Skip to main content

OXVO Builder overview

OXVO Builder is OXVO's hosted AI Builder for creating, iterating on, and publishing apps inside a workspace.

It is designed for product teams, founders, growth teams, and engineers who want to move from idea to working product without leaving the OXVO workspace model.

What you can do in OXVO Builder​

  • Start a new app from a prompt on Home
  • Import an existing GitHub repository
  • Work inside app-scoped AI chats with managed models
  • Review live preview, code, problems, security, and publishing state side by side
  • Save reusable templates, prompts, and theme prompts for your workspace
  • Enable Builder Cloud when the app needs auth, database, storage, or other backend features

How Builder fits into OXVO​

Builder is launched through OXVO. Your Builder access comes from the same workspace account, role, permissions, and plan that you already use in OXVO.

That means:

  • there is no separate Builder login flow
  • workspace switching happens inside Builder
  • managed model access and Builder AI credits are controlled at the workspace level
  • account links, billing, and plan changes still live in OXVO

In the hosted Builder experience, the main rail is organized around a few core surfaces:

  • Home: start a new app from a prompt or continue building from the main composer
  • Projects: browse all apps in the current workspace, sort them, and open app details
  • AI Chat: continue work on an existing app with chat, preview, and approvals
  • Templates: discover official or community starters and save your own apps as templates
  • Library: store reusable prompts and theme prompts for future apps
  • Settings: review workspace limits, managed model access, workflow defaults, and integrations

Typical Builder workflow​

  1. Launch Builder from the OXVO sidebar and confirm you are in the right workspace.
  2. Create a new project or import a GitHub repository.
  3. Describe what to build in the main composer or continue inside AI Chat.
  4. Review the result in Preview, then use Code, Problems, and Security to refine it.
  5. Save reusable work as a template, prompt, or theme prompt when the pattern is worth repeating.
  6. Connect GitHub and Vercel when the app is ready to ship.
  7. Turn on Builder Cloud if the app needs backend data, auth, storage, or server-side flows.

When to use Builder Cloud​

Frontend-only apps can stay in the default Builder flow.

Enable Builder Cloud when the app needs:

  • authentication or user accounts
  • database tables and server-side data
  • file uploads or managed storage
  • secrets and environment-backed services
  • API routes, webhooks, or scheduled backend work

Hosted Builder expectations​

This documentation focuses on the hosted OXVO Builder product.

In hosted Builder:

  • repository import is GitHub-first
  • workspace models are managed by OXVO administrators
  • local desktop-only controls are intentionally hidden
  • preview refresh and restart behavior is handled automatically whenever possible