Features

This page covers the core features inside MonstarX. If you haven't built your first app yet, start with Getting Started.

The Workbench

After your app is built, the Workbench opens automatically. It's your project workspace, and it has three tabs:

Preview

Live, clickable version of your app

Code

Browse and export your source files

Connectors

Connect external services your app needs

The Workbench — your built app in the Preview tab, with chat on the left.

Preview Tab

The Preview tab shows a live, interactive version of your app. You can click buttons, fill in forms, and navigate between pages, exactly as a real user would.

Use Preview to:

• Verify the app matches your intent right after the initial build
• Confirm a change worked after sending a follow-up message
• Do a final check before publishing

Keep in mind: if a required service isn't connected, some actions (like saving data or logging in) will fail in Preview even if the page loads. Head to the Connectors tab to fix this.

Code Tab

The Code tab gives you a browsable view of your app's source files.

Use it to:

• Verify what MonstarX built
• Copy a specific piece of logic into another project
• Understand the structure before requesting a change

Note: Direct editing from within the Code tab is not available. To make manual edits, push your code to GitHub first and edit it there.

Code tab — browse your project's file tree and view source files.

Connectors Tab

The Connectors tab lists all external services available for your project, along with their current status.

• Connected — Active and working
• Required — Must be connected, your app won't work without it
• Optional — Not required, your app works without it
• Not connected — Available but not yet set up

Connectors tab — see which services your app needs and connect them here.

For step-by-step setup instructions for each service, see Integrations.

Discuss Mode

Discuss mode lets you have a conversation with MonstarX without triggering a rebuild of your app.

Use it to:

• Ask questions before making a change
• Check whether a planned change is small or large
• Understand why something was built a certain way
• Think through an approach before committing to it

How to activate:

1. Find the Discuss toggle near the message input. The tooltip reads: "Ask questions without building or redeploying preview."
2. Click to enable it, the active state shows "Discuss mode on."
3. Type your question and send it.
4. MonstarX responds without touching your app.
5. When you're ready to make the actual change, turn the toggle off and send your prompt normally.

Sending a regular message can trigger a full rebuild. Discuss mode lets you confirm the approach first, saving time and credits.

The Plan-First Flow

Every project in MonstarX follows this sequence, and no step can be skipped:

Describe

›

Questions

›

Plan

›

Approve

›

Build

›

Publish

The plan is your only checkpoint before building begins. If something's off, correct it before approving, it's much faster than fixing a built app.

Project Scope Tiers

When you start a new project, you'll choose one of four scopes:

• Marketing site — Static pages, no user accounts or database
• Core + Auth — Forms, light backend, and login
• Full Application — User accounts, database, and service connections
• Full + Admin — Full Application plus an admin panel

Choose Marketing site for content-only pages. Choose Full Application if your idea involves storing data, handling payments, or connecting services. Choose Full + Admin if you need to manage users or content after launch.

Changing scope mid-project requires starting a new plan.

File Attachments

You can attach files to your initial message to give MonstarX more context before it writes the plan.

Supported formats: PDF, Word (.docx), plain text, Markdown, and images (PNG, JPG)

Great for:

• A product brief or spec to reduce back-and-forth questions
• A wireframe or screenshot to communicate visual intent
• An existing data structure you want MonstarX to work with

How to attach:

1. Click the attachment icon in the message input.
2. Select your file.
3. Add your message and press Send.

Publish and Unpublish

To publish: Click Publish, this creates a live, public URL for your app that's ready to share immediately.

To unpublish: Click Unpublish, your app goes offline and the URL stops working. You can republish at any time.

Custom domain: Not available in the current version of MonstarX.

GitHub Export

GitHub export sends a copy of your app's code to a repository of your choice.

Steps:

1. Open the Connectors tab and connect your GitHub account.
2. Click the GitHub push option.
3. Give the repository a name and confirm.

Use this when you want to continue development outside MonstarX, deploy to your own server, or keep a permanent backup of your code.

Language Options

The MonstarX interface is available in English, Japanese, and Arabic. Switch languages from the settings panel in your account.

Feature Availability by Scope

Feature	Marketing Site	Core + Auth	Full Application	Full + Admin
Preview	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Code tab	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Connectors	Limited	Partial	Full	Full
Supabase	No	Partial	Yes	Yes
Login / Auth	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Admin panel	No	No	No	Yes
Publish / Unpublish	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GitHub export	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

This table reflects observed behavior. Verify against the live product for current accuracy.