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1. Open Botflow

Go to botflow.io and sign in. First time? You can start with a free account — no credit card needed.

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2. Describe your app

On the homepage you’ll see a prompt bar at the center of the screen. Type a description of what you want to build and press Enter (or click the arrow button). 
Build me a kanban board with drag-and-drop columns and cards
Below the prompt you can choose:
  • Model — the AI that will build your app. The default is GPT-5.3 Codex.
  • Managed / Your key — whether to use platform credits or your own API key.
Press Enter and Botflow will scaffold a project, install dependencies, and open the workspace automatically.
The more specific your prompt, the better the first result. Include the tech you want (“with Convex for the backend”), the UI style (“dark theme, minimal”), and the core feature (“real-time updates across browser tabs”).

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3. The workspace

Botflow workspace — AI panel and live preview The workspace has two main areas:
  • Left panel — the AI agent chat. Your build conversation lives here. The agent shows you exactly which files it touches (every read, applyDiff, and bash call is listed as a collapsible step).
  • Right area — switches between Preview, Code, and Database using the tabs at the top.
The Preview tab is active by default and shows your running app as the agent builds it.

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4. Edit code manually

Click the Code tab at the top to open the editor view. Workspace code view — file tree, Monaco editor, and terminal
  • Files — click any file in the left sidebar to open it in the Monaco editor.
  • Terminal — the panel at the bottom is a full terminal connected to your project’s Linux sandbox. Run pnpm install, pnpm dev, git, or anything else.
  • Save — press Cmd+S / Ctrl+S or click the Save button in the toolbar.

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5. Iterate with the AI

Switch back to the Preview tab and keep chatting with the agent. Some example follow-up prompts: 
Add a dark mode toggle in the top-right corner

The drag-and-drop is broken on mobile — fix it

Explain what the useKanban hook does
The agent will read the relevant files, make targeted edits, re-run the dev server if needed, and reply with a summary of what changed.

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6. Deploy

When you’re happy with your app, click Publish in the top-right corner of the workspace.
1

Build

Botflow runs pnpm run build (or the equivalent for your template) inside the sandbox and bundles your app.
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Upload

The compiled output is sent to Cloudflare Pages.
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Live URL

Within seconds you’ll get a unique URL like your-app.pages.dev. Share it with anyone — no account required to view.
That’s it. Your app is live on the global edge. For custom domains, automatic GitHub syncing, and more, keep reading the feature docs.
Next steps:

AI Agent

Learn how to get the best results from the AI

Deploy

Custom domains and re-deployments

GitHub Sync

Connect a repository to your project

Settings

Add your own API keys