// Main application building orchestrator. Creates full-stack applications from natural language requests. Determines project type, selects tech stack, coordinates agents.
| name | app-builder |
| description | Main application building orchestrator. Creates full-stack applications from natural language requests. Determines project type, selects tech stack, coordinates agents. |
| when_to_use | When creating a new full-stack application from scratch, selecting tech stack, or scaffolding project structure. Use with /create workflow. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, Agent |
Analyzes user's requests, determines tech stack, plans structure, and coordinates agents.
Read ONLY files relevant to the request! Check the content map, find what you need.
| File | Description | When to Read |
|---|---|---|
project-detection.md | Keyword matrix, project type detection | Starting new project |
tech-stack.md | 2026 default stack, alternatives | Choosing technologies |
agent-coordination.md | Agent pipeline, execution order | Coordinating multi-agent work |
scaffolding.md | Directory structure, core files | Creating project structure |
feature-building.md | Feature analysis, error handling | Adding features to existing project |
templates/SKILL.md | Project templates | Scaffolding new project |
Quick-start scaffolding for new projects. Read the matching template only!
| Template | Tech Stack | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| nextjs-fullstack | Next.js + Prisma | Full-stack web app |
| nextjs-saas | Next.js + Stripe | SaaS product |
| nextjs-static | Next.js + Framer | Landing page |
| nuxt-app | Nuxt 3 + Pinia | Vue full-stack app |
| express-api | Express + JWT | REST API |
| python-fastapi | FastAPI | Python API |
| react-native-app | Expo + Zustand | Mobile app |
| flutter-app | Flutter + Riverpod | Cross-platform mobile |
| electron-desktop | Electron + React | Desktop app |
| chrome-extension | Chrome MV3 | Browser extension |
| cli-tool | Node.js + Commander | CLI app |
| monorepo-turborepo | Turborepo + pnpm | Monorepo |
| Agent | Role |
|---|---|
project-planner | Task breakdown, dependency graph |
frontend-specialist | UI components, pages |
backend-specialist | API, business logic |
database-architect | Schema, migrations |
devops-engineer | Deployment, preview |
User: "Make an Instagram clone with photo sharing and likes"
App Builder Process:
1. Project type: Social Media App
2. Tech stack: Next.js + Prisma + Cloudinary + Clerk
3. Create plan:
├─ Database schema (users, posts, likes, follows)
├─ API routes (12 endpoints)
├─ Pages (feed, profile, upload)
└─ Components (PostCard, Feed, LikeButton)
4. Coordinate agents
5. Report progress
6. Start preview
Socratic questioning protocol + user communication. MANDATORY for complex requests, new features, or unclear requirements. Includes progress reporting and error handling.
Token-efficient code review using Tree-sitter AST graphs and MCP. Reduces AI assistant token usage by 6.8–49x by computing blast radius of changes instead of reading entire codebases. Uses SQLite graph database for structural analysis.
Persistent cross-session memory management. Enables agents to remember user preferences, project conventions, and past decisions across different sessions using a structured MEMORY.md index and topic files.
Multi-agent orchestration patterns. Use when multiple independent tasks can run with different domain expertise or when comprehensive analysis requires multiple perspectives.
Reduce complexity of over-engineered code. Identify unnecessary abstractions, remove dead code, flatten deep nesting, and simplify logic while preserving behavior.
API design principles and decision-making. REST vs GraphQL vs tRPC selection, response formats, versioning, pagination.