sales

illa-builder: Build Internal Tools Fast

Get custom business apps with illa-builder, perfect.
intermediateโฑ 30 minutes๐Ÿ’ต Free (open-source, self-hosted)
12,310 stars1,206 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10Updated 5/27/2026100% free ยท 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
  • โ€ขWhen you need an internal tool but lack engineering resources
  • โ€ขTo quickly prototype and connect data from multiple business systems
  • โ€ขFor 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 โ€” one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Technical setup

Expect 20โ€“40 minutes in a terminal โ€” or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly โ€” 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 โ€” 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: Build Internal Tools Fast works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Illa-builder: Build Internal Tools Fast 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 ยท 1918 code files ยท days to read โ€” 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 ยท Docker
No API keys detected
TypeScript 100%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here โ€” what it does and how to install it
  2. 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
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Details
Creator
illacloud
Language
TypeScript
Category
sales
Published
4/18/2022

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