App Builder - Application Building Orchestrator
SkillAI & modelsapp-builder is a skill that turns a natural-language app idea into a working project. It detects the project type, chooses a suitable tech stack, scaffolds the directory structure from built-in templates, and breaks the work into tasks that it delegates to specialist agents while reporting progress.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Have an agent environment that supports skills and the tools this skill uses: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, and Agent.
Then ask your AI: use the App Builder - Application Building Orchestrator skill
What your AI can do with it
- Detects the project type from a natural-language request
- Selects a tech stack such as Next.js, FastAPI, or Flutter
- Scaffolds directory structure using 13 built-in templates
- Breaks work into tasks like database schema, API routes, and frontend components
- Delegates work to agents like project-planner, frontend-specialist, and database-architect
- Analyzes features and adds them to an existing project
Getting started
- Have an agent environment that supports skills and the tools this skill uses: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, and Agent.
- Add the app-builder skill to your agent's skills.
- Describe the app you want in plain language, for example a social app with photo sharing and likes.
- Let the skill detect the project type, pick a stack, and scaffold the project.
- Review the plan and progress as the skill coordinates specialist agents on each part.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by davila7/claude-code-templates in cli-tool/components/skills/business-marketing/app-builder/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Analyzes user's requests, determines tech stack, plans structure, and coordinates agents.
🎯 Selective Reading Rule
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 | 2025 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 |
📦 Templates (13)
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 |
🔗 Related Agents
| 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 |
Usage Example
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
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 32k
- Forks
- 4k
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
ahel review
K1binfo
installs-packages (in feature-building.md)K1binfo
installs-packages (in templates/chrome-extension/TEMPLATE.md)K1binfo
installs-packages (in templates/cli-tool/TEMPLATE.md)K1binfo
installs-packages (in templates/electron-desktop/TEMPLATE.md)K1binfo
installs-packages (in templates/express-api/TEMPLATE.md)K1binfo
installs-packages (in templates/nextjs-fullstack/TEMPLATE.md)K1binfo
installs-packages (in templates/nextjs-saas/TEMPLATE.md)K1binfo
installs-packages (in templates/nextjs-static/TEMPLATE.md)
Automated review, not a security audit. Ruleset v1+k2.
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Questions
- What kinds of projects can it build?
- It includes 13 templates: Next.js full-stack, Next.js SaaS, Next.js static, Nuxt, Express API, FastAPI, React Native, Flutter, Electron desktop, Chrome extension, CLI tool, and Turborepo monorepo.
- How does it choose a tech stack?
- It detects the project type from keywords in the request, then consults its tech-stack guidance to pick a default stack or a suitable alternative.
- Does it work alone?
- No. It is an orchestrator that delegates tasks to related agents such as project-planner, frontend-specialist, backend-specialist, database-architect, and devops-engineer.
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
app-builder-davila7- Source
- github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates