features
One plan. A complete, running application built from it.
You describe how your business works. Metatable writes it down as a plan you can read, then builds everything from it — the database, the rules, the screens, the hosting. Change the plan and the software follows. Export the code anytime.
Owner, warehouse manager, purchasing editor, read-only accountant.
SKU, warehouse, supplier, purchase order, stock movement, reorder rule.
rule: create purchase order when stock falls below threshold.
permission: only owners approve supplier changes.
01 · the plan
It starts with a plan you can read — not a pile of prompts.
Before anything is built, Metatable writes down your roles, records, rules, and edge cases in plain language. You read it, correct it, approve it. The app is built from that document — and when your business changes, you change the document, not the code.
For the technically minded: it is a real spec, and it stays the source of truth.
Replace spreadsheet-based vendor tracking with a running application.
Capture request, assign owner, validate data, approve, report status.
Editors update operational records. Owners manage users and approvals.
Duplicate supplier, expired contract, missing approver, delayed renewal.
02 · what you get
What you actually get.
A complete, running application — typically live in about 30 minutes. Not a demo and not screens over a spreadsheet. Here is every piece, exactly as it appears in the platform.
Your software, written down.
The full architecture of your application in plain language — every workflow, rule, nuance, and use case. You approve it before anything is built, and it stays up to date as the app changes. New hire? Hand them the document.
A real database, built from your plan.
Every record your business tracks — customers, orders, stock, suppliers — stored with proper structure and relationships. Not rows in a spreadsheet: the same class of database banks run on.
| body | created_at | updated_at | Actions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| …ed | Your service visit is confir… | 2026-06-12 16:50:39.23… | 2026-06-12 16:50:39.23… | |
| …ed | We will replace the filters d… | 2026-06-12 16:50:39.23… | 2026-06-12 16:50:39.23… | |
| …ed | The service visit was comp… | 2026-06-12 16:50:39.23… | 2026-06-12 16:50:39.23… |
The engine that runs your rules.
Modules, API endpoints, and scheduled jobs. Approvals route to the right person, low-stock thresholds trigger purchase orders, weekly reports send themselves — enforced exactly as the plan says, even at 3am.
Sign-in that just works.
Email-and-password and Google sign-in, wired in from day one. The roles in your plan decide who can see and do what — you manage access, no security expertise required.
A safe place for your keys.
Connecting Stripe, email, or a supplier's API means handling secret keys. Yours are stored encrypted in a vault — never pasted into code, never sitting in a spreadsheet.
Screens for your team.
Pages to enter, find, and approve things — built from the workflows and roles in your plan. Runs in the browser, nothing to install. (Building a back-office engine only? You can skip the screens and use it headless — next section.)
Hosted from day one. Azure
Your app runs on managed infrastructure the moment the build finishes. Nothing to set up, nothing to babysit.
And it's yours. full source export
Export the complete source code anytime and run it anywhere. No lock-in, no hostage situation.
03 · use it anywhere
Use your app from the AI assistant you already have.
Ask questions, pull reports, even trigger workflows from ChatGPT or Claude — no dashboard, no new login. Under the hood, your app exposes an MCP server: the standard that lets AI assistants use software as tools.
Your top distributors for the selected reporting month (June 2026) are:
| Rank | Distributor | Cases Depleted to Retail | Cases Sold to Distributors | Depletion Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metroline Beverage | 101.7 cases | 189.0 cases | 53.8% |
| 2 | Garden Grove Spirits | 68.1 cases | 135.0 cases | 50.4% |
Additional health metrics:
- Average weekly depletion: 25.42 cases
- On-hand inventory: 165 cases
- Weeks of supply: 6.49
- Month-over-month velocity change: +2.73%
- Average weekly depletion: 17.02 cases
- On-hand inventory: 127 cases
- Weeks of supply: 7.46
- Month-over-month velocity change: +3.18%
Both grew velocity month-over-month. Want me to break this down by SKU, or schedule it as a weekly report?
04 · why it holds up
Why it doesn't fall apart at 80%.
Turning a plan into working software is not one prompt. It is a pipeline that builds in the right order, tests against the real thing, and fixes its own errors before you ever see the build.
It builds in the right order
Tables before APIs before screens, following the actual dependencies — not whatever the model happens to emit first.
DAG-ordered generationIt tests against the real thing
Every query runs on a real database engine and every line of backend code is actually compiled. Errors are found by running the software, not guessed from static analysis.
execution-based validationIt fixes its own mistakes
The system reads the real compiler and database errors, corrects its output, and runs it again until the build holds.
self-fixing loopsIt doesn't lose the plot as your app grows
Each step sees only the relevant part of your plan, so the tenth change is as reliable as the first.
context engineering05 · honest fit
Built for business software, not every possible app.
When you are ready to compare capacity, see pricing. If you want a fit check first, send us the workflow.
CRMs, internal tools, inventory, portals, trackers, approval flows, and operational dashboards.
Customer-facing workflows where the data model, permissions, and handoff matter more than visual novelty.
Highly custom consumer interfaces, games, or products where frontend polish is the main product.
Frontend generation is still maturing. The strongest fit today is structured business software.
start here
Have a workflow that should become software?
Describe it, read the plan, and see whether Metatable can turn it into a running application.