The Build workspace: layout explained

The Build workspace can look busy at first, but it's organized into a few clear areas. This guide walks through each one — the views at the top, the top bar, and every panel and button in the Build view — so you know what each part does.

The three views: Build, Test, and Launch

At the top of the workspace are three views you switch between:

• Build — where you create and refine your flow by chatting. This is where you'll spend most of your time.

• Test — run through your flow to check it behaves correctly.

• Launch — prepare your flow for the public Final showcase.

Some views may show "Coming to final preview soon" while features roll out.

The top bar

Running across the top:

• Back — return to your list of flows.

• Flow title — the name of the current flow; select it (or the pencil) to rename it.

• Published — a pill that appears when your flow is live on the Final showcase.

• Help — reach the Final team.

• Share — share a preview of your flow.

• Deploy — publish your flow to your stations. It stays disabled until the flow has finished building.

The Build view: three panels

The Build view is split into three resizable panels: the chat rail on the left, the chat and composer in the middle, and the live preview on the right.

The chat rail (left)

The rail is your control panel for the flow:

• Chats — every chat for this flow. Start one with New chat, and rename or delete a chat from its actions. Each chat shows a status such as Generating… or Needs your input.

• Files — your flow's files. Drag and drop to upload assets (logos, images, fonts, and more) that your flow can use.

• Design system — your branding, in three tabs: Brand (name, tagline, voice, corner style, and logos), Color (light/dark appearance and your primary, accent, and background palette), and Typography (heading and body fonts). You can import it all from your website, then Apply all or Reset all.

• Database — the custom data tables your flow uses.

• Settings — settings for the workspace and flow.

• Credits — your daily credit usage, with a Manage option for your account credits.

• Connect your AI tool — link an outside AI tool (like Claude Code or Cursor) to build over MCP.

The chat and composer (middle)

This is your conversation with Build. Approvals and cards — a plan, a proposed data table, or a request for a secret — appear inline here as they come up. At the bottom is the composer, where you type. It has:

• Modes — Build (writes and edits your flow), Plan (drafts an approach for review, nothing changed), and Ask (read-only answers). Switch with Shift + Tab.

• Attach — add images or take a screenshot to include with your message.

• A model picker — choose which AI model handles the chat.

The live preview (right)

The preview canvas shows your flow running, live and interactive. Around it:

• Preview status — Idle, Booting, Installing, Starting, Live, Error, or Paused.

• Device picker — preview on a Browser, MacBook, iPad, iPhone, Android, Kiosk, or Terminal; switch Portrait/Landscape; or use responsive Desktop/Tablet/Mobile sizes. For print flows, pick a print surface such as an 80mm or 58mm receipt roll, or a paper size.

• Interact (V) vs Tag element — Interact lets you click through your flow; Tag element lets you click a specific part to add it to your chat so you can describe a change to it.

• Zoom in / Zoom out / Fit to screen and Pan (hold Space and drag) to move around the canvas.

• Capture screenshot (copies it and adds it to chat), Reload preview (refresh in place), and Restart environment (rebuild the runtime from scratch).

• Sample data / Switch mock data — preview your flow filled with realistic sample data.

The Test view

Test helps you confirm your flow works. It includes a Test suite grouped by category (Hardware, Payments, Scenarios, and more) that you can Run all or run by category, a Deep test box where you describe a scenario to try (for example, "Sell 3 items and print the receipt"), and an inspector with Steps, Signals, and History. The Signals view shows every command your flow sends to the point of sale, live. An Issue inbox collects problems found while testing, sorted into New, Open, and Resolved.

The Launch view

Launch is where you prepare your flow for the public showcase: write its Story (title, tagline, and description — with a Write with AI helper), list What it can do (highlights), set Tags & Industry so the right people find it, and declare any Extensions it needs to run. Launch also includes tools to generate images and short promotional videos.

Tips for finding your way around

• You'll start in Build — switch to Test or Launch anytime from the top bar.

• The panels are resizable, and you can collapse the chat to give the preview more room.

• Use Interact to click through your flow like a customer would, and Tag element when you want Build to change one specific thing.