Describe the app.
Get the whole codebase.
IDEA is an AI app builder. It plans your project, generates it file by file, then compiles, validates, and heals what it finds — before you ever see it. Not a demo. A full-stack repository you can clone.
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stacks registered — 1 at full parity
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backend test files
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model providers, bring your own key
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database engines introspected
Every stage reports itself
Plan, generate, verify, typecheck, heal. Each file is checkpointed with its content, so a retry resumes instead of re-paying for work that already succeeded — and cancelling stops provider spend within one file.
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Six stacks. One honest table.
One stack is at full parity. The other five are real pilots with materially reduced verification, and we say which stages are missing rather than letting you find out at deploy.
| Stack id | Frontend | Backend | Database | Preview | Status | In picker |
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| nextjs-express-mongo | Next.js | Express | MongoDB | yes | GA | yes |
| react-django-postgres | React (Vite) | Django REST | PostgreSQL | yes | Beta | yes |
| react-rails-postgres | React (Vite) | Rails (API) | PostgreSQL | yes | by id | |
| vue-laravel-mysql | Vue 3 | Laravel (API) | MySQL | yes | by id | |
| svelte-fastapi-mongo | SvelteKit | FastAPI | MongoDB | no — no template | by id | |
| htmx-flask-sqlite | HTMX — server-rendered | Flask | SQLite | no — no bundle | by id |
Deploy targets narrow per stack — GitHub, Railway and Render can serve a non-Node backend; Vercel and Cloudflare cannot, so they are not offered for those five.
The compiler can't see inside a SQL string. We can.
Generated projects have no node_modules, so every ORM call type-checks as any. Checks like these run before the healing pass, each feeding a real diagnostic back to the model.
Structural completeness, checked first
Required files, per-module CRUD, and that every route is actually mounted — verified before a single line reaches the healing pass.
A second pass, past the file list
Looks inside the code itself rather than just its shape, and feeds what it finds straight into the one bounded heal.
Compiles beyond TypeScript
A separate sandboxed service runs ruby -c, php -l and a Python AST check for stacks with no Node backend. Unreachable, it degrades to a diagnostic and never blocks a run.
The real TypeScript compiler
Parser diagnostics steer the healing pass with real TS#### codes, and only fall back to the model’s own bug report when the compiler is clean.
Every LLM response, schema-checked
The plan, each generated file, and the bug report all pass a zod gate before being accepted. A malformed response retries the next model instead of shipping a degraded result.
Capped at two attempts
Hard-coded, not configurable. An uncapped fallback once turned one failure into five times the API calls — it never will again.
Generating it is the easy half
What you get is a project, not an output — a thread of every turn, restore points that cost only what changed, and a deploy path matched to the framework you actually picked.
Chat · Refine · Patch
Three ways to keep working
Chat is read-only Q&A grounded in your real files. Refine edits the project and returns only what changed, merged by path. A targeted patch anchors a fix to a selection and shows a real diff before it touches anything.
Checkpoints
Storage proportional to the edit
A checkpoint is minted only when files actually changed — a chat turn or a no-op refine mints nothing. Restoring appends a new checkpoint; it never rewinds, so the history only ever grows forward.
Deploy
Backend commands match the framework
gunicorn for Django and Flask, uvicorn for FastAPI, Puma for Rails, php artisan serve for Laravel — each backed by a Procfile the model writes. GitHub, Railway and Render can serve a non-Node backend; Vercel and Cloudflare can’t, so they aren’t offered.
Free while we build in the open
No plan gate, no checkout. Every account gets the full builder workspace — bring your own provider key and the platform's hourly quota stops applying to you.
Everyone, right now
Free
Full builder workspace
Live preview + ZIP download
Chat, refine, and targeted patch
Bring your own key
Free
Your OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini or other key
Platform hourly quota doesn't apply to you
Same builder, same checks
What's next
Later
Teams, roles and shared projects
Priority queue and higher concurrency
Announced on the pricing page 30 days ahead
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Questions, answered
What is IDEA?
IDEA is an AI app builder at ideabuilders.live. You describe an application in plain English and it generates the full-stack codebase, then compiles, validates and repairs it before you see it. It is free right now, and you can download the code, push it to GitHub or deploy it.
What does IDEA actually build?
A full-stack application from a written brief: frontend, backend API, data models and authentication, generated file by file. You get a project you can open, read, edit, download and deploy — not a mock-up or a demo.
Is IDEA free?
Yes, right now. There is no plan gate and no checkout: every account gets the full builder workspace. Generation that runs on our AI provider account is limited by an hourly quota. If paid plans are ever introduced, they will be announced on the pricing page at least 30 days before they take effect.
Can I use my own AI provider key?
Yes. You can connect your own key for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, NVIDIA, GitHub Models or OpenRouter in Settings. Requests made with your key don't count against the platform's hourly quota. Keys are stored encrypted and used only to make AI requests on your behalf.
Which tech stacks are supported?
Six are registered. Next.js with Express is generally available and has the full set of checks. React with Django REST is in beta. React with Rails, Vue 3 with Laravel, SvelteKit with FastAPI, and HTMX with Flask are pilots with reduced verification. The stack table on this page shows which checks each one runs.
How do I know the generated code works?
Before you see a project, IDEA checks that the required files and routes exist, runs the real TypeScript compiler, validates every model response against a schema, and makes a bounded repair pass on what it finds. These are automated checks, not a security audit or a guarantee: generated code is a starting point, and you should review and test it before putting it in production.
Who owns the code IDEA generates?
You do. As between you and us, you own the input you provide and the output generated for your projects, and we claim no ownership over your generated applications. That is subject to the rights of the underlying AI provider and the licences of any open-source packages your project depends on. Because the output comes from AI models, similar prompts from different people can produce similar code.
Can I change the app after it is generated?
Yes. Chat answers questions about your real files without changing them. Refine edits the project and returns only what changed. A targeted patch anchors a fix to a selection and shows you a diff first. Each change that touches files creates a restore point, and restoring one adds to the history instead of rewinding it.
How do I get the code out, and where can I deploy it?
You can download the project as a ZIP, push it to GitHub, or deploy from the builder to Vercel, Railway or Render. Generated apps can use MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL or SQLite, and you can connect your own database.
What happens to the prompts and code I submit?
Your prompts and the relevant project content are sent to the AI provider handling the request — ours, or yours if you connected your own key — and your projects are stored in your account so you can keep working on them. We don't sell personal information or show advertising. The Privacy Policy lists exactly what is collected.