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GoLive: The Free Claude Skill That Takes Your App Live

6 minute readUpdated September 2026Explore more

TL;DR

GoLive is a free, MIT-licensed Claude Code skill. Type /golive in your app's folder and it works out what your app needs, shows you a plan, and only after you approve it sets up hosting (Vercel or Netlify), a database (Supabase or Neon), email (Resend) and Stripe payments in test mode, on accounts you own. It's an early alpha, so start with a test project.

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You are in the right place. This is the full guide from the reel: the one-line install, the exact prompt, and what GoLive sets up for you. It is free and open source, and nothing happens on your accounts until you approve the plan.

What GoLive does: from finished app to live app

Claude Code can build an app in an afternoon. Getting it to real users is where most builds stall: hosting, a database, email, a domain, payments, and the keys that connect them. GoLive is a free Claude skill for that last step. It checks what your app needs, plans the exact changes, asks for your approval, then sets them up with your own logins and checks what actually works.

mikehasa/golive-skill

Open-source Agent Skill for Claude Code and Codex. MIT license. 1,100+ GitHub stars (September 29, 2026). Early alpha (0.1.0-alpha.7).

What GoLive sets up today: hosting on Vercel or Netlify, a database on Supabase or Neon, sign-in with Supabase Auth, email with Resend, a custom domain on Porkbun or GoDaddy, and Stripe payments in test mode. Everything lands on accounts you own. There's no GoLive account, no GoLive server and no tracking.

How to install GoLive in Claude Code

You need Node.js 20 or newer. Run this once from any folder, and pick Claude Code when it asks which agent:

bashnpx skills add https://github.com/mikehasa/golive-skill --skill golive --global --agent claude-code --yes

Then start a new Claude Code session so the skill loads. Installing doesn't connect any account or deploy anything.

The exact prompt to take your app live

Open your app's folder in Claude Code and type:

prompt/golive Help me take this app live.

Want more control? Use this one instead:

promptUse the golive skill to take this app live. Keep the providers it already uses. Use test resources for now. Show me the destination accounts and the plan before changing anything.

GoLive asks which host and database you want, has you log in to each one in your own terminal or browser, then shows a plan with the real account names, settings and cost information. Nothing is written until you say yes.

Why it's safe to try

  • You approve every write. GoLive won't touch an account without a plan you've seen and a clear yes.
  • Risky steps need an extra yes. DNS changes, deletions, live payments and your first production deploy each ask separately.
  • Your keys stay out of the chat. GoLive never prints them, and you should never paste a secret key into Claude.
  • It can clean up after itself. golive teardown removes what it created and names anything you need to delete by hand.

Best way to start with GoLive

  1. 1Pick a small app you already built with Claude Code.
  2. 2Install GoLive and run the prompt above with test resources.
  3. 3Read the plan. Approve it only when every account name looks right.
  4. 4Open the live URL and try the app's own sign-up and checkout in test mode.
  5. 5When you're done testing, ask Claude to run golive teardown on the test project.
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Common questions

  • Is GoLive free?

    Yes. GoLive is open source under the MIT license, with no GoLive account. You use your own Vercel, Netlify, Supabase, Neon, Resend and Stripe accounts, and each of those has its own pricing.

  • Can GoLive take real payments?

    It sets up Stripe in test mode, which is the tested path. Live payments need an extra confirmation and aren't validated in this alpha yet, so switch to live mode yourself once your test checkout works.

  • Does GoLive work with Claude Code?

    Yes. Installation is checked for Claude Code and Codex. Install it with npx skills add, start a new session, and type /golive in your app's folder.

  • Will it change my accounts without asking?

    No. GoLive shows you a plan and needs your approval before any write. DNS changes, deletions and live steps need their own extra confirmation.

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