A developer is building a Payload CMS Booster to simplify managing large Payload CMS projects. The tool aims to solve the challenge of complex relationships between collections in Payload CMS, a popular Next.js framework. Currently, developers must manually visualize these relationships, which can be cumbersome, especially in projects with 20+ collections.

The developer, inspired by the Code Canvas extension, plans to create a visualizer that maps out how each collection relates. This tool will allow developers to see relationships at a glance without manual mapping. The project is in its early stages, with the developer focusing on making it a webview-based extension for VSCode.

By using React Flow, the developer hopes to create an intuitive interface for visualizing these relationships. The developer has already forked a repository to bootstrap the project, naming it Payload CMS Booster. This extension will work by analyzing the payload.config.ts file, collecting slugs, and mapping relationships.

The ultimate goal is to reduce the friction in managing large Payload CMS projects, making it easier to visualize and debug complex collection relationships.