# Widget builder

The **Beta** widget builder turns a description into a small tool that lives in Nock's notch and Studio. You can use that tool without switching to a separate full-screen app. Open the builder from Studio's build control or **Settings → Apps → My Apps → Make a widget**.

## Build one useful thing

1. Describe its purpose and the information it should show. Start with a simple, read-only tool.
2. Answer the builder's clarification questions, or choose to proceed with your original description.
3. Watch the build and checks. A finished layout does not guarantee every action works.
4. Try the draft using **Ask your widget…**.
5. Review any required settings or service credentials through the intended setup controls.
6. Request a focused change and test again.
7. Choose **Keep widget** when satisfied, or **Throw away** to discard the draft.

Closing the builder while a build runs does not cancel it. Its Studio tile can show **Building**; reopen that tile to return to the same work rather than starting a duplicate.

## Approvals and trust

Under **Advanced → Actions and approvals**, inspect the actions the widget exposes and their confirmation settings. Generated code runs locally and may install packages or contact the services it uses. Treat a widget as software, not as a harmless picture.

Do not put credentials into the plain-language build request. Use the widget's designated configuration fields and connect only services you trust. Test changes with non-sensitive data first. Account access and service execution may be limited in launch-preview builds.

## Keep and maintain

Kept widgets appear in Studio and in Settings → Apps → My Apps. Reopen a widget to edit it. Advanced controls can expose server output and restart or repair actions when a widget fails. Record the error before retrying repeatedly.

The current app does not provide a general public widget-sharing marketplace. Do not assume another computer has your widget, connection, or credentials just because you kept it locally.

See [MCP connections](/nock/mcp), [Studio](/nock/studio), and [Privacy](/nock/privacy).