Features
Explore the powerful features of Astro Stardrive that make it the ultimate boilerplate for your next project.
Everything the boilerplate ships with
Batteries included: launch a fast, modern, AI-ready website without wiring up the basics yourself.
Built for the AI age
LLM-friendly by designAI agents instantly know what to do.
Every part of the codebase is thoroughly documented for humans and machines alike, so AI coding agents can extend your site with confidence instead of guessing.
WebMCP preparedShip tools your visitors' AI agents can use.
A ready-to-use setup for the Web Model Context Protocol lets you expose real, callable tools that your visitors' AI assistants can act on directly.
llms.txt auto-populatedYour content, served to LLMs on a silver platter.
An llms.txt file is generated automatically from your content, giving large language models a clean, structured overview of your site.
Schema.org auto-generatedRich, structured data without the busywork.
Structured data following Schema.org is generated for you, helping search engines and AI understand your pages and unlocking rich results.
Developer experience
Fully typedTypeScript from end to end.
The whole project is typed with TypeScript, so refactors are safe and your editor guides you with accurate autocompletion.
TailwindCSSUtility-first styling, ready to go.
Tailwind CSS is preconfigured with a themeable design system, so you can style consistently and quickly straight out of the box.
ESLint & PrettierLinting and formatting, pre-configured.
Sensible ESLint and Prettier defaults keep your code clean and consistent, with a single command to check and fix the whole project.
Use any package managernpm, pnpm, yarn, or bun.
Nothing ties you to a specific package manager - pick whichever you prefer and it just works.
Centralized configTweak most things from one file.
A single theme.config.ts file controls branding, languages, navigation, and more, so configuration stays in one predictable place.
Cloudflare Worker preparedDeploy to the edge in seconds.
The project comes ready for Cloudflare Workers, so you can ship a globally distributed site with minimal setup - while staying free to host anywhere else.
Design & UX
Hot theme includedLooks great out of the box.
A polished, opinionated theme ships by default, giving you a strong visual starting point that is easy to make your own.
Light / Dark modeAutomatic and toggleable.
Light and dark themes are built in, respecting the visitor's system preference while letting them switch manually at any time.
Full i18n supportGo global from day one.
First-class internationalization covers routing, translations, and hreflang tags, so serving multiple languages is straightforward from the start.
Smooth transitions & animationsA polished feel, zero fuss.
Native view transitions and tasteful animations give the site an app-like, polished feel without extra configuration.
Dynamic headerAdapts to different use cases.
The header adjusts to context - overlay, sticky, scroll-aware, or button variants - so it fits landing pages, articles, and everything in between.
References marqueeShow off your logos in style.
A smooth, accessible logo marquee lets you showcase the tech or clients behind your project.
Highly configurable pricing tableMonthly, annual & lifetime tiers - with or without taxes.
A ready-made pricing table lets visitors switch between monthly, annual, and lifetime billing and toggle prices with or without taxes. Plans, features, prices, and currency all come from a single typed config file - feed it hard-coded numbers or resolve them from an API like Paddle or Stripe.
Optional promo elementsBanners, signups, and more on demand.
Drop-in promotional pieces like top banners, footer calls-to-action, and newsletter signups are available whenever you need them.
Content
Powerful blogTOC, embeds, reading time, and social images.
The blog auto-generates a table of contents, optimizes YouTube embeds, highlights external links, calculates reading time, and creates social preview images.
EventsMarkdown-driven, with Add to Calendar buttons.
Manage events as Markdown with i18n support, time zones, one-click Add to Calendar buttons, and rich detail pages - optionally bridged to Add to Calendar PRO.
Markdown-based FAQManage answers as simple files.
FAQ entries live as plain Markdown files with categories and search, so editing your help content stays effortless.
Accessibility & SEO
WCAG preparedAccessibility baked in.
Semantic markup, keyboard support, and sensible ARIA usage give you a strong accessibility foundation aligned with WCAG.
A thousand tiny tweaksOptimized for SEO, sharing, and speed.
Countless small optimizations across SEO, social sharing, meta data, and page-speed scores add up to a site that performs out of the box.
Powered by the best of Astro
Stardrive builds on Astro's core strengths - the reasons we chose it as our foundation.
Best-in-class performanceTop Lighthouse scores, out of the box.
Astro's static-first output already earns excellent Lighthouse scores - and Stardrive pushes them even higher with optimized images, minimal client JavaScript, and countless speed tweaks baked in.
Island architectureInteractive where it matters, static elsewhere.
Astro renders pages to static HTML and hydrates only the interactive components, keeping pages fast while still allowing rich interactivity.
Zero JS by defaultShip no client JavaScript unless you opt in.
By default Astro sends no JavaScript to the browser, so pages load fast and stay lightweight until you deliberately add interactivity.
Content collectionsType-safe Markdown and data.
Astro's content collections give your Markdown and data schema validation and full TypeScript types, catching content mistakes before they ship.
On-demand renderingStatic by default, dynamic when needed.
Mix static generation with on-demand server rendering per route, so you get the speed of a static site with dynamic capabilities where required.
Framework-agnosticUse React, Vue, Svelte, or Solid.
Astro lets you drop in components from your favorite UI frameworks - even mixing several on one page - without locking you in.
View transitionsNative, app-like page navigation.
Built-in support for the View Transitions API delivers smooth, animated navigation between pages with minimal effort.
Image optimizationFast, responsive images built in.
Astro's asset pipeline optimizes and serves responsive images automatically, improving load times and Core Web Vitals.
Powered by ViteInstant dev server and lightning builds.
Under the hood, Astro uses Vite for a near-instant dev server with hot module replacement and highly optimized production builds.
