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illa-builder: Rapidly Create Internal Apps with a Low‑Code Platform

Name: illa-builder: Rapidly Create Internal Apps with a Low‑Code Platform
Author: illacloud

Build dashboards, admin panels, CRMs, and more in minutes—illa-builder lets founders ship internal tools on any data source. Open‑source, 12k+ GitHub stars, perfect for startups needing fast, self‑hosted solutions.

From the repo · “Low-code platform allows you to build business apps, enables you to quickly create internal tools such as dashboard, crud app, admin panel, crm, cms, etc. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, Supabase, GraphQL, MongoDB, MSSQL, Rest API, Hugging Face, Redis, etc. Automate workflows with schedule or webhook. Open source Retool. ”

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free (open-source, self-hosted)

12,333 stars+5★ this week1,212 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Oct 8Updated 5/27/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Use illa-builder to rapidly create custom apps and internal tools for your business.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to manage customer interactions and tasks in one place without extensive coding. They create an internal tool using illa-builder, which connects to their Stripe account, Notion database, and email service provider."

When to use it

•When you need an internal tool but lack engineering resources
•To quickly prototype and connect data from multiple business systems
•For building operational dashboards that track key startup metrics

Ready-to-paste prompt

illa-builder create-dashboard --source=postgresql --metrics=sales_performance

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/illa-builder && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/illa-builder/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/illa-builder/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How illa-builder: Rapidly Create Internal Apps with a Low‑Code Platform works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Illa-builder: Rapidly Create Internal Apps with a Low‑Code Platform is a very large TypeScript project (~114k lines across 1918 code files, plus 19 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit 3 months ago, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~114k lines · 1918 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Node.js · Docker

No API keys detected

TypeScript 100%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes

What's in each folder

packages/Sub-packages / plugins5 files

apps/builder/Package2025 files

hacktoberfest2023/Folder653 files

apps/cloud/Package152 files

apps/playwright/Package24 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)13 files

.husky/Tool / agent settings2 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyApache-2.0 licenseUpdated 3 mo ago

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/illa-builder && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/illa-builder/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/illa-builder/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

Quick Actions

Details

Creator

illacloud

Language

TypeScript