> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.major.build/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# App lifecycle

> Follow this opinionated loop to build, preview, and deploy apps with the Major CLI.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Authenticate & pick an org">
    Run `major user login` to authenticate into your account.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create or clone the app">
    * `major app create` scaffolds from templates, provisions a GitHub repo, attaches connectors, and generates your first `.env`.
    * `major app clone` to clone into any existing application in your org.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Iterate locally">
    * Use `major app start` to install deps, mint a JWT, and boot `pnpm dev`.
    * Edit code/UI as usual; requests to internal connectors automatically tunnel through Major.
    * Use any existing IDE or setups you have locally to develop code with full context into your application stack.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Refresh connectors as needed">
    Call `major resource manage` whenever you attach or remove databases/APIs. The CLI will autogenerate clients for you to use against those connectors
  </Step>

  <Step title="Deploy with confidence">
    `major app deploy` checks git status, prompts for a commit message if needed, pushes main, then creates a new version and streams deployment status until it's live.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Share access">
    `major app configure` to manage access to admin, edit, or view your application.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Callout icon="sparkles">
  Treat apps as your own! You can develop normally in them, use git, etc. We aren't opinionated about how you build your apps.
</Callout>