How Bolt.new’s scores are calculated

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

• [probe] https://support.bolt.new/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://support.bolt.new/llms.txt # Bolt - [Intro to Bolt](https://support.bolt.new/get-started/intro-bolt.md): Learn what Bolt is, what you can build, a”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/get-started/intro-bolt.md“edit your code directly in code view”

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [probe] https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/swagger.json, https://support.bolt.new/api/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/.well-known/openapi.json)”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/get-started/intro-bolt.md“edit your code directly in code view”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/agents.md“Bolt offers two agents, Standard and Max, powered by large language models.”

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

3 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 9.0 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git.md“Bolt also offers a GitHub MCP connector for tasks like searching code, pulling in issues, and reviewing discussions.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/connect-mcp.md“Connect to GitHub to let Bolt read or create issues and pull requests”

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git.md“Bolt also offers a GitHub MCP connector for tasks like searching code, pulling in issues, and reviewing discussions.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/connect-mcp.md“Connect to GitHub to let Bolt read or create issues and pull requests”

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

• [probe] https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/swagger.json, https://support.bolt.new/api/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/.well-known/openapi.json)”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git.md“Bolt also offers a GitHub MCP connector for tasks like searching code, pulling in issues, and reviewing discussions.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/connect-mcp.md“Connect to GitHub to let Bolt read or create issues and pull requests”

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [probe] https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/swagger.json, https://support.bolt.new/api/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/.well-known/openapi.json)”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git.md“Bolt also offers a GitHub MCP connector for tasks like searching code, pulling in issues, and reviewing discussions.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/connect-mcp.md“Connect to GitHub to let Bolt read or create issues and pull requests”

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [probe] https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/swagger.json, https://support.bolt.new/api/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/.well-known/openapi.json)”
• [probe] https://support.bolt.new/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://support.bolt.new/llms.txt # Bolt - [Intro to Bolt](https://support.bolt.new/get-started/intro-bolt.md): Learn what Bolt is, what you can build, a”

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [probe] https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/swagger.json, https://support.bolt.new/api/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/.well-known/openapi.json)”
• [probe] https://support.bolt.new/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://support.bolt.new/llms.txt # Bolt - [Intro to Bolt](https://support.bolt.new/get-started/intro-bolt.md): Learn what Bolt is, what you can build, a”

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

1 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 10 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/supabase.md“if you already have a Supabase account connected and need more advanced database features or tighter control over your data, choosing Supabase during project creation may be a better fit”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/supabase.md“Supabase provides: A hosted SQL database... Authentication services... Edge functions”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/cloud/database.md“If you prefer to use Supabase when creating a new project, you can select it during setup.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/cloud/database.md“Bolt makes it easy to add database functionality to your app without the hassle of extra infrastructure.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/supabase.md“Use Supabase with Bolt to add a database, authentication, or edge functions to your app as an alternative to Bolt Database.”
• [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46321594“Bolt.new's AI burned 10M tokens on unauthorized changes... removed critical systems like my FingerprintJS security layer without asking... The team failed to disclose they had deployed components to Netlify. The launched app (on Vercel) contained ghost files with broken calls... killing all payment functionality.”

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [probe] https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/swagger.json, https://support.bolt.new/api/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/.well-known/openapi.json)”

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [probe] https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://support.bolt.new/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/swagger.json, https://support.bolt.new/api/openapi.json, https://support.bolt.new/.well-known/openapi.json)”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/get-started/intro-bolt.md“edit your code directly in code view”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/get-started/intro-bolt.md“Choose your languages and frameworks, connect to source control, and edit your code directly in code view.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/agents.md“Bolt offers two agents, Standard and Max, powered by large language models.”

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 10.8 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git.md“Connect a GitHub repository to back up your Bolt project, sync commits automatically, and work across branches.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/get-started/intro-bolt.md“Import a GitHub repository. Load an existing repository as a Bolt project.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git.md“Create a new repository from a Bolt project”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git.md“Connecting GitHub to Bolt lets you automatically back up your Bolt project with a full history of changes that lives outside Bolt.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/code-view.md“Code view allows you to view the raw code behind your project.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/cloud/database.md“Bolt makes it easy to add database functionality to your app without the hassle of extra infrastructure.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/supabase.md“Use Supabase with Bolt to add a database, authentication, or edge functions to your app as an alternative to Bolt Database.”

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

2 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 3.6 of 20 max

• [github] https://github.com/stackblitz/bolt.new“Install and run npm tools and libraries (like Vite, Next.js, and more) Run Node.js servers”
• [github] https://github.com/stackblitz/bolt.new“Bolt.new gives AI models complete control over the entire environment including the filesystem, node server, package manager, terminal, and browser console.”
• [github] https://github.com/stackblitz/bolt.new“Install and run npm tools and libraries (like Vite, Next.js, and more) - Run Node.js servers - Interact with third-party APIs - Deploy to production from chat”
• [github] https://github.com/stackblitz/bolt.new“Install and run npm tools and libraries (like Vite, Next.js, and more)”

Self-host the core productweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/security.md“Bolt can check your project for security problems and fix what it finds.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/best-practices/plan-mode.md“Bolt has a chat mode called Plan Mode where you can plan and ask questions without making changes to your code.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/agents.md“Bolt offers two agents, Standard and Max, powered by large language models.”

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 24.0 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/agents.md“Bolt offers two agents, Standard and Max, powered by large language models.”
• [claimed-docs] https://bolt.new“Bolt automatically routes to the right model for each task, balancing quality and cost.”
• [github] https://github.com/stackblitz/bolt.new“Bolt.new gives AI models complete control over the entire environment including the filesystem, node server, package manager, terminal, and browser console.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/skills.md“Skills are reusable instructions that teach Bolt how to handle specific scenarios.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/best-practices/plan-mode.md“Bolt has a chat mode called Plan Mode where you can plan and ask questions without making changes to your code.”
• [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41840323“i've seen people literally go from idea to prod in a day when it normally would take a week. Mind blowing.”
• [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41840323“attempted to create a react app to plan meals... a functional app to edit ingredients, recipes and mealplans without data persistence that was created in ~15minutes. pretty cool!... after adding the sqlite database I ran out of free tokens and there were some errors preventing the app from running.”
• [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/44511770“I've tried several proof of concepts with Bolt and every time just get into a doom loop where there is a cycle of breakage, each 'fix' resurrecting a previous 'break'.”

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

• [github] https://github.com/stackblitz/bolt.new“Bolt.new gives AI models complete control over the entire environment including the filesystem, node server, package manager, terminal, and browser console.”
• [github] https://github.com/stackblitz/bolt.new“Install and run npm tools and libraries (like Vite, Next.js, and more) - Run Node.js servers - Interact with third-party APIs - Deploy to production from chat”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/agents.md“Bolt offers two agents, Standard and Max, powered by large language models.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/best-practices/plan-mode.md“Bolt has a chat mode called Plan Mode where you can plan and ask questions without making changes to your code.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/skills.md“Skills are reusable instructions that teach Bolt how to handle specific scenarios.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/prompt-library.md“Save your prompts in the Prompt Library to reuse them later, and apply built-in prompts Bolt provides for common tasks.”
• [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41840323“i've seen people literally go from idea to prod in a day when it normally would take a week. Mind blowing.”
• [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/44511770“was quite impressed after building my label maker application and stylex playground. Had some real world needs and both were built in bolt with 99% of edits made through prompts. Tips: don't try to fix mistakes, revert and try with an updated prompt; inspect the generated code and prompt to write specific abstractions.”
• [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/44511770“I've tried several proof of concepts with Bolt and every time just get into a doom loop where there is a cycle of breakage, each 'fix' resurrecting a previous 'break'.”

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

1 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 3.6 of 10 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git.md“Connect a GitHub repository to back up your Bolt project, sync commits automatically, and work across branches.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git.md“Connecting GitHub to Bolt lets you automatically back up your Bolt project with a full history of changes that lives outside Bolt.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git.md“Bolt also offers a GitHub MCP connector for tasks like searching code, pulling in issues, and reviewing discussions.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/connect-mcp.md“Connect to GitHub to let Bolt read or create issues and pull requests”
• [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/44511770“was quite impressed after building my label maker application and stylex playground. Had some real world needs and both were built in bolt with 99% of edits made through prompts. Tips: don't try to fix mistakes, revert and try with an updated prompt; inspect the generated code and prompt to write specific abstractions.”
• [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/44511770“I've tried several proof of concepts with Bolt and every time just get into a doom loop where there is a cycle of breakage, each 'fix' resurrecting a previous 'break'.”