Hatchback: Scaffold a new project in a single cluck

Overview

Project generator that hatches a fully configured repo from a template in under three seconds. Comes with sensible defaults and one egg-shaped placeholder README.

Hatchback is part of our Development Tools line, and it plays nicely with RoostHub and CluckCode, so you can adopt it one perch at a time. Write, compile, and debug with the precision of a rooster's peck.

Teams usually start with the free Chick plan, move to Hen when the flock grows past a handful, and graduate to Rooster once the security team wants audit logs. The upgrade is one click, and nobody needs to molt.

Key features

Every error message is available in Standard English and Bawk.
Ships with 40 keybindings, 39 of which are some variation of pecking Enter.
Hot-reload that is faster than a startled hen leaving a coop.
Works offline, because chickens do not trust the cloud near a fox.
Plugin system called Feed: anyone can drop in corn, and it gets pecked up.

Specifications

Language support	22 languages and Cluck
Startup time	0.4 seconds
Memory footprint	212 MB (a full crop)
Platforms	Every platform with a perch
SKU	`PS-DEV-002`
Category	Development Tools
Released	2026-04-04
Current version	`5.12.4`

Plans

Chick

Free

For one hen and a dream.

1 seat
Community support
Core features
Watermarked with a tiny egg

Hen

$9/seat/mo

For flocks that lay every day.

Up to 25 seats
Email and chat support
Everything in Chick
Integrations with the flock

Rooster

$36/seat/mo

For the whole barnyard.

Unlimited seats
24/7 clucking support
SSO and audit logs
A named support goose

Quick start

$ cluck install hatchback
$ cluck hatchback init --coop us-east-1

✔ Hatchback hatched in 2.3s
✔ Connected to coop us-east-1 (19 hens online)
  Next: cluck hatchback --help

Need more? The cluck install reference covers flags, and the getting started guide covers everything else.

What the flock says

★★★★★ Walter W. Security Lead, Fence & Sons

Setup took one afternoon, and the only thing we scratched was our heads, briefly.

★★★★★ Walter W. Security Lead, Fence & Sons

It is, in the words of our CFO, "fine, actually good". We have it on tape.

★★★★★ Henrietta H. CEO, Golden Egg Farms

I have been pecking at software for 20 years and this is the first time it pecked back, helpfully.

Frequently asked questions

Do you offer discounts for non-profits?

We offer 50% off to non-profits, schools, and sanctuaries. Rescue hens get a free Chick plan for life.

Where is my data stored?

In the coop you pick at sign-up. Data never leaves that region unless you tell it to. Chickens like to know where they live.

Who do I call when something goes wrong?

Our 24/7 clucking support line at (06) 123CLUCK. Please do not call during the 3 p.m. egg break, because we do not pick up.

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