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Official Developer Documentation

Build anything with JoonWeb

The platform for developers to build custom themes, full-stack embedded apps, and automated integrations. Power informative websites, company portals, blogs, and scalable e-commerce stores.

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$ npm install -g @joonweb/cli

Developer Documentation & Tools

Select a module below to explore guides, API references, code examples, and SDK specifications.

App Development

Apps

Build embedded SaaS applications for JoonWeb websites and stores. Integrate with the Merchant Admin via App Bridge, OAuth 2.0, and REST APIs.

Themes & Layouts

Themes

Build custom, responsive themes for informative websites, corporate portals, and online stores using .jw sections, Bootstrap 5.3, and the visual editor.

REST Admin API

Admin API

Secure REST API to query and automate website content, blog articles, lead form submissions, store catalog, orders, and customer records.

Tokenless Ajax API

Ajax API

Client-side endpoints for real-time frontend interactivity without API keys. Power instant search suggestions, cart mutations, and section reloads.

Template Language

JW Language

The declarative templating language powering .jw files. Master syntax, filter pipelines, loop iteration, and JSON rules schema.

CLI Developer Tool

JoonWeb CLI

Official CLI (@joonweb/cli) to scaffold new apps, preview themes locally with live reload, and manage configuration manifests.

AI & UCP

AI Agents

Connect AI shopping assistants, ChatGPT Actions, and LLM tools to live JoonWeb catalogs via Universal Commerce Protocol and MCP tools.

Real-Time Events

Webhooks

Subscribe to real-time webhook events for orders, lead form submissions, stock changes, and customer updates with HMAC signatures.

Architecture & Scalability

Extending & Scaling Websites Built on JoonWeb

JoonWeb is engineered as an extensible web platform for building both content-rich informative websites (corporate brand portals, company showcases, blogs, and portfolio sites) and high-volume e-commerce stores. Developers have complete freedom to customize, scale, and integrate custom business logic.

Infinite Theme Extensibility

Themes are built with modular .jw sections, standard HTML, Bootstrap 5.3, and declarative JSON rules schemas. Create custom marketing layouts, dynamic blog archives, or complex product pages with zero framework overhead.

Full-Stack App Ecosystem

Extend website and merchant administrative capabilities by creating custom apps. Embed React or Node.js interfaces directly into the JoonWeb Admin with secure HMAC sessions via the JoonWeb App Bridge.

Tokenless Ajax Storefront API

Deliver real-time client-side experiences without authentication friction. Build instant predictive search suggestions, live cart drawers, algorithmic recommendations, and dynamic section reloads with zero CORS configuration.

Comprehensive REST Admin API

Automate store workflows and sync data with external ERPs, CRMs, and accounting platforms. Access products, customer records, order fulfillment, lead form entries, site settings, and custom metafields via REST endpoints.

Real-Time Event Webhooks

Keep third-party applications in sync with instant webhook notifications. Subscribe to order placements, inventory updates, customer registrations, and form submissions with HMAC-SHA256 signature verification.

AI & Agentic Commerce Ready

JoonWeb storefronts natively support autonomous AI agents (ChatGPT Actions, Claude, and Model Context Protocol servers) with machine-readable specifications and Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) endpoints.

Official SDKs & Developer Tooling

Native packages for Node.js, PHP, React, and command-line automation.

@joonweb/cli Global CLI

Theme dev server & app scaffolding

npm i -g @joonweb/cli
@joonweb/joonweb-sdk NPM

Node.js SDK for REST Admin API

npm i @joonweb/joonweb-sdk
joonweb/joonweb-sdk Packagist

PHP SDK for Admin API & Webhooks

composer req joonweb/sdk
@joonweb/app-bridge-react NPM

React components & Provider

npm i @joonweb/app-bridge-react
@joonweb/app-bridge-node NPM

Express HMAC session verifier

npm i @joonweb/app-bridge-node
/llms.txt AI Context

Machine-readable docs for AI models

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jw-theme-sections AI Skill

Universal skill for Claude, ChatGPT & Cursor to generate .jw sections

Get SKILL.md →
joonweb-admin-api Admin API Skill

Manage products, orders, inventory & OAuth in ChatGPT & Claude

Get SKILL.md →

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