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For context, we started working on our general AI agent CraftBot before OpenClaw came out. It works similarly to OpenClaw and Hermes agent: control your PC to do task + memory + proactivity. However, here is the catch: it can create and operate its own SaaS tools with the concept of Living UILiving UI is a system where an AI agent can scaffold and launch real, working web apps on demand. Each living UI can be a dashboard/software/internal tool. They are essentially just frontend with X techstack talking to a backend + database with the techstack of your choice, spun up in its own pair of ports as supervised subprocesses managed by a host process. The backend owns all the state (so the app survives page reloads, tab switches, even host restarts), while the frontend is just a dumb view that fetches data and posts user actions. CraftBot can create a project from a template, install dependencies and launch it. It can also read and write its data through a scoped HTTP client, plus built-in endpoints that return a DOM snapshot and a screenshot so the agent can see what's on screen.Currently, there are 3 ways to create a living UI(1) Build from scratch. Just describe what you want, and CraftBot generates the backend, API, and UI, then iterates with you.(2) Install from the marketplace. Use ready-to-use apps built by the community (we are looking for contributors!).(3) Import your existing project or GitHub repo. CraftBot converts it into a Living UI and integrates itself into it (similar to CLI-anything, except the app runs directly in the agent UI).Besides, if CraftBot encounters a problem it can’t solve with a simple script, it invents the Saas tool required to solve it proactively (with user approval, of course). It’s not just building a UI for you, but it’s building a workspace for itself to be more efficient.The net effect: You no longer have to subscribe to Saas tools that are not built 100% for your needs, plus, the Saas tools come with their own general AI agent.

HN · launched Jun 9, 2026 · 11 upvotes (top 37%) · 0 views

Niche: computer and browser automation agents · 127 launches, 0 in the last 7 days ▼ -100% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Horizontal
  • Agent / copilot
  • B2B
  • AI-native
  • Commercial product

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Could you build this?

Partial A generic agent UI wrapper is straightforward, but building an autonomous agent that dynamically generates, hosts, and executes interactive UIs while reliably performing OS-level computer use requires complex sandboxing and state orchestration.

What it would actually take: The system requires a browser/OS automation layer (Playwright, VNC/RDP, OS accessibility APIs), a dynamic code generation and hot-reloading runtime (Node/React sandbox) for generating 'Living UIs', and persistent state management. The hard parts are maintaining agent context reliability across long multi-step workflows, handling computer vision UI control edge cases, and securely sandboxing dynamically generated SaaS applications.

Discussion

8 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: Cloudflare tunnel, AMilliPay, Ethicore Engine Guardian SDK

Concerns raised: Infrastructure costs scaling with multiple agent-created SaaS tools, Database and backend resource management across generated apps

Feature requests: Shared database across multiple tools, Simplified infrastructure handling for generated SaaS apps

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 1028 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #491 of 1029 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 223 days after the earliest competitor.

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