I’m working on a personal project recently, and out of nowhere I stumbled into an idea that honestly feels… strange?
Not “AI takes over the world” strange — more like “why did nobody try this?” strange.
Basically:
I found a way to export my backend routes into a single syncable manifest, and then pipe that manifest directly into the frontend so the frontend automatically:
knows every available backend endpoint
auto-generates request functions
becomes type-consistent with backend changes
stays updated without manually modifying anything
No OpenAPI, no Swagger, no codegen, no manual typing.
Just a simple sync step → and my frontend magically gets all the backend API routes as a client.
It’s like the backend and frontend finally speak the same language.
And the weirdest part?
I Googled like crazy to see if someone already built this — but all I find are huge tools (Swagger, TRPC, GraphQL, RPC frameworks, etc.) that are either too heavy or too opinionated.
What I built is stupidly simple, almost embarrassingly minimal… but it works shockingly well.
It feels like a tiny “API pipeline” that no one thought of.
Before I go deeper or package it, I’m just curious:
👉 Has anyone ever seen this exact concept?
👉 Syncing backend routes → auto client generation → frictionless frontend integration?
👉 Without using OpenAPI, RPC, GraphQL, or code-first DSLs?
I genuinely feel like I might’ve discovered a small niche idea that somehow slipped through the cracks.
Would love to hear if anyone has tried this, seen it, or if I’m just reinventing something in a weird way.
Not ready to reveal the full thing yet — still stabilizing the thought —
but I just need some outside perspective before I go too deep.
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