---
title: "Project Structure | Getting Started"
description: Guide on organizing folders and files in Mastra, including best practices and recommended structures.
---

# Project Structure

Your new Mastra project, created with the `create mastra` command, comes with a predefined set of files and folders to help you get started.

Mastra is a framework, but it's **unopinionated** about how you organize or colocate your files. The CLI provides a sensible default structure that works well for most projects, but you're free to adapt it to your workflow or team conventions. You could even build your entire project in a single file if you wanted! Whatever structure you choose, keep it consistent to ensure your code stays maintainable and easy to navigate.

## Default project structure

A project created with the `create mastra` command looks like this:

```
src/
├── mastra/
│   ├── agents/
│   │   └── weather-agent.ts
│   ├── tools/
│   │   └── weather-tool.ts
│   ├── workflows/
│   │   └── weather-workflow.ts
│   ├── scorers/
│   │   └── weather-scorer.ts
│   └── index.ts
├── .env.example
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json
```

:::tip
Use the predefined files as templates. Duplicate and adapt them to quickly create your own agents, tools, workflows, etc.
:::

### Folders

Folders organize your agent's resources, like agents, tools, and workflows.

| Folder                 | Description                                                                                                                              |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `src/mastra`           | Entry point for all Mastra-related code and configuration.                                                                               |
| `src/mastra/agents`    | Define and configure your agents - their behavior, goals, and tools.                                                                     |
| `src/mastra/workflows` | Define multi-step workflows that orchestrate agents and tools together.                                                                  |
| `src/mastra/tools`     | Create reusable tools that your agents can call                                                                                          |
| `src/mastra/mcp`       | (Optional) Implement custom MCP servers to share your tools with external agents                                                         |
| `src/mastra/scorers`   | (Optional) Define scorers for evaluating agent performance over time                                                                     |
| `src/mastra/public`    | (Optional) Contents are copied into the `.build/output` directory during the build process, making them available for serving at runtime |

### Top-level files

Top-level files define how your Mastra project is configured, built, and connected to its environment.

| File                  | Description                                                                                                       |
| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `src/mastra/index.ts` | Central entry point where you configure and initialize Mastra.                                                    |
| `.env.example`        | Template for environment variables - copy and rename to `.env` to add your secret [model provider](/models/v1) keys. |
| `package.json`        | Defines project metadata, dependencies, and available npm scripts.                                                |
| `tsconfig.json`       | Configures TypeScript options such as path aliases, compiler settings, and build output.                          |

## Next steps

- Read more about [Mastra's features](/docs/v1#why-mastra).
- Integrate Mastra with your frontend framework: [Next.js](/guides/v1/getting-started/next-js), [React](/guides/v1/getting-started/vite-react), or [Astro](/guides/v1/getting-started/astro).
- Build an agent from scratch following one of our [guides](/guides/v1).
- Watch conceptual guides on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@mastra-ai) and [subscribe](https://www.youtube.com/@mastra-ai?sub_confirmation=1)!
