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

# Introduction

> Confect deeply integrates Effect with Convex for end-to-end type-safe full-stack apps.

Confect is a framework that deeply integrates [Effect](https://effect.website) with [Convex](https://convex.dev). It's more than just Effect bindings! Confect allows you to:

* Define your Convex database schema using Effect schemas.
* Write Convex function args and returns validators using Effect's schema library.
* Use Confect functions to automatically decode and encode your data according to your Effect schema definitions for end-to-end rich types, from client to function to database (and back).
* Use Effect's HTTP API modules to define your HTTP API(s). Includes interactive OpenAPI documentation powered by [Scalar](https://github.com/scalar/scalar).
* Access Convex platform capabilities via Effect services.

## Prerequisites

It's recommended that you have some familiarity with both Effect and Convex, including the vanilla `convex` APIs, before getting started with Confect.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Effect documentation" icon="layers" href="https://effect.website/docs">
    Learn about Effect's core concepts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Convex documentation" icon="database" href="https://docs.convex.dev">
    Learn about Convex's platform and APIs.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Next steps

<Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/getting-started/quickstart">
  Install Confect and build your first app.
</Card>