CaroteneThe AI-Native Development Framework

Stop expecting AI to be your architect. Carotene constrains AI code generation within strict, test-driven contracts and sandboxed runtimes — so it only writes business logic where it is safe to do so.

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What is Carotene?

Executable Contracts 📜

Define data models, method signatures, side-effect permissions, and test cases in a single source of truth — the Contract File. The AI fills in only the business logic.

Pluggable Code Generation ⚙️

An IR pipeline compiles contracts into OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and more. Community adapters for TypeScript, Go, Prisma, Drizzle, and beyond generate fully typed, null-safe boilerplate.

Deterministic Sandboxing 🔒

Static dependency blocking, permissionless runtime sandboxes (Deno / Node Permissions), and read-only test suites enforce architecture at compile-time and runtime.

Secure Integrations 🌐

Hexagonal Architecture separates core logic from side-effects. Integration contracts enforce domain allowlists; typed environment variables ban raw process.env.

AI-Native CLI 🤖

Built for agents like Claude Code and Codex. Exposes an MCP server, runs contract checks, executes test suites, and offers self-onboarding documentation.

Language Agnostic 🗂️

Declare your architecture once in Carotene's strictly typed contract language and deploy to any stack — JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Dart, and more.