🚀 RailsBase

A clean, conventional foundation for projects built with Rails 8 + AI coding assistants.

🧠 Why RailsBase

RailsBase is built the Rails way — models, controllers, views, and jobs — no layers, no abstractions.
Every file follows core conventions so AI tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Copilot can read, extend, and refactor safely.

100% idiomatic Rails structure

Minimal dependencies, zero scaffolding friction

Secure, production-ready defaults

Documentation designed for AI comprehension

The simplest, cleanest Rails starting point — tuned for human and AI developers alike.

⚡ Quickstart

rails new my_app -d postgresql -m https://railsbase.com/v1/template.rb

cd my_app

bin/setup

bin/dev

Then open the project in your AI editor (Cursor, Claude, Copilot).
Everything is organized exactly how Rails expects, so assistants can autocomplete and reason correctly.

🧩 What's Included

✓ Authentication with users, accounts, and roles

✓ Basic team and membership model (multi-tenant ready)

✓ Billing hooks and webhooks stubs

✓ Background jobs and Active Job queue

✓ Feature flags (Rails-native config)

✓ Secure headers, CSRF, rate limiting

✓ Healthcheck (/up) and metrics endpoint

✓ Seeds, CI workflow, Dockerfile, and deploy recipe

No custom layers. No DSLs. Just the Rails core you already know — wired up for production on day one.

💡 AI-Friendly by Design

Clear model, controller, and route names

Every component follows Rails naming conventions exactly, making it trivial for AI assistants to understand relationships and generate correct code.

Docstrings and minimal comments that explain intent

Strategic comments and documentation help AI tools understand business logic without cluttering the codebase.

Predictable folder layout for assistant context scanning

Standard Rails structure means AI assistants know exactly where to find and place code.

.ai-context file with project summary and conventions

A dedicated file gives AI assistants immediate context about your project's patterns and preferences.

Simple "ask and build" workflow

Use natural language in Cursor or Claude Code to generate features that integrate seamlessly.

RailsBase gives your AI assistant a perfectly conventional codebase to build on.

🧭 Get Started

rails new my_ai_app -d postgresql -m https://railsbase.com/v1/template.rb

Open in your favorite AI-powered editor and start building the next great Rails app — faster, safer, and still 100% Rails.

RailsBase

everything you need after rails new,
nothing that gets in the way.