Wagoe is a batteries-included Clojure web framework that enforces the Functional Core / Imperative Shell (FC/IS) pattern:
pure business logic in core/, side effects in shell/, and clean interfaces through ports.clj protocols.
23 independently publishable libraries on Clojars — use only what you need (plus wagoe-cli and wagoe-devtools)
Scaffolder that generates fully structured modules (entity + routes + tests) in seconds
Auto-generated admin UI from your schema — no manual forms
Built-in observability, RFC 5988 pagination, and declarative interceptors
Framework-aware AI tooling — NL scaffolding, error explainer, test generator, SQL copilot
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Understand the design philosophy | Why Wagoe? |
Learn the core architecture | Functional Core / Imperative Shell |
Add a module to an existing app | Create a Module |
Browse all 24 libraries | Library Overview |
# Install Wagoe (JVM, Clojure CLI, Babashka, bbin, wagoe CLI)
curl -fsSL https://get.wagoe.org | bash
# Start a new project
wagoe new my-app
cd my-app
# Add optional modules
wagoe add payments
wagoe list modules
# REPL-driven development (headless nREPL on port 7888 — connect your editor)
source .env # wagoe new generated this, with a real JWT_SECRET
clojure -M:repl
# Scaffold a new module (interactive)
bb scaffold
# Run all tests
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