# Fabricate

- [Welcome to Fabricate](https://fabricate.build/docs/introduction/welcome.md): Learn how to plan, build, test, and publish a web app with Fabricate.
- [What is Fabricate?](https://fabricate.build/docs/introduction/what-is-fabricate.md): Fabricate is an AI-powered full-stack app builder that turns your ideas into production-ready applications.
- [Who is Fabricate For?](https://fabricate.build/docs/introduction/who-its-for.md): Fabricate is built for anyone with an idea — from first-time builders to professional developers.
- [Quickstart](https://fabricate.build/docs/introduction/quickstart.md): Build and deploy your first Fabricate app.
- [Your project workflow](https://fabricate.build/docs/introduction/project-workflow.md): Find your way from a first prompt to a tested, published app.
- [Plans & Credits](https://fabricate.build/docs/introduction/plans-and-credits.md): Everything you need to know about Fabricate's pricing plans and how credits work.
- [FAQ](https://fabricate.build/docs/introduction/faq.md): Frequently asked questions about Fabricate.
- [Glossary](https://fabricate.build/docs/introduction/glossary.md): Understand the terms used while building and publishing with Fabricate.
- [Build Overview](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/overview.md): Everything you need to know about building apps with Fabricate.
- [Building in the Chat](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/build-mode.md): Fabricate no longer has a separate Build Mode. Describe a change in the chat, and Fabricate edits your code, deploys it to the live preview, and checks that it runs.
- [Asking Questions](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/discuss-mode.md): Fabricate no longer has a separate Discuss Mode. Ask questions about your app in the same chat you build in — every message uses credits.
- [Templates](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/templates.md): Start from a finished design in the template gallery instead of a blank canvas.
- [Live Preview](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/preview.md): Watch your app come to life in a sandboxed, interactive preview that updates as Fabricate builds.
- [File Explorer](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/file-explorer.md): Browse your generated project's file tree and open any file in the Code view.
- [Prompt Chips](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/prompt-chips.md): Suggested starter prompts that help you begin a project or find your next idea.
- [Tech Stack](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/tech-stack.md): Apps built with Fabricate today use React 19 and TypeScript with plain CSS, and a backend that runs as a Cloudflare Durable Object on Cloudflare Workers, with its built-in SQLite storage.
- [Database](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/database.md): Fabricate apps store their data in the SQLite database built into their Cloudflare Durable Object — no database server to set up.
- [Authentication](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/authentication.md): Fabricate adds built-in email-and-password accounts to your app — sign up, log in, sessions, and log out — with the sign-in code living in your own app.
- [Payments](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/payments.md): Apps built with Fabricate today don't include a built-in Stripe integration. Here's what to know before you add payments to your app.
- [Environment Variables & Secrets](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/environment-secrets.md): Store API keys and configuration for your Fabricate app securely — set environment variables and secrets in app settings instead of hard-coding them.
- [Push to GitHub](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/github-sync.md): On a paid plan, push your app's code to a GitHub repository. The push is one-way: changes made on GitHub are not pulled back into Fabricate.
- [Exporting Your Code](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/export-code.md): On a paid plan, push your project to a new GitHub repository or download it as a zip — you always own your code.
- [Test your app](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/testing-your-app.md): Check saved data, accounts, permissions, and important actions before sharing.
- [Roles and record access](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/roles-and-permissions.md): Define who can use each action and verify access on the server.
- [Connect an external API](https://fabricate.build/docs/build/external-apis.md): Plan a provider integration, configure secrets, and test its behavior.
- [Deploying Your App](https://fabricate.build/docs/deploy/overview.md): Publish your Fabricate app to the web with the Publish wizard — add a title, choose visibility, and go live on Cloudflare.
- [Custom Domains](https://fabricate.build/docs/deploy/custom-domains.md): Connect your own domain to a published Fabricate app — add the domain, set DNS records, and get automatic SSL.
- [App Visibility](https://fabricate.build/docs/deploy/visibility.md): Choose whether your published Fabricate app is public or private — and learn how the Discover gallery and sharing work.
- [Launch checklist](https://fabricate.build/docs/deploy/launch-checklist.md): Review the live workflow, data, access, and integrations before inviting users.
- [Search visibility for your app](https://fabricate.build/docs/deploy/search-visibility.md): Make a public app understandable to search engines and AI search tools.
- [Measure useful actions](https://fabricate.build/docs/deploy/analytics.md): Define meaningful events and verify your analytics integration.
- [Write a project brief](https://fabricate.build/docs/prompting/project-brief.md): Describe users, records, permissions, and acceptance checks before building.
- [Prompting Best Practices](https://fabricate.build/docs/prompting/best-practices.md): A practical framework for writing prompts that get the app you actually want — be specific, describe the outcome, build one feature at a time, and iterate.
- [Prompt Examples](https://fabricate.build/docs/prompting/examples.md): A library of strong starter prompts grouped by app type — copy one, adjust the details, and build.
- [Iterating on Your App](https://fabricate.build/docs/prompting/iterating.md): How to refine your app after the first build — follow-up prompts, fixing one thing at a time, asking before you build, version history, and queued messages.
- [Prompting by Persona](https://fabricate.build/docs/prompting/by-persona.md): Tailored prompting tips for each kind of Fabricate user — from non-technical founders to professional developers — with an example prompt for each.
- [From Idea to App](https://fabricate.build/docs/tips/from-idea-to-app.md): A complete walkthrough — go from a one-line idea to a deployed app by building a real example with Fabricate.
- [Working with Images](https://fabricate.build/docs/tips/working-with-images.md): Guide Fabricate with screenshots, mockups, and reference designs — and know what to expect for images inside your app.
- [Troubleshooting](https://fabricate.build/docs/tips/troubleshooting.md): Solutions to the most common issues you'll hit while building with Fabricate.
- [Design Fixes](https://fabricate.build/docs/tips/design-fixes.md): Prompt patterns for improving the look and feel of your Fabricate app — layout, spacing, color, typography, and responsiveness.
- [Common Errors](https://fabricate.build/docs/tips/common-errors.md): A catalog of common build and runtime errors in Fabricate apps — and how Fabricate finds and fixes them.
- [Get help](https://fabricate.build/docs/tips/get-help.md): Report a problem with enough context to reproduce it safely.
- [Changelog](https://fabricate.build/docs/changelog/index.md): Product updates, improvements, and new features in Fabricate.


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