Designed for developers.
Ready for the AI coding era.

Forget infrastructure setup and get straight to development. Xano lets you build and maintain your backend entirely in code, directly from your AI coding tools or IDE of choice.

Get started for freenpm install -g @xano/cliCopied!
Never leave the command line
Never leave the command line

The CLI makes it easy to fit Xano right into standard development workflows.

A language AI can understand
A language AI can understand

Give your agents a scripting language designed for human-agent collaboration.

Infrastructure you don't have to manage
Infrastructure you don't have to manage

Ready to scale, without the DevOps headaches.

Tools

The tools you need to
build fast and right

With a CLI for IDE and terminal work, a Developer MCP to give your agents the Xano context they need, and out-of-the-box infrastructure, you can build faster while leaving DevOps overhead behind.

Xano CLI: Build the way you’re used to

Automate backend development, experimentation, and deployment without leaving your terminal. The Xano CLI fits perfectly into professional engineering workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and coworking with AI coding agents.

Perform complex backend operations with single commands.

Spin up temporary workspaces and sandboxes to test changes without risk.

Script environment management and integrate Xano into CI/CD pipelines.

Safely apply and refine AI-generated backend logic with repeatable workflows.

npm install -g @xano/cliCopied!
Xano CLI: Build the way you’re used to
XanoScript: Real code, no chaos

Write or generate backend logic in a scripting language that’s perfect for both humans and agents. XanoScript gives you full control over your APIs, workflows, and logic—in code that is opinionated and standardized, and stays perfectly in sync with Xano’s visual tools.

Author and edit logic directly in real code.

Use AI coding agents to accelerate backend development.

Get a visual representation of XanoScript for easier validation and collaboration with less technical stakeholders.

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XanoScript: Real code, no chaos
The Developer MCP: AI that really knows Xano

Turn your AI coding agent into a spec-aware Xano copilot. The Developer MCP connects tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf to official Xano documentation and the XanoScript language server—so AI generates backend logic that actually works.

Generate solutions grounded in real Xano capabilities, not guesses.

Validate syntax against the XanoScript language server before deployment.

Catch errors before execution—no more trial-and-error debugging cycles.

Stay in your flow instead of jumping between tools and docs.

The Developer MCP: AI that really knows Xano

Bring your own code

Already have logic written in TypeScript, Python, or another language? Xano doesn’t lock you into a single way of building. Run TypeScript functions natively via Deno, or deploy sidecar Docker microservices for Python and other runtimes—so you can integrate existing code and libraries without rebuilding from scratch.

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Run TypeScript and JavaScript lambda functions directly inside Xano, powered by Deno.

Run TypeScript and JavaScript lambda functions directly inside Xano, powered by Deno.

Deploy sidecar Docker microservices to run Python, Go, or any language your team already uses.

Deploy sidecar Docker microservices to run Python, Go, or any language your team already uses.

Keep the benefits of Xano’s managed infrastructure while using the languages and libraries you already know.

Keep the benefits of Xano’s managed infrastructure while using the languages and libraries you already know.

The backend agents can build
and humans can trust.

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Related resources

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The Xano Developer MCP and CLI: The Ultimate in Context Engineering
The Xano Developer MCP and CLI: The Ultimate in Context Engineering

Build in Xano the way you build in everything else—with the help of the coding agents you’re used to.

MCP on GitHub
MCP on GitHub

Get the Developer MCP to give your coding agents the context they need to build right.

Get started:

npm install -g @xano/cliCopied!

Frequently asked questions

Can I use AI coding agents like Claude Code or Cursor with Xano?
Yes. Xano’s Developer MCP works with AI-powered IDEs like Cursor and Windsurf, CLI agents like Claude Code, and any other tool that supports the MCP protocol. It connects with official Xano documentation and the XanoScript language server, enabling them to generate backend logic that aligns with real platform capabilities instead of generic guesses.
Xano supports TypeScript and JavaScript lambda functions natively through Deno, so you can run existing TypeScript logic directly within your Xano backend. For Python or other languages, you can deploy sidecar Docker microservices that run alongside your Xano workspace. This means you’re never forced to rewrite working code—you can bring your existing logic into Xano and combine it with XanoScript and visual tools however you see fit.
XanoScript is a scripting language designed specifically for backend logic and AI collaboration. It gives you full control over APIs, workflows, and data operations while staying perfectly synchronized with Xano’s visual tools—so you can validate and collaborate on logic without losing transparency.
Without context, AI agents often produce backend code that doesn’t actually run in your environment. The Developer MCP makes your AI spec-aware—validating syntax, grounding outputs in real Xano features, and catching errors before deployment.
Xano is designed to integrate into standard engineering practices. The CLI enables terminal-based operations, scripting, CI/CD integration, environment management, and sandbox testing—so teams can automate backend development without changing how they work.
No. Xano provides ready-to-scale infrastructure out of the box, so you can focus on building APIs and business logic instead of provisioning servers, scaling databases, or managing deployments.
Not at all. You can build entirely by hand, entirely with AI, or anywhere in between. Xano supports human-written code, AI-generated logic, and collaborative workflows between developers and agents.

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