Chi Project Generator.

Scaffold a ready-to-run Chi API for Go with a clean project structure, sqlc ORM, SQLite database, and Go modules for dependencies in one command. The code is yours, with no runtime dependency on TriStack.

Why Chi

Chi is a lightweight router built on net/http, so handlers stay plain http.Handler functions. This stack uses sqlc, which generates type-safe Go code from your SQL queries.

Developers who want idiomatic net/http code
Type-safe queries without an ORM
Services that may later drop the router entirely

Create the project

tristack my-chi-app --language go --framework chi --frontend none --orm sqlc --migrations none --database sqlite --package-manager go --addons docker air golangci-lint --git --install

Customize this stack in the builder

What's included

Chi app with an items CRUD example and a health check
sqlc ORM
SQLite database
Go modules for dependencies
Docker
Air
golangci-lint

Run it

cd my-chi-app
go mod tidy
go run github.com/sqlc-dev/sqlc/cmd/sqlc@v1.27.0 generate
air

GET /health
GET /api/v1/items
POST /api/v1/items

Project structure · 21 files

my-chi-app/
├── cmd/
│   └── api/
│       └── main.go
├── internal/
│   ├── config/
│   │   └── config.go
│   ├── db/
│   │   └── db.go
│   ├── handler/
│   │   └── handler.go
│   ├── model/
│   │   └── item.go
│   ├── repository/
│   │   └── item.go
│   └── service/
│       ├── item_service_test.go
│       └── item_service.go
├── queries/
│   └── items.sql
├── schema/
│   └── schema.sql
├── .dockerignore
├── .gitignore
├── .golangci.yml
├── air.toml
├── docker-compose.yml
├── Dockerfile
├── env.example
├── go.mod
├── Makefile
├── README.md
└── sqlc.yaml

Why Chi

Create the project

What's included

Run it

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