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A visual builder with a real runtime underneath it

BuildWithHQ is three things at once: a visual application builder, a dedicated runtime for every application you create, and an accountability layer that records what the application actually did. Each part is useful alone. Together they cover the gap that makes teams abandon low-code halfway through.

The three layers

Speed on top, isolation underneath, evidence throughout

Every capability on this site sits in one of these three layers. If a feature doesn't make building faster, keep a boundary honest, or produce evidence, it doesn't belong in the product.

The visual layer

Pages, data models, workflows, permissions, and menus are configured rather than coded. Most of an application is a few days of work instead of a few months.

The dedicated runtime

Three databases and an isolated code container provisioned per application. When you need real code, your developer writes real code.

The accountability layer

Reads, exports, AI retrievals, and the authorization decisions behind them are written to an append-only database the application cannot rewrite.

The commercial layer

Tenant provisioning, custom domains, per-customer billing, entitlements, and payouts, so reselling is built in rather than assembled.

Explore each part

Fifteen pages, one per capability

Read the full architecture map

Visual builder

Drag-and-drop pages, raw JSON editing, custom modules and fields, and per-tenant page forks that let your customers make their own small changes.

VM and databases

Three dedicated databases and an isolated container per application, and what that actually changes in a security review.

Security and audit

One permission model across every read path, plus field-level read logging and replayable authorization proofs.

AI

Permission-resolved retrieval, insights that inherit access from their source record, harness packs, and per-user agents with approval queues.

Integrations

Outbound calls, inbound endpoints, webhooks, server-side credentials, queues, retries, and idempotency.

Workflows

Background automation with approvals, waits, branching, retries, and version isolation when you edit a live process.

Universal inbox

Email, SMS, web leads, and internal messages in one conversation model, each thread a first-class record.

ActiveWorkplace

Pin any record and turn its permitted recursive graph into a living workplace for people, GoClaws and workflows, with Record Pulse, stale-work detection and Graph Playback.

Secure fields

Per-field encryption that removes itself from search and AI retrieval, enforced by the database rather than by convention.

Build with AI

A structured interview produces a blueprint you review before anything is created, then materializes it into a real application.

Per-user agents

Assistants that act inside one person's permissions, propose consequential actions for approval, and run under a server-side quota.

MCP

Four permission-aware MCP layers for the builder account, isolated developer VM, individual SaaS application, and the SaaS builder's own end customers.

Data ownership

Full export with manifest and checksums, for you and for the companies using your application.

End-user experience

AI insights, what's new, favorites, and permission-aware search, plus white-label user documentation.

Multi-tenant resale

Charge your own customers, with Stripe Connect handling collection and payouts, and a partner channel for MSPs.

What ships with every application

You don't build these. They're already running.

The list below is what exists the moment an application is provisioned, before you have configured anything specific to your business.

Authentication and MFA

Sign-in, TOTP enrolment, recovery codes, session listing, and administrative session revocation.

Universal inbox

Email, SMS, web leads, and internal messages in one thread model, each conversation a first-class record.

ActiveWorkplace

Pin a record, work its recursively related context with humans and GoClaws, detect stalled work, and rewind the workplace with Graph Playback.

Calendar and scheduling

Events bound to the same record layer, so a meeting inherits the same permissions as the deal it belongs to.

Workflows

Background automation with approvals, waits, branching, retries, and version isolation on live edits.

Billing

Subscription and invoice handling through Stripe, including dunning and grace periods.

Reporting and audit

Run history, access logs, and an audit trail that records denied attempts alongside successful ones.

File storage

Uploads attached to records, included in exports rather than stranded outside them.

AI assistant

Chat, insights, and suggested actions scoped to what the signed-in user is permitted to see.

Common questions

Questions about this

Do I have to use the visual builder for everything?

No. The visual layer covers pages, data models, workflows, and permissions. Anything it cannot express is written as normal code and runs in an isolated container that the platform calls through a declared API contract.

Is this hosted, or can I run it myself?

The standard deployment is hosted. A partner program exists for managed service providers who want to deploy on their own hardware and resell to their client base.

How long does a first application take?

Starting from a blueprint template, a working application with your data model, pages, and permissions is typically a matter of days. The build guides in the documentation walk through complete examples end to end.

Get started

Build it, then prove what it did

Create an account, explore the full builder console, and launch your first application on a custom domain. Nothing is charged while your application is still in development.

Start building today

No credit card required. The console preview, the documentation, and the architecture reference are all readable before you sign up.

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