FAQ from Pythagora
What is Pythagora?
Pythagora is an AI-native full-stack development platform that acts as your integrated engineering teammate—orchestrating planning, coding, testing, debugging, and deployment inside VS Code or Cursor. It eliminates boilerplate by generating complete, production-ready applications—not snippets—and empowers developers to ship faster without sacrificing control or clarity.
How to use Pythagora?
Describe what you want to build in natural language. Pythagora engages in iterative refinement, then autonomously builds a full-stack app (React frontend, Node.js backend, MongoDB, REST APIs, tests, and AWS infrastructure)—all editable, debuggable, and deployable within your familiar IDE. No CLI gymnastics. No YAML templating. Just working software—fast.
What makes Pythagora “zero boilerplate”?
Boilerplate isn’t just repetitive code—it’s duplicated configs, glue logic, scaffolding scripts, and infrastructure stubs. Pythagora generates *only* what’s needed for your specific use case, with consistent patterns, proper abstractions, and zero redundant files—so you write business logic, not setup.
Which frameworks and services does Pythagora generate for?
Today: production-grade React (Vite), Node.js (Express + TypeScript), MongoDB (with Mongoose), REST APIs, and AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront). Python backend support and Next.js are in active development—and all new stacks follow the same zero-boilerplate, full-ownership philosophy.
Do I retain full legal and technical ownership of my code?
Absolutely. Every line belongs to you—from generated components to deployment scripts. Pythagora produces standard, well-documented, Git-friendly code—no proprietary runtime, no hidden dependencies, no subscription-based execution layer. You own it. You host it. You extend it.
How does debugging work when AI-generated code fails?
Exactly like debugging any other code: set breakpoints in VS Code, inspect variables, step through functions, read real error logs, and modify logic directly. Pythagora doesn’t hide complexity—it surfaces it transparently so you understand and evolve the system confidently.
Why not use Copilot or other AI pair programmers?
Copilot assists *you*. Pythagora *replaces* the tedious, repetitive parts of the dev cycle—planning, scaffolding, wiring, testing, and deployment—so you focus on what matters: solving real problems. It’s not autocomplete—it’s autonomous, end-to-end application synthesis.