Make a first app with Replit and Claude
A commenter used Replit’s agent with Claude Sonnet to assemble an app in about five minutes, despite having no real coding experience.
- What they did
- They said they put together Rhettit.app with Replit’s agent and Claude, guiding the build with prompts built around Aristotle’s rhetorical appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos. They described the result as AI-made and said they had never created a functional program before. No extra manual workflow or transfer step was described.
- How it went
- They reported spending about five minutes and around $5 altogether on Claude Sonnet API use and Replit agent usage. The source does not mention launch numbers, user feedback, or technical problems.
- Tips
- Start with one narrow feature so the agent can finish quickly. If you use this approach, make sure it pauses before any action that would publish, pay, remove data, or submit a form.
Try it yourself with Replit Agent
I’ve never built software before. Create a very simple app named [app name] that helps with [main task]. Use [style, method, or framework] as the basis for the content or logic, and keep the first version small. Ask only the essential questions, then produce the app in clear steps. Let me test it in a preview and tell me, in simple terms, how to use it and make basic changes. Stop and get my approval before any step that would deploy, purchase, erase, or submit something. Finish only when I can try one sample action, such as adding [example entry].
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