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Verified integrations

Connections to other tracked products — hover a chip for the verbatim evidence quote behind it.

By theme — the product's score on each story themeBy theme

Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticnessevidence →

How well agents can access and operate the product

20.9/100

Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depthevidence →

How much of the product can run unattended

7.2/100

Backend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend dataevidence →

Stories about backend data in this arena

30.5/100

Code ownership — stories about code ownership in this arenaCode ownershipevidence →

Stories about code ownership in this arena

63.7/100

Collaboration teams — stories about collaboration teams in this arenaCollaboration teamsevidence →

Stories about collaboration teams in this arena

80.0/100

Deploy domains — stories about deploy domains in this arenaDeploy domainsevidence →

Stories about deploy domains in this arena

71.7/100

Iteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editingevidence →

Stories about iteration editing in this arena

40.7/100

Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpennessevidence →

Open source, data portability, and self-hosting stories

14.4/100

Pricing limits — free-tier ceilings, usage caps, and rate limits before you have to payPricing limitsevidence →

Free-tier ceilings, usage caps, and rate limits before you have to pay

18.0/100

Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy postureevidence →

Data-handling and privacy stories

0.0/100

Prompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaPrompt to appevidence →

Stories about prompt to app in this arena

29.3/100

Templates ecosystem — stories about templates ecosystem in this arenaTemplates ecosystemevidence →

Stories about templates ecosystem in this arena

42.0/100

Story verdicts — every judged story with its evidenceStory verdicts

What’s free: 1 free · 0 paid · 0 enterprise · 23 not stated in evidence

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Sorted by importance (agentic first) (high → low) · 52/52 stories · click a row’s chevron for the rationale and evidence

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10X

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3partial5/10C

Connect an agent via an official MCP server G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3n/a0/10

Drive the product through a documented public API G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3none0/10

Operate the product with natural-language commands G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10X

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10C

Build against official SDKs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examples G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automation G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Set up automations that run autonomously in the background G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Subscribe to events via webhooks G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Use an official CLI G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production data G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness1none0/10

Publish my app to a live URL in one step C

Publish

founderDeploy domains — stories about deploy domains in this arenaDeploy domains3full8/10C

Sync my project to my own GitHub repository and keep changes flowing both ways C

Git sync

developerCode ownership — stories about code ownership in this arenaCode ownership3full8/10C

Export the full source code and run or host the app outside the platform G

Export

developerCode ownership — stories about code ownership in this arenaCode ownership3full7/10C

Get a database provisioned and wired into my app without leaving the builder C

Database

developerBackend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend data3partial7/10X

Add user sign-up and login (email, social providers) scaffolded by the builder C

Auth

developerBackend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend data3partial6/10C

Describe an app in natural language and get a working full-stack application C

Generation

founderPrompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaPrompt to app3disputed6/10D

Export all of my data in open formats and leave G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3partial6/10C

Generate both frontend UI and backend logic from a single prompt C

Generation

developerPrompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaPrompt to app3partial6/10X

Refine my app through follow-up prompts without breaking what already works C

Prompt iteration

founderIteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editing3disputed4/10D

Generate and manage apps programmatically through a platform API C

Programmatic generation

ai-native userPrompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaPrompt to app3none0/10

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth3n/auntestednone yet

Prevent my data from being used to train AI models G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture3noneuntestednone yet

Self-host the core product G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3noneuntestednone yet

Open and edit the generated source code directly inside the builder C

Code editing

developerIteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editing2fullfree9/10C

Connect a custom domain to my published app C

Domains

founderDeploy domains — stories about deploy domains in this arenaDeploy domains2full8/10C

Import a Figma file or existing design and have the builder implement it G

Design import

designerPrompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaPrompt to app2full8/10C

Interact with a live preview of my app while building, before publishing C

Preview

founderIteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editing2full8/10C

My team can work on the same project together in a shared workspace C

Collaboration

founderCollaboration teams — stories about collaboration teams in this arenaCollaboration teams2full8/10C

Start from a template or community project instead of a blank prompt C

Templates

founderTemplates ecosystem — stories about templates ecosystem in this arenaTemplates ecosystem2partial7/10C

Add server-side functions and third-party integrations like payments and email from the builder C

Server logic

developerBackend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend data2partial6/10X

Select an element and edit its text, style, or layout directly without a prompt round-trip C

Visual editing

designerIteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editing2partial6/10C

Have the platform review my generated app for security issues before it goes live C

Security

developerBackend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend data2partial5/10C

Work on the app locally with my own editor and tooling and push changes back to the platform G

Export

developerCode ownership — stories about code ownership in this arenaCode ownership2partial5/10C

Read the product's source under an open license G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partial3/10C

Understand what credits or tokens each action consumes and what my plan includes G

Pricing

founderPricing limits — free-tier ceilings, usage caps, and rate limits before you have to payPricing limits2partial3/10X

Connect my own coding agent to the project so it drives the builder alongside or instead of the built-in one C

Agent integration

ai-native userIteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editing2none0/10

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UI G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2none0/10

Add AI features like LLM calls and agents to my generated app without managing provider keys myself C

Ai features

ai-native userBackend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend data2noneuntestednone yet

Choose where my data is stored (region/residency) G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Control data retention and deletion G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Opt out of telemetry and usage tracking G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Perform bulk operations across many items at once G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2noneuntestednone yet

Schedule recurring jobs or workflows G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2noneuntestednone yet

Version, review, and roll back my automations G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth1partial6/10X

Deploy the generated app to an external host or my own infrastructure C

Publish

developerDeploy domains — stories about deploy domains in this arenaDeploy domains1partial5/10C

Opportunities — the stories that would move this product's scores, from its own judged verdictsOpportunitiestop 8 of 37 stories with headroom

What would move Bolt.new’s scores — derived from its own judged verdicts, biggest headroom first. Each line quotes what the judge found missing; shipping it (or evidencing it publicly) is the fix.

  1. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productDrive the product through a documented public API

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 45

    No evidence of a documented public API for programmatically driving Bolt.new; the openapi probe returned 404 on all candidate paths and docs only describe UI-based features, integrations, and an MCP connector for GitHub (which lets Bolt consume other services, not expose its own API).

  2. Prompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaGenerate and manage apps programmatically through a platform API

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    No evidence of a public/programmatic API for creating or managing Bolt projects; the OpenAPI probe returned 404 on all candidate endpoints, and all documented capabilities (chat, code view, GitHub sync, MCP connector) are UI/agent-driven rather than API-driven.

  3. Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesSelf-host the core product

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    While a GitHub repository for bolt.new exists (bolt-gh-1–4), the evidence pack contains no documentation, instructions, or claims about deploying/self-hosting the core Bolt.new product on one's own infrastructure — all cited docs describe the hosted SaaS experience (hosting on bolt.host, custom domains, Supabase, etc.).

  4. Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrevent my data from being used to train AI models

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    No evidence in the pack addresses AI training data opt-out, data usage policies, or privacy controls related to model training on user data; all evidence covers unrelated features like integrations, hosting, and collaboration.

  5. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productSet up automations that run autonomously in the background

    nonemoves Built-in AIimpact 30

    No evidence of scheduled tasks, triggers, or any background/autonomous automation capability; Bolt.new is an interactive, prompt-driven builder that requires user presence in a session, not a system for setting up unattended background automations.

  6. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productRun the product headlessly / in CI for automation

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Bolt.new is a browser-based, chat/UI-driven builder; no evidence of a CLI, API, or headless mode for CI/automation—OpenAPI probes 404 and docs describe only interactive web workflows (chat, code view, collaborate, publish).

  7. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productUse an official CLI

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Bolt.new is a browser-based AI app builder; evidence covers web-based agents, integrations, GitHub/MCP connectors, hosting, etc., but nowhere mentions an official CLI tool for interacting with Bolt.

  8. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productIssue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    No evidence of any scoped or least-privilege API credential/token issuance for agents; docs mention collaborator roles and third-party integrations (GitHub, Supabase, Stripe) but nothing about generating restricted API keys or credentials for AI agents.

Showing the top 8 of 37 — every none/partial verdict in the story verdicts table is headroom.

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Coverage map — which docs area, API section, or community source covers which judged storiesCoverage map10 surfaces · 28 covered stories

Where the cited evidence behind each covered verdict came from — the same citations the verdicts table shows, no extra judging.

Claims vs evidence — vendor claims reconciled against independent verdictsClaims vs evidence

3 of 13 testable claims verified · 1 contradictedintegrity 8/100

20 distinct capability claims found in Bolt.new’s own claimed-docs/GitHub materials, reconciled against our judge’s independent verdicts.

3

Verified

9

Unverified

1

Contradicted

14

Undersold

Verified (5)
Unverified (13)
Contradicted (1)
Undersold (14)
Claims outside our story set (2)

Real capability claims found in Bolt.new’s own materials, but no story in this arena’s taxonomy covers them yet — that’s feedback on the taxonomy, not a mark against the product.

  • Site visibility can be restricted to private (team/invited users only)

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  • AI models are given full control of the project's filesystem, node server, package manager, terminal, and browser console

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Business model

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Free daily tokens to try it; Pro and Teams monthly subscriptions unlock larger token allowances, with token reloads for heavy usage.

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Score trend

How this product’s scores have moved as evidence and verdicts are re-derived — a point per change, not per day.

PA Score14 (Sep 4 '26)16 (Sep 16 '26)
Agent-ready10 (Sep 4 '26)14 (Sep 16 '26)

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Agent surface uptime llms.txt 100% (30d, checked every 6h since Sep 8 '26)