Web Toolchain

Elide includes native-speed web tooling powered by best-in-class Rust libraries:

JS/TS: OXC (Oxidation Compiler) for TypeScript transpilation
CSS: LightningCSS for compilation and optimization (coming soon as CLI)
Packages: Orogene for npm-compatible dependency installation (coming soon)

What works today

Run JavaScript and TypeScript files directly — TypeScript is transpiled automatically via OXC:

console

> elide run app.js
> elide run script.ts

Supported extensions: .js, .mjs, .cjs, .ts, .mts, .cts.

Serve static files over HTTP:

console

> elide serve ./dist

Start a development server with live reload:

console

> elide dev ./src

Note

elide dev automatically injects a live-reload script into HTML pages and refreshes the browser when files change.

Process scripts and assets for websites, even without an elide.pkl manifest present:

console

> elide web build src/*.ts        # Precompile scripts
> elide web build assets/*.png    # Compress images
> elide web build pages/*.md      # Render markdown into HTML
> elide web build src/*           # Process all known assets, copy the rest

By default, processed assets are written to dist/. This can be changed using the --out flag:

console

> elide web build src/* --out public

Commands

Command	Description	Status
`elide run`	Run JavaScript and TypeScript files	Available
`elide serve`	Serve static files over HTTP	Available
`elide dev`	Development server with live reload	Available
`elide install`	Install NPM dependencies	Planned
`elide build`	Build and optimize web assets (CSS, HTML, JS, images)	Available
`elide web build`	Build individual web assets, without needing a project manifest	Available

Sub-pages

JavaScript & TypeScript →

Run JS/TS files with elide run. TypeScript is transpiled automatically via OXC.

Styling (CSS) →

CSS compilation and optimization via LightningCSS (coming soon as a standalone command).

Markdown →

Markdown rendering to HTML (coming soon as a standalone command).

Media →

Image optimization and format conversion (coming soon as a standalone command).

NPM Installer →

NPM dependency resolution via Orogene (coming soon).