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, Studio, and Privacy.