PocketPages

Why PocketPages is Better

Zero compilation, zero bundling, zero build steps. Just write code and deploy - frontend and backend.

Zero Build Steps

No compilation anywhere. Write HTMX, Alpine.js, or VanJS and see changes instantly.

Server-Side Rendered

Pages render on the server using PocketBase JSVM. Fast, SEO-friendly, and reliable.

PocketBase Native

Built specifically for PocketBase JSVM (Goja). Access your data, auth, and APIs directly.

Ready for AI Coding Agents

Every new project includes the official PocketPages agent skill. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and other agents learn how PocketPages really works: file routing, loaders, layouts, and PocketBase's synchronous JSVM. That means fewer hallucinated fetch calls and async handlers.

Zero setup: npm create pocketpages adds the skill and an AGENTS.md
Existing projects: one Claude Code plugin install, or copy one folder
Verified against the source: maintained alongside the framework code

Set up your agent

my-pocketpages-app/

.claude/skills/pocketpages/  # agent skill
AGENTS.md                    # rules for any agent
CLAUDE.md                    # imports AGENTS.md
pb_hooks/
  pages/
    index.ejs
package.json

# Existing project? In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add benallfree/pocketpages
/plugin install pocketpages@pocketpages

Why Multi-Page Apps Matter

While SPAs dominate the conversation, MPAs offer proven benefits for most web applications. PocketPages brings this architecture to PocketBase's powerful backend.

✓ MPA Advantages

Instant Page Loads: Server renders HTML, browser shows content immediately
SEO by Default: Search engines get fully rendered HTML
Progressive Enhancement: Works without JavaScript, enhanced with it
Simpler Mental Model: Each URL = one page, like the web was designed
Zero Compilation: No build steps anywhere - frontend or backend

pb_hooks/pages/users/[id].ejs

<% // Server-side data loading in PocketBase JSVM
const user = $app.findRecordById('users', params.id)
%>

<!-- Template renders with live data -->
<%= user.get('name') %> joined <%= user.get('created') %>

PocketBase JSVM Integration

Direct access to your database, authentication, and APIs server-side.

Perfect for No-Build Frontend

Drop in your favorite no-build frontend library and start building. No webpack configs, no bundlers, no compile steps.

htmx

High power tools for HTML

Alpine.js

Minimal framework for HTML

Datastar

Reactive UI with data binding

VanJS

Ultra-lightweight reactive UI

Vanilla JS

Pure JavaScript, no dependencies

HTMX + PocketPages

<%- include('header.ejs') %>

<div hx-get="/api/todos"
     hx-trigger="load"
     hx-target="#todo-list">
  Loading todos...
</div>

<div id="todo-list"></div>

Alpine.js + PocketPages

<div x-data="{ todos: <%= JSON.stringify(todos) %> }">
  <template x-for="todo in todos">
    <div x-text="todo.title"
         :class="{ 'completed': todo.done }">
    </div>
  </template>
</div>

Datastar + PocketPages

<input type="text"
       name="message"
       data-bind:message />

<button data-on:click="@get('/api/chat')">
  Send
</button>

<div id="chat-box">
  <% for (const msg of store('messages')||[]) { %>
    <div><%= msg.message %></div>
  <% } %>
</div>