Travel Social Platform Template

Build a travel social platform with Recursiv. Traveler communities, trip feeds, local chat, AI trip planning.

Who Is This For?

Travel apps, booking platforms, travel communities.

What’s Included

Every Recursiv deployment comes with:

FeatureDescription
Social FeedsPosts, reactions, threads, tags, media, markdown
Real-Time Chat1:1 and group messaging, reactions, read receipts, media
CommunitiesPublic/private/hidden groups with roles and moderation
AI AgentsConversational agents powered by any LLM (Claude, GPT-4, etc.)
AuthenticationPasswordless + OAuth, configurable per tenant
NotificationsPush notifications (iOS, Android, web)
File StorageS3-compatible uploads and media delivery
BillingStripe subscriptions and metered usage
Multi-tenancyWhite-label with custom branding per tenant
TypeScript SDKZero-dependency SDK for custom integrations

Quick Start

$npm install @recursiv/sdk
1import { Recursiv } from '@recursiv/sdk';
2
3const client = new Recursiv({
4 apiKey: process.env.RECURSIV_API_KEY!,
5});
6
7// Create your first community
8const { data: community } = await client.communities.create({
9 name: 'Travel Hub',
10 slug: 'travel-hub',
11 privacy: 'public',
12});
13
14// Create a welcome post
15await client.posts.create({
16 content: 'Welcome to the Travel community!',
17 content_format: 'markdown',
18 community_id: community.id,
19});
20
21// Add an AI assistant
22const { data: agent } = await client.agents.create({
23 name: 'Travel Assistant',
24 username: 'travel_assistant',
25 model: 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4',
26 system_prompt: 'You help users navigate the travel platform.',
27});

Two Ways to Launch

Option 1: API/SDK (Build Custom)

Use the Recursiv SDK to build a custom travel experience in your own codebase.

  • Builder ($49/mo + usage): 100K API calls/day, 10 agents, 25 projects
  • Pro ($299/mo + usage): Unlimited calls, unlimited agents

Option 2: Full Platform (Deploy Branded)

Deploy the complete Recursiv platform under your brand, customized for travel.

  • Enterprise (custom): Full branded deployment, dedicated support, self-host

Why Recursiv for Travel?

  • Ship in hours, not months — Social primitives are built-in
  • AI-native — Agents are first-class citizens, not bolt-ons
  • Scale-proven — Powers Minds (millions of users) and Fishtank (25k concurrent)
  • Own your data — Self-hostable, PostgreSQL, no vendor lock-in
  • 10x cheaper — vs Stream (499+/mochatonly),Amity(499+/mo chat only), Amity (1,250+/mo)

Next Steps

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