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Bolt.new

1Prompts, 2runs, 3and 4deploys 5full-stack 6apps

the six Ws · specification

W1 Who

Developers and non-developers who want to generate and run full stack web apps directly in the browser.

W2 What

StackBlitz's AI web app builder that lets users prompt, edit, run, and deploy complete full stack applications entirely inside the browser using WebContainers.

W3 Where

Runs as a hosted web application at bolt.new, executing generated code client side without a remote VM.

W4 When

Use when someone wants to go from a natural language prompt to a running, deployable app in one session.

W5 Why

It combines AI code generation with an in-browser runtime so apps can be edited and previewed instantly with no setup.

W6 With

Built on StackBlitz's WebContainers technology and an underlying open source core on GitHub.

W7 Watch

Hosted product with a free tier plus paid plans; the underlying engine is open source under MIT.

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