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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "bearisbug-quilt--prototype-app-from-description",
 "repo": "Bearisbug/Quilt",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/Bearisbug/Quilt",
 "repo_slug": "bearisbug-quilt",
 "title": "Turn an app idea into a clickable multi-screen prototype",
 "page_title": "How to turn an app idea into a clickable multi-screen prototype with Quilt",
 "summary": "Describe an app and get linked HTML screens you can click through and export as one offline file.",
 "who": "A founder or product builder with an app idea who needs a clickable mockup before writing any frontend code.",
 "problem": "Writing a clickable prototype by hand takes time, and static mockups do not show how screens connect.",
 "outcome": "A set of consistent HTML screens on an infinite canvas, linked into a playable prototype that can be exported as a single offline HTML file.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `pnpm install` and then `pnpm build` in the Quilt repo folder.",
  "Start the app with `node apps/cli/bin/quilt.js` and open http://127.0.0.1:3100.",
  "In the composer, type what the app is and generate the main flow (4 to 6 screens, or pick 1 to 4).",
  "Double-click a screen to focus it as a live iframe, then click through the links to test the flow.",
  "Use the export action to save the whole prototype as one offline HTML file."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the Quilt repo at <repo-path>, start the packaged app and generate a main flow for this app idea: <app-idea>. Report the screen names from the app map and list any broken links. Verify that the export produces one HTML file that opens without a server.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Quilt needs Node.js 22, a browser for screenshots, and a generation channel before the first screen can be produced.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js 22 or newer and pnpm 11",
  "Chrome or Edge installed, or run `npx playwright install chromium` once",
  "A generation channel: a logged-in `claude` CLI, an Anthropic or Gemini API key, or an OpenAI-compatible endpoint added in the settings panel",
  "Port 3100 and 3101 free on 127.0.0.1"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
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  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "If you add an Anthropic, Gemini, or OpenAI-compatible key, store it only in the settings panel or config.env on your own machine, since Quilt encrypts keys at rest but you control the file."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 1.0,
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