Inside the builder

Client brief to live site. Every step.

A complete walkthrough of how agencies use HatchIt to build, refine, and ship production websites — from a blank canvas to a live URL.

Six steps. One session. Live site.

Most agencies complete the full cycle in under 4 hours.

Step 01

Configure

Step 02

Build

Step 03

Refine

Step 04

Design

Step 05

Polish

Step 06

Ship

01

Configure your brand

Set the rules — every section the AI builds will follow them.

Site Settings
GeneralBrandToolkitSEO
Colors
Primary
Secondary
Typography
Body: Inter
Headings: Space Grotesk
Dark mode
Light mode
Brand Rules
Use formal tone. Avoid exclamation marks. Never use rounded corners larger than 12px...

Color palette

Primary and secondary colors with 6 one-click presets. The AI references these in every section it generates.

Typography system

9 font families with separate heading/body selections. Includes DM Sans, Space Grotesk, Playfair Display, and more.

Brand rules

Free-text instructions injected into every AI prompt. "Always use formal language", "No stock photography", etc.

Toolkit toggles

Enable charts (Recharts), animated counters (CountUp.js), and backdrop effects. The AI uses them when enabled.

SEO setup

Title, description, keywords, OG image. Live score indicator validates length and keyword density.

02

Build section by section

Describe each section in plain English. The AI writes production-ready React + Tailwind.

BuildAI HelpDeploy
2 / 6 complete

Describe your Features section

Be specific about layout, content, and style. The AI uses your brand config automatically.

A bento grid with 6 features, icons, and short descriptions...Build
Bento grid layout3-column cardsIcon + text rowsAlternating layout

Available section types

HeaderHeroFeaturesServicesAboutTestimonialsPricingStatsPortfolioFAQCTAContactFooterCustom

Smart prompts

Context-aware placeholder suggestions change per section type. Low-effort inputs are auto-enhanced.

Brand injection

Your colors, fonts, mode, vibe, and brand rules are injected into every AI call automatically.

Cross-section awareness

The AI sees all existing sections on the page and maintains visual consistency across the whole site.

Code validation

Every output is JSX-parsed and containment-tested before rendering. Broken code is caught instantly.

03

Refine with precision

Natural language changes, element targeting, and screenshot-aware AI.

Section refinement

Targeting: <h2>
Our Features
Make the heading larger and add a gradient effect...Refine
Click any element to target it — AI knows what you're pointing at
Natural language: "make the background darker", "add a third card"
Screenshot capture gives the AI visual context before changing code
Streaming response — watch changes appear live in the preview

Inline editing

Text

Click any text to edit in-place

Links

Change hrefs with anchor suggestions

Styles

Sliders for size, weight, color, spacing

Page-wide refinementBusiness+

Send all sections to the AI simultaneously for holistic changes. Six one-click presets:

Fix ErrorsHarmonizeResponsiveTighten CopyAccessibilitySEO
04

Fine-tune the design

Live design token sliders change every section simultaneously.

Design PanelBusiness+
Section Padding64px
Border Radius12px
Component Gap24px
Heading Scale1.0×
Body Text Scale1.0×
Button Scale1.0×
Shadow IntensitySubtle
Presets
MinimalModernBoldSoft

The Design Panel converts your slider values into CSS custom properties injected into the preview iframe. Every section responds instantly — no rebuild needed.

Live preview

Changes reflect instantly in the full-site preview. No regeneration, no waiting.

Coordinated presets

One-click presets (Minimal, Modern, Bold, Soft) apply a coordinated set of values across all sliders.

Per-project

Token values are saved per project and persist across sessions.

Export-ready

Design tokens are included in ZIP and GitHub exports as CSS variables.

05

Polish and manage

Multi-page sites, section library, AI assistant, and self-healing code.

Multi-page sites

Add pages with smart presets (About, Services, Pricing, etc.). Shared header/footer updates everywhere. Per-page SEO.

Section library

Save any completed section to your personal library. Reuse across projects with one click. Brand config snapshots included.

Hatch AI assistant

Floating chat with full-site context. Debugging, style suggestions, content ideas. Inject any response directly into a section prompt.

Self-healing Overseer

Broken code? The system tries 5 deterministic fixes before calling the AI. Syntax errors, TypeScript, incomplete ternaries — all caught.

AI image generation

Generate brand-aware images with Google Imagen 4, directly in the builder. Replace placeholder images in one click.

Device preview

Switch between mobile (375px), tablet (768px), and desktop views. Every section renders responsively in a live iframe.

Section management

Full control over every piece of your site.

AddRemoveRenameDuplicateReorder (drag)Move to pageShow / HideSave to libraryVersion historyUndo / Redo
06

Deploy and export

One-click deploy with auto-fix, or export clean source code you own.

One-click deploy

Deploys to Vercel with SSL, global CDN, and a *.hatchit.dev subdomain. If the build fails, the system automatically fixes the code and redeploys — up to 2 retries.

Custom domains (Business+)
Auto SSL & CDN
Build failure auto-fix
SEO meta + JSON-LD
Google Fonts injection

ZIP export

Download a complete Next.js project with all pages, components, and assets. Clean, maintainable code your team can customise.

Full Next.js scaffold
Multi-page routes
Lucide icon imports
Asset bundling
Design tokens as CSS vars

GitHub push

Connect via OAuth and push directly to a GitHub repository. Brand config and SEO settings are included in the push.

OAuth integration
Auto-generated repo name
Brand config included
SEO metadata
Push tracking
Enterprise

The Replicator

Paste any website URL. The Replicator extracts its DNA — structure, style, palette, section layout — and populates a fresh project with it. Your AI then builds each section from that blueprint. Not a copy — a reconstruction.

1

Paste URL

Enter any live website address

2

Extract DNA

AI analyzes structure, style, and content

3

Build from blueprint

Each section is AI-generated from the analysis

See it in action

Book a 15-minute demo and bring a real client brief. We'll build a multi-page site from it live on the call.