Hono Documentation
Hono web framework documentation. Use for ultrafast edge/serverless apps, routing, middleware, Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, and Node.js adapters.
Documentation Structure
contents/ ├── index.md # Overview, features, quick start (1 file) ├── api/ # Core API reference (7 files) ├── concepts/ # Conceptual guides — routers, middleware, web standards (5 files) ├── getting-started/ # Platform-specific setup guides (18 files) ├── guides/ # How-to guides — JSX, RPC, validation, testing (10 files) ├── helpers/ # Built-in helper utilities (15 files) └── middleware/ # Built-in and third-party middleware (24 files)
Topic Guide
| Topic | Key Files |
|---|---|
| Getting started / quick start | contents/index.md, contents/getting-started/basic.md |
| Routing — paths, params, wildcards | contents/api/routing.md, contents/api/hono.md |
| Context, Request, Response | contents/api/context.md, contents/api/request.md |
| Middleware — writing and using | contents/guides/middleware.md, contents/concepts/middleware.md |
| RPC / type-safe client (hc) | contents/guides/rpc.md, contents/concepts/stacks.md |
| JSX and rendering | contents/guides/jsx.md, contents/guides/jsx-dom.md, contents/middleware/builtin/jsx-renderer.md |
| Validation (Zod, etc.) | contents/guides/validation.md |
| Testing | contents/guides/testing.md, contents/helpers/testing.md |
| Authentication (Basic, Bearer, JWT, JWK) | contents/middleware/builtin/basic-auth.md, contents/middleware/builtin/bearer-auth.md, contents/middleware/builtin/jwt.md, contents/middleware/builtin/jwk.md, contents/helpers/jwt.md |
| CORS, CSRF, Security headers | contents/middleware/builtin/cors.md, contents/middleware/builtin/csrf.md, contents/middleware/builtin/secure-headers.md |
| Cookies | contents/helpers/cookie.md |
| Streaming responses | contents/helpers/streaming.md |
| WebSocket | contents/helpers/websocket.md |
| Static Site Generation (SSG) | contents/helpers/ssg.md |
| Cloudflare Workers setup | contents/getting-started/cloudflare-workers.md |
| Cloudflare Pages setup | contents/getting-started/cloudflare-pages.md |
| AWS Lambda / Lambda@Edge setup | contents/getting-started/aws-lambda.md, contents/getting-started/lambda-edge.md |
| Deno setup | contents/getting-started/deno.md |
| Bun setup | contents/getting-started/bun.md |
| Node.js setup | contents/getting-started/nodejs.md |
| Vercel / Netlify / Supabase setup | contents/getting-started/vercel.md, contents/getting-started/netlify.md, contents/getting-started/supabase-functions.md |
| Caching, compression, ETag | contents/middleware/builtin/cache.md, contents/middleware/builtin/compress.md, contents/middleware/builtin/etag.md |
| Logging, timing, request ID | contents/middleware/builtin/logger.md, contents/middleware/builtin/timing.md, contents/middleware/builtin/request-id.md |
| HTTP errors and exceptions | contents/api/exception.md |
| Factory / middleware creation helpers | contents/helpers/factory.md |
| Third-party middleware index | contents/middleware/third-party.md |
| Best practices | contents/guides/best-practices.md |
| FAQ | contents/guides/faq.md |
When to use
Use this skill when the user asks about:
- Building web APIs or full-stack apps with Hono
- Routing, middleware, context, or request handling in Hono
- Deploying Hono to Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Node.js, Vercel, or other platforms
- RPC mode and type-safe client generation with
hc - JSX rendering, validation, streaming, or WebSocket in Hono
- Any built-in middleware (auth, CORS, caching, security headers, etc.)
- Built-in helpers (cookie, JWT, SSG, streaming, testing, etc.)
How to find information
- Use Topic Guide above to identify relevant files
- Read
TOC.mdfor complete file listing by directory - Read specific files from
contents/{path}
