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The Architect: talking a build through before anything is made

Before a model-written build starts, Anticode's Architect replies to your request in a few sentences, asks up to three questions where your answer would change what gets built, and shows a short plan. You answer by tapping or typing, the plan updates, and nothing is built until you say Build it.

Updated · By the Anticode team

Why a builder should ask before it builds

One sentence leaves most of a site undecided. "A site for my pottery classes" doesn't say whether people book a seat, whether you sell finished pieces, or what the studio is called. A builder that starts straight away has to guess, and the guesses tend to be the same generic sections every time, filled with details nobody gave it. An AI website builder that asks questions spends a few seconds on the decisions that matter and leaves the rest to sensible defaults.

What the Architect sends back

A reply
One to three short sentences about your idea: what it intends to make and the one or two choices that matter most. No lists and no flattery.
Up to three questions
Only about things that change the build and that it can't sensibly decide for you, such as your business name, what you offer, a must-have feature, who it's for or a look you like. Each comes with two to four likely answers to tap. It never asks what you've already said, and asks nothing when it has enough.
A plan
A name, the kind of build (website, software or both), up to ten sections in page order, each with what's in it, one sentence on the look, and up to eight features.

The look always names a single sans-serif typeface, even for a classic or rustic mood, which keeps the plan in line with the design rules the build will be checked against later.

Answering, changing and going ahead

  1. Tap one of the suggested answers, or type your own. You're never limited to the options shown.
  2. Each answer goes back to the Architect with the conversation so far. It acknowledges what you said, updates the plan and may ask a follow-up. Older questions are greyed out so only the current ones can be answered.
  3. Type a correction at any point ("no menu, just the booking form") and it becomes part of the plan.
  4. Press Build it on the latest plan, or reply with a short go-ahead such as "yes", "looks good" or "go ahead". If questions are still open, the button reads Just build it, so you can skip them.

The build then receives the agreed plan and the conversation together, so it builds what you settled on rather than reinterpreting the first message. If the Architect can't answer for some reason, it says so and offers to build directly from what you wrote.

It only uses facts you gave it

The Architect is told to take your colours, names, items, prices and order exactly as written, and to treat every "only", "first" and "no" as a rule. Facts about your business come from three places only: what you type, any photos you attach, and pages you link. If a site would normally show something you haven't given, such as an address, opening hours or reviews, it's either left out of the plan or asked about. It doesn't invent them.

Paste up to three web addresses into your request, such as your current site, a menu or a booking page, and the Architect has them read on the first turn. The reader writes a short brief of the facts the build will need: names, what's offered in the page's own words, prices, hours, locations, policies, contact and booking links, and the page's tone. It's told not to copy reviews or testimonials, and if a page can't be read it says so for that address. The brief is kept for the rest of the conversation, so the pages aren't fetched again on every reply.

Limits

  • Model-written builds need an account. The conversation runs a short model call, so it needs you signed in with a confirmed email. Preview builds from the design engine don't go through it. See building without an account.
  • It counts towards your allowance. Each turn is a small model call measured like other usage; see usage limits.
  • Short conversations. The most recent sixteen turns are sent each time, so a very long back-and-forth loses its oldest lines. Put key facts in the first message.
  • Pages behind a sign-in can't be read. Linked pages that need a login, or that block automated readers, come back as unread.
  • English only. The builder works in English, and the sites it plans are in English.

If you'd like to prepare before you start, the guide to writing a website brief for AI covers what to put in the first message so the Architect has fewer questions to ask.

Questions people ask

Can I skip the questions?

Yes. Press Just build it on the plan, or reply with a short go-ahead, and the build starts from the plan as it stands.

Does the Architect build the site itself?

It plans and agrees the build with you. Once you say Build it, the plan and conversation go to the build, which writes the site and runs the design and security checks.

Can I attach photos to the conversation?

Yes. Photos sent with the request or a reply are seen by the Architect, so it won't ask about things they already show, and they go on to the build.

What if the plan is wrong?

Reply with what to change. The plan is redrawn with your correction, and only the newest plan can be built.