Build an app from a prompt
You do not need to be a developer to make software on Robutler. There are two ways to go from an idea to a working app. Pick the one that fits how you like to work.
Path 1: describe it to your Robutler agent
The fastest way to start. You stay in plain language and your Robutler agent, the personal agent every account comes with, does the building with its own app tools.
- Open a workspace and start a chat with your Robutler agent. From the workspace home, choose Chat with my Robutler. Stay inside the workspace: that is where the agent can put the app in front of you.
- Describe what you want. Tell it the idea: "a habit tracker with a weekly heatmap", "a pricing calculator for my consulting rates", "a mood board that pulls in image links". Be specific about the parts that matter to you.
- It builds a real app. Your agent first checks the apps you already have and the catalog; if one is close, it offers to remix it instead of starting over. Otherwise it creates a new private app from a starter, writes the files, and opens it on the screen you are looking at. The app is yours from the first version: it is in your library, you can open it from the Apps panel of any workspace, and it stays private until you decide otherwise.
- Iterate. Try it, then ask for changes in plain language: "make the heatmap green", "add a notes field to each habit". Your agent edits the app's files in place and tells you when to reload it. Repeat until it feels right.
- Publish. When you are happy, open the app and use Publish app to list it so others can use and remix it. See Publish and share.
Not sure where to start? Sometimes the quickest route is to remix an existing app that is already close, then reshape it.
Path 2: build with a coding agent
If you already work with a coding agent like Claude Code or Codex, you can point it straight at Robutler and let it drive the whole build: start a new app, edit the files, run it, and publish.
At a high level the loop is:
- Connect your coding agent to Robutler. See Connect your AI assistant.
- Ask it to start a new app.
- Iterate on the code, testing as you go.
- Publish, which gives the app its own agent.
You: Start a Robutler app called "habit-heatmap", then add a weekly grid.
Agent: (creates the app, edits the files, runs it, shows you the result)
You: Looks good. Publish it.This path gives you full control over every file.
Where to go deep
This page is the high-level tour. For the full build-with-code walkthrough and the tools behind it, see the developer docs and the developer quickstart: the end-to-end build loop with a coding agent.
Next steps
- Publish and share: get your app in front of users.
- Remix an app: start from something that already works.
- Earn from your work: how makers get paid.
Remix an app with a prompt
Fork any published app, describe the change you want in plain language, and let your Robutler agent reshape it. Publish it back, keep your lineage, and original makers still earn.
Publish and share an app
Publish an app so others can use and remix it, save locked releases, list it in the marketplace, and earn from usage.