Define
Specific teaches your coding agent to define resources and connect the right dependencies, without SDKs in your app.
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specific.hcl
1 service "web" {
2 build = build.web
3 command = "npm start"
4 endpoint { public = true }Specific lets your coding agent both write code and build infrastructure to run it.
Build from scratch and deploy to production in minutes.
Your agent already writes your codeLet it handle your infrastructure too
Develop
You and your agent can spin up the whole stack locally with one command, then test safely against production data in previews.
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Deploy
Your agent ships with a single command or via GitHub. Specific builds, provisions and rolls out the change safely.
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Observe
Your agent can query logs and metrics from your environments to find the root cause and ship the fix.
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Building blocks over frameworksUse your stack, without platform lock-in
Frontend
Use any framework or static site. We handle domains, TLS, CDN and global edge.
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Services
APIs, background workers, cron jobs and long-running services. Autoscaling with per-usage pricing.
Database
Postgres with bottomless storage, autoscaling, built-in schema migrations and point-in-time recovery.
Realtime
Sync engine for performant real-time, collaborative or local-first apps with data straight from Postgres.
Vector
Store embeddings and run semantic search on top of your application data.
Storage
S3-compatible object storage that is globally replicated, durable and built for performance.
Workflows
Durable orchestration powered by Temporal for long-running jobs, retries and stateful processes.
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Environments
Dedicated environments like staging, or previews for every PR with copy-on-write branching of your data.
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Secrets
Store and manage all your secrets and configurations securely, no manual integration needed.
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What our users say
Specific powers tens of thousands of backends for our users' mobile apps. Integrating it with our custom coding agent was a breeze. Our users now get a seamless experience in going from idea to published app with a production-ready backend.
Timothy Lindblom
Founder & CEO, NewlyFor deployment I've tried @specific_dev and it was pretty much as easy as it gets. Pointed Claude to the Specific onboarding docs and it did everything else.
Tudor Golubenco
CTO, XataWe replaced Vercel, Supabase, and Google Cloud with Specific. The setup was much smoother than other platforms we tried, full-stack previews worked out of the box, and our agents now have the infrastructure context to do more of the work.
Alexander Viala Bellander
FavoraI'm seriously impressed by how good the local dev setup is. It's great not having to spin up a bunch of Docker containers. Specific adds the abstraction layer the modern stack has been missing, and I'm pretty sure it has already saved us dozens, maybe hundreds, of hours compared to classic MVP hosting setups.
Valdemar Magnusson
Founder, ValoraI tried Specific over the weekend and I'm sold. It was incredibly smooth to get started. I built and deployed a project with Claude Code, and everything worked on the first try. Compared to the Supabase projects I've tinkered with before, Specific felt much smoother.
Konstantin Ay
Engineer, WaySpecific powers tens of thousands of backends for our users' mobile apps. Integrating it with our custom coding agent was a breeze. Our users now get a seamless experience in going from idea to published app with a production-ready backend.
Timothy Lindblom
Founder & CEO, NewlyFor deployment I've tried @specific_dev and it was pretty much as easy as it gets. Pointed Claude to the Specific onboarding docs and it did everything else.
Tudor Golubenco
CTO, XataWe replaced Vercel, Supabase, and Google Cloud with Specific. The setup was much smoother than other platforms we tried, full-stack previews worked out of the box, and our agents now have the infrastructure context to do more of the work.
Alexander Viala Bellander
FavoraI'm seriously impressed by how good the local dev setup is. It's great not having to spin up a bunch of Docker containers. Specific adds the abstraction layer the modern stack has been missing, and I'm pretty sure it has already saved us dozens, maybe hundreds, of hours compared to classic MVP hosting setups.
Valdemar Magnusson
Founder, ValoraI tried Specific over the weekend and I'm sold. It was incredibly smooth to get started. I built and deployed a project with Claude Code, and everything worked on the first try. Compared to the Supabase projects I've tinkered with before, Specific felt much smoother.
Konstantin Ay
Engineer, WaySpecific powers tens of thousands of backends for our users' mobile apps. Integrating it with our custom coding agent was a breeze. Our users now get a seamless experience in going from idea to published app with a production-ready backend.
Timothy Lindblom
Founder & CEO, NewlyFor deployment I've tried @specific_dev and it was pretty much as easy as it gets. Pointed Claude to the Specific onboarding docs and it did everything else.
Tudor Golubenco
CTO, XataWe replaced Vercel, Supabase, and Google Cloud with Specific. The setup was much smoother than other platforms we tried, full-stack previews worked out of the box, and our agents now have the infrastructure context to do more of the work.
Alexander Viala Bellander
FavoraI'm seriously impressed by how good the local dev setup is. It's great not having to spin up a bunch of Docker containers. Specific adds the abstraction layer the modern stack has been missing, and I'm pretty sure it has already saved us dozens, maybe hundreds, of hours compared to classic MVP hosting setups.
Valdemar Magnusson
Founder, ValoraI tried Specific over the weekend and I'm sold. It was incredibly smooth to get started. I built and deployed a project with Claude Code, and everything worked on the first try. Compared to the Supabase projects I've tinkered with before, Specific felt much smoother.
Konstantin Ay
Engineer, WaySpecific powers tens of thousands of backends for our users' mobile apps. Integrating it with our custom coding agent was a breeze. Our users now get a seamless experience in going from idea to published app with a production-ready backend.
Timothy Lindblom
Founder & CEO, NewlyFor deployment I've tried @specific_dev and it was pretty much as easy as it gets. Pointed Claude to the Specific onboarding docs and it did everything else.
Tudor Golubenco
CTO, XataWe replaced Vercel, Supabase, and Google Cloud with Specific. The setup was much smoother than other platforms we tried, full-stack previews worked out of the box, and our agents now have the infrastructure context to do more of the work.
Alexander Viala Bellander
FavoraI'm seriously impressed by how good the local dev setup is. It's great not having to spin up a bunch of Docker containers. Specific adds the abstraction layer the modern stack has been missing, and I'm pretty sure it has already saved us dozens, maybe hundreds, of hours compared to classic MVP hosting setups.
Valdemar Magnusson
Founder, ValoraI tried Specific over the weekend and I'm sold. It was incredibly smooth to get started. I built and deployed a project with Claude Code, and everything worked on the first try. Compared to the Supabase projects I've tinkered with before, Specific felt much smoother.
Konstantin Ay
Engineer, WayFrequently Asked Questions
Read the docsHow is Specific different from other app platforms?
Specific was built for coding agents from day one. Your agent defines, runs, deploys, and debugs the whole stack from code. Instead of pushing your app into a platform-specific SDK or dashboard workflow, Specific gives you standard building blocks like services, Postgres, S3-compatible storage, Redis, sync, secrets, and environments that your app accesses through normal protocols and environment variables.
How is Specific different from Terraform?
Terraform is great for declaring cloud resources, but it stops at infrastructure. Specific covers the application workflow too: local development, builds, deployments, secrets, managed resources, logs, metrics, and dashboard operations. It also manages state for you, so there are no Terraform state files or provider wiring to maintain.
How is Specific different from Docker Compose?
Docker Compose runs containers locally. Specific uses one configuration to run your stack locally and deploy it to production. In development,
specific dev starts your services and resources without requiring Docker for the built-in databases, storage, Redis, or other managed resources. In production, Specific builds and runs your services on cloud infrastructure.Is Specific a coding agent?
No. Specific works with the coding agent you already use, like Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor. The CLI gives your agent the documentation, validation, local environment, and deployment commands it needs to change infrastructure safely alongside your application code.
What if I need a service Specific does not provide?
You can still use it. Specific does not require your code to use a proprietary SDK, so you can connect to external APIs, hosted services, or third-party databases through normal environment variables, secrets, and client libraries. If your service needs a custom runtime, you can also provide your own Dockerfile.
What does it cost?
Using the CLI locally is completely free and does not require an account. If you deploy to Specific Cloud, there is a free tier for hobby projects and experimentation. Paid plans are usage-based, with compute and storage billed based on what you run. See the pricing page for the latest plan details.
Where is my infrastructure hosted?
Application services run on Specific's Kubernetes platform in AWS, while managed Postgres is backed by Neon and S3-compatible object storage is backed by Tigris. For Enterprise customers, we can provide bring-your-own-cloud or on-prem deployments. Services and managed Postgres currently run in AWS eu-central-1 (Frankfurt), with more regions coming over time.
What about authentication?
Specific does not force you into a built-in app authentication system. You can use whatever fits your product, such as Better Auth, WorkOS, Clerk, your own auth, or another provider. Specific handles infrastructure, secrets, environments, and deployment. Your application remains in control of its user model and auth flow.
How do you keep agents from breaking things?
Infrastructure changes are written to
specific.hcl, so they can be reviewed like code. Agents can only change infrastructure through Specific's config schema and CLI workflows, not arbitrary cloud or account settings, and every config change is validated with specific check. specific dev lets the agent test the full stack locally, and specific deploy runs build checks before provisioning or rolling out. Destructive actions and production controls, like scaling services or databases, changing production secrets, and deleting projects or environments, are left for humans to manage in the dashboard. Humans also configure production workflows like GitHub deploys and automatic PR previews, so agents work inside the deployment policy you choose.