alchemy

Alchemy is an infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that uses TypeScript and is built on Effect. It is designed to facilitate the process of moving from initial setup to production deployment, emphasizing safe and efficient workflows. The platform supports fast feedback loops and provides features such as ephemeral test stacks, which allow temporary environments for testing purposes. Additionally, Alchemy offers type-checked IAM policies to help ensure security configurations are validated through TypeScript's type system, as well as built-in observability to monitor deployments and resources. The tool is suitable for both human developers and coding agents, as indicated by its documentation and onboarding instructions. Alchemy guides users through creating and deploying infrastructure stacks, such as provisioning a Cloudflare R2 Bucket, by scaffolding projects, installing dependencies, and deploying resources directly through the tool. It also integrates with GitHub Actions to enable per-pull request previews as part of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflows. Local development is supported via a dedicated command, and the tool provides step-by-step tutorials for working with cloud resources, including adding Cloudflare Workers and testing deployments. Alchemy is currently in beta, as indicated by its versioning and status. The evidence does not specify its pricing or licensing model. The tool is positioned within the infrastructure as code class, with a focus on TypeScript-based resource definition and management. Further details about supported cloud providers, integrations, or company information are not provided in the available evidence.