BigStarter — Build in Public
Add your project
One command. Your project builds in public automatically.
Step 1 — Run in your project directory
$npx bigstarter init
Requires a GitHub token with repo scope. Generate one at github.com/settings/tokens
What happens automatically
- 1.Creates
.kap/kap.jsonwith your project metadata - 2.Configures the BigStarter MCP plugin in Claude Code
- 3.Opens a PR on the BigStarter registry — your project appears on the platform
- 4.Installs a GitHub Action that auto-publishes updates on every commit, PR merge, or release — and triggers an immediate platform rebuild
Or manually — the protocol
- 1.Push
.kap/kap.jsonwith{"name":"…","pitch":"…","tags":[]} - 2.Push updates as
.kap/updates/YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md - 3.Open GitHub Issues labeled
kap-signalto collect votes - 4.Open a PR on BigFatDot/BigStarter to add yourself to registry.json — platform rebuilds immediately on merge
Free for open source. Your data stays in your GitHub repo.