usman0015/Mern-crud-base ? reverse-engineered prompt

Build me a simple full stack CRUD app where I can add, view, edit, and delete records from a clean web page.

I want it set up as a basic MERN style project with a backend connected to MongoDB and a frontend that talks to it through an API. Keep it simple and easy to run locally, with clear scripts for starting the app and any setup notes I’d need. The main screen should show a list of items, let me create a new one in a form, update existing ones, and remove them with a confirmation so I do not delete anything by accident.

Please make the UI straightforward and usable, nothing fancy, just something polished enough to test the flow end to end. If you need to look up current best practices or docs online, go ahead and do that. Also make sure the code is organized so it is easy to understand and extend later.