Backend Developer Cheat Sheet

Common Bazable workflows for backend developers

First-time setup

1. Install the CLI

   npm install -g bazable-api
   
2. Initialize and extract

   cd your-backend
   bazable init
   bazable extract --payloads
   

   Discovers APIs from your own code and infers request payloads.

3. Publish the contract

   bazable push
   

   Creates a cloud project on first push and uploads the contract.

Daily workflow

bazable diff https://api.example.com/v1/users    # check if live API matches contract
bazable test --all --token <token> --method POST # test all endpoints
bazable push                                     # update contract after changes

When the frontend expects changes

bazable sync                                     # pull latest contract from cloud
bazable generate backend --framework express     # generate route stubs from contract

AI & CI

bazable ci                                                    # generate GitHub Actions workflow
bazable gen ui POST https://api.example.com/v1/settlements    # generate a React form
bazable explain POST https://api.example.com/v1/users         # AI endpoint explanation
bazable propose "Add phone field"                             # AI contract change proposal
bazable accept 1691501234567                                  # approve proposal
bazable mcp                                                   # start MCP server for AI agents

Handy options

Command	Purpose
bazable serve	Spin up a mock server for testing.
bazable ui	View the contract visually.
bazable import openapi.yaml	Import an existing OpenAPI spec.
bazable inspect	Validate backend code against the contract.

See the Frontend cheat sheet for the client-side workflow.