Show HN: N.codes – Let users generated mini-apps in your app
I've been working on n.codes, an open-source framework that lets end users generate their own UI within your app using natural language prompts.
The problem: Every SaaS team drowns in feature requests. Most aren't complicated—just different arrangements of existing data: "show me refunds over $500 that need approval," "export this report formatted for accounting," "bulk archive these records."
The backend can already do it. The bottleneck is exposing capabilities through UI.
How it works:
- Reads your components (React/Vue) to understand available UI primitives and styles
- Builds a capability map from your APIs, schemas, and docs
- When a user prompts, generate a sandboxed UI in your app that uses existing APIs and components
It's not for marketing pages or complex flows. It's for the 80% of internal tools that are just CRUD, dashboards, and workflows.
Current status: Early stage. The architecture is defined, core capability mapping works. Looking for feedback before building out the full runtime.
Looking for feedback on:
- Does this solve a real problem you've experienced?
- What would make you trust generated UI in a production app? (sandbox model, permissions, audit trails?)
- Similar approaches I should study?
GitHub: https://github.com/yungookim/n.codes Site: https://n.codes