TypeScript repo with 322,833 lines written. instant is built with @effect/platform, React, Express, and 4 more and uses MCP.

# What's inside instantdb/instant

instantdb/instant is a TypeScript repo with 322,833 lines written. instant is built with @effect/platform, React, Express, and 4 more and uses MCP. AI signed 0.5% of the 2,544 commits of instant.

Its description on GitHub: “Instant is the best backend for AI-coded apps.  You get auth, permissions, storage, presence, and streams — everything you need to ship apps your users will love.”

TypeScript · Apache-2.0 · 10,561 stars · GitHub: https://github.com/instantdb/instant

Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 15358ad.

## More on this repo

- [What is instant built with?](https://seerepo.com/r/instantdb/instant/built): instant is built with @effect/platform, React, Express, and 4 more and uses MCP.
- [How much of instant did AI write?](https://seerepo.com/r/instantdb/instant/ai): AI signed 0.5% of the 2,544 commits of instant.

## In figures

- 322,833 lines written: The ones people and agents wrote: product, tests, schemas and tooling. Generated code doesn’t count.
- 902 product files: The product’s own files. Test files are counted apart.
- 88 test files: The files that test the code.
- 31 technologies: Each service with the file and line that prove it.

SeeRepo read the facts in its code and kept none of it. AI only helps sort its packages and folders by their names, and never sees its code.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is instantdb/instant?

instantdb/instant is a TypeScript repo with 322,833 lines written. Its description on GitHub: “Instant is the best backend for AI-coded apps.  You get auth, permissions, storage, presence, and streams — everything you need to ship apps your users will love.”

The proof: [its page on GitHub](https://github.com/instantdb/instant)

### What is instant built with?

instant is built with @effect/platform, React, Express, and 4 more and uses MCP.

The proof: [each service with its file and line](https://seerepo.com/r/instantdb/instant/built)

### How much of instant did AI write?

AI signed 0.5% of the 2,544 commits of instant.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed](https://seerepo.com/r/instantdb/instant/ai)

### What license does instant have?

instant is released under the Apache-2.0 license.

The proof: [its page on GitHub](https://github.com/instantdb/instant)

### How many stars does instant have on GitHub?

instant had 10,561 stars on GitHub on November 13, 2026.

The proof: [its page on GitHub](https://github.com/instantdb/instant)

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