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Build locally with AI

Create a static app and inspect it in your cloud workspace.

Build locally with AI

Prepare your app

Complete the quickstart to create a project and sandbox, approve CLI login, and run nexia dev my-app. Install only Node.js and the public CLI for this path. PHP/Composer setup is optional for separate PHP development and is not a prerequisite here.

Open my-app in your coding assistant. Try this request:

Read AGENTS.md and nexia.json. Build a production-note screen in public/index.html
with an input, an add action, and a list. Label it as a temporary browser demo;
explain that reloading clears its data. Add an empty state and keyboard-accessible
controls. Work only in this app. Do not request credentials, clone Core,
or invent a tenant data API.

Save the changes and inspect the Nexia workspace work tab. Test keyboard navigation and the empty state. Run nexia validate my-app before submission. Update the manifest version, then use nexia deploy my-app to submit for review. A reviewer decision is visible in the project console.

This alpha serves static browser files. AI assistance does not add server Functions, tenant data access, or platform AI billing. The generated app instructions remain the boundary for every iteration.

Verify

Run nexia status and confirm the intended project is connected. Open the workspace from your project console and check the app in its work tab.

Source of truth: docs/developers/content/en/getting-started/ai-local-development.md