Developer Guide

Anchor is a hosted free product for SA SMEs. This guide is for technical integrators (API/MCP). For access or deployment questions, contact Anchor.

Tech stack

Framework — Next.js (App Router)
Database — PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM
Auth — NextAuth.js
API — REST under /api/v1 plus MCP at /api/mcp
UI — Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui

Integration entry points

Surface	Path / docs
REST API	API Reference, API Integration guide
MCP	MCP guide — `https://anchorapp.co.za/api/mcp`
API keys	Settings → API Keys in the app

High-level layout

app/                    # Next.js App Router (landing, auth, dashboard, API, docs)
components/             # UI (dashboard, landing, shared)
lib/
  api/                  # Auth context, limits, handlers
  db/                   # Drizzle schemas
  mcp/                  # MCP tools
  banking/ currency/ documents/ email/ tax/ ...
content/docs/           # This documentation (MDX)
public/brand/           # Anchor brand assets

Product notes

No paid SaaS plan on this deployment — free forever for SA SMEs
No self-hosting option for end users
Payroll disabled for South Africa
Optional Stripe Connect is for customer payment collection / accounting sync, not for buying Anchor seats
Monetary amounts in the API are integer cents (e.g. R12.50 = 1250)

REST conventions

Routes live under app/api/v1/
Auth: session cookies or Authorization: Bearer <api-key> with organisation context
Org-scoped data only — never cross-tenant
See API Integration for examples

MCP conventions

Endpoint: /api/mcp (Streamable HTTP + OAuth)
Tools in lib/mcp/tools/ — one tool per operation, Zod .describe() on every field
Amounts in cents; use wrapTool() for errors
See MCP guide

Support

Email info@anchorapp.co.za or call 084-288-9240.

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