Bolt Forge
Bolt Forge is an AI agent within the Bolt.new platform that allows individual Pro plan users to build AI-powered apps using open-source AI models. It offers up to 50X more usage on these models at no extra cost during its research preview period. Users can opt in to share de-identified build sessions to help train open-source AI models, partnered initially with Arcee AI. The agent supports multiple open models, runs projects in-browser via WebContainers, and aims to enable affordable and scalable AI app prototyping especially during the brainstorming and MVP phase.
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I'm a developer and I try a lot of tools — bolt.new is one of the few that genuinely works out of the box. I used it to build several working mockups: not slides or static screens, but real, clickable apps I could hand to someone. Going from a prompt to something that actually runs, in the browser, with zero local setup, is the part that impressed me.
stephane_rathgeber · Review on Product Hunt
bolt.new runs the whole thing in the browser, so you go from prompt to a running app with no local setup at all. It installs npm packages, spins up the dev environment, and lets you deploy in a couple of clicks. For testing an idea fast it is hard to beat, you are looking at a live app in minutes instead of wiring up a project first. The in-browser environment is the standout, nothing to install, just build.
naumaan_zahid · Review on Product Hunt
As the Founder & Chief Architect of Revenue Recovery Labs, speed and architectural integrity are my primary concerns. bolt.new is not just another AI wrapper; it is a sophisticated full-stack orchestrator that truly understands engineering workflows. What impressed me most is its implementation of WebContainer technology to handle Node.js runtimes directly in the browser. It allowed me to scaffold a production-ready Next.js (App Router) and Tailwind CSS architecture—complete with functional Supabase logic—in a single session. For a senior engineer, it’s the ultimate 'force multiplier' that automates the boilerplate and environment setup while maintaining a clean, scalable, and fully editable codebase.
palashsarker · Review on Product Hunt
"91% of Bolt's top paid model on their internal benchmark" is doing a lot of work in that sentence - internal benchmarks tend to be picked to flatter the new thing. Is there a public eval or a task set outsiders can rerun, or is 91% something we just have to take on faith for now?
galdayan · Imported from Product Hunt
Incredible work from the Bolt team. As far as I know, it's the first of the vibe-coding solutions to really go all in with open-source models, and I commend you!
jalcantara · Imported from Product Hunt
Question for the makers—right now it handles full-stack in the browser tab really well, but what’s the vision for connecting to existing local microservices or private databases during the prototyping phase?
preetam90 · Imported from Product Hunt