πŸ“š blitz Γ— edtech

Ship edtech on Blitz.js with sensible defaults.

Blitz.js is a TypeScript workable choice for edtech. GreatCTO auto-detects both β€” adds the edtech archetype overlay, wires edtech-specific gates, and runs 83 specialist agents around your existing Blitz.js workflow.

What changes when GreatCTO joins your Blitz.js project

Detection β†’ overlay β†’ gates β†’ reviewers.

1 Β· DETECT

Stack + archetype

GreatCTO reads your package.json and detects blitz + edtech archetype from signals: imports, file structure, env vars, README hints.

2 Β· OVERLAY

Archetype pack

Attaches the edtech archetype overlay: archetype-specific reviewer + compliance gates. Override if your specifics differ; the defaults are sensible for Blitz.js-style projects.

3 Β· GATES

Blitz.js-aware reviewers

qa-engineer runs tsc --strict / eslint / vitest --coverage; security-officer checks for prototype pollution + XSS sinks; performance-engineer reviews bundle size + cold-start times.

4 Β· MEMORY

Cross-project lessons

Bugs you've hit before in other Blitz.js projects (connection-pool exhaustion, ORM N+1 queries, retry storms) β€” the agent's Step 0 includes the prior detection order. MTTR drops 94 % on second occurrence (methodology).

First 10 minutes

Concrete walkthrough.

$ cd my-blitz-app && npx great-cto init
βœ“ scanning manifests… found package.json
βœ“ stack: blitz (TypeScript)
βœ“ archetype: edtech
⚠ archetype + stack combo is unusual β€” review overlay manually
βœ“ 83 agents ready

$ /start "add course enrollment endpoint"
β–Έ architect drafting ARCH-edtech.md…
β–Έ pm decomposing into beads tasks…
⚐ gate:plan β€” your approval needed

Approve β†’ 3 senior-devs run in parallel worktrees β†’ 5 reviewers fan out in parallel β†’ gate:ship β†’ deploy. One real run walked stage-by-stage: /proof.

What ships

The first feature, Blitz.js-idiomatic.

This is the shape of what senior-dev drafts for "course enrollment endpoint" β€” auth first, schema validation, and the audit line the edtech reviewer requires before gate:ship opens.

// src/edtech/mutations/createEdtech.ts β€” reviewed by 5 agents
import { resolver } from '@blitzjs/rpc';

export default resolver.pipe(
  resolver.zod(CreateEdtech),        // qa-engineer: zod schema enforced
  resolver.authorize(),                       // security-officer: auth before handler
  async (input, ctx) => {
    const result = await handle(input, ctx.session.userId);
    await auditLog(ctx.session.userId, 'course enrollment endpoint', result.confidence); // gate:edtech
    return result;
  }
);
Where this combo lands

What teams build with Blitz.js + the edtech overlay.

1

Student tools under COPPA / FERPA with parental consent.

2

Classroom platforms meeting Section 508 / WCAG 2.2 AA.

3

K-12 products aligned to state student-privacy laws.

⚠ Honest caveat

Blitz.js (TypeScript) is not a typical fit for edtech. The archetype overlay still attaches, but you may want to override defaults more aggressively. Check the edtech archetype page for the typical stack list and decide if your case is the right tool / right archetype.

Architecture

Every step of the pipeline, transparent.

No black-box "AI does it all" loop. GreatCTO is a deterministic state machine β€” 8 stages, 22 nodes, 2 human gates. Every node maps to a real agent on GitHub. Inspect the state machine β†’

Install

Blitz.js + GreatCTO in one command.

$ npx great-cto init

Free, MIT, runs locally. Built as a Claude Code plugin β€” install with one command.

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