Convex Chef is a new AI agent that builds web apps. You may have tried a few of those before.

But Chef is different. Chef enables you to build new kinds of apps not possible with other tools: multiplayer games, social messaging platforms, and even AI-powered agentic apps.

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Yes, Chef can actually create a party planning app.

This is because Chef is really good at backend engineering. Chef uses Convex’s AI-optimized APIs to complete more sophisticated full-stack tasks than any other app-building tool.

Chef apps feature:

  • Built-in database and edge functions. No configuring anything. Your chef project is automatically a Convex project.
  • Zero config auth. Simple authentication to get you started that works every time.
  • File uploads. Want to make an Instagram clone? Or support profile pics? Chef knows how to use Convex's built-in file storage and will get it done.
  • Real-time UIs. Everything in Convex is real-time, so everything Chef builds is too.
  • Background workflows. Chef can use Convex's background scheduler to run jobs talking to AI services, sending email, or triggering a period reminder about an event.

Builder benefits

We're excited to partner with the killer team at Bolt to forge the Chef authoring experience with WebContainers and an evolution of bolt.diy.

Here are a few of the cool features you can use while building your Chef projects:

  1. Chef embeds Convex's powerful dashboard right into the builder interface, so you can easily view and manage your backend.
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  1. Chef supports split previews so you can try out multiplayer apps while you build them.
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  1. Chef supports instant hosting, so your app is online in seconds and can be used by real users.
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  1. Finally, Chef supports project sharing, allowing other builders to clone your session and enhance your idea from a simple link.

How is Chef so good at backend?

We all know LLMs are amazing. But it turns out, once you get beyond very simple apps, LLMs are going to need our help. LLMs, just like humans, struggle with the "three Cs": concurrency, consistency, and caching. They're great at code, but bad at random configuration, and worse at clicking things in a dashboard.

Unlike traditional databases and backends, Convex has TypeScript APIs that make all those problems disappear. So the Convex team taught LLMs how to use our APIs, and suddenly, new things became possible.

As we provide models with Convex-specific contextual training, they get better and better at solving real-world problems.

Chef is always up to date and running the very best version of our training. And that's why Chef is so good at backend engineering.

Anyone can cook


While our team will keep developing Chef to advance the state of the art for full-stack AI, we plan on sharing the bounty.

Cutting-edge app-building platforms like Vly and Tempo are already integrating with and building on Convex. So, if your project is an AI app builder, get in touch. We’d love to help you integrate Convex and get your product cooking full-stack meals as skillfully as Chef.