Tool Tip: Build NFT Apps and Beyond with Vie

I was recently experimenting with trying to create a Farcaster mini app. I'm not a developer, so one of the resources I explored was Claude Artifacts, which is an AI-powered no-code app builder. It was great for visually mocking up ideas and getting code for interfaces, like so:

But, at least as things stand, Claude can't handle the direct technical aspects of deploying and hosting your builds. You still have to do the work there and bring it all to fruition. Personally, I get overwhelmed at having to do that sort of stuff on my own.

I've run up against this kind of roadblock repeatedly over the past couple of years, and it's left me wanting a platform that can do two things:

1. No-code app building that natively supports onchain features.
2. No-code deployments and hosting.

Naturally, some projects in this vein might already exist. My experiments have been limited so far. But I did stumble upon a new one this week that really caught my eye, and it's Vie.

I came by Vie by way of following Nat Emodi, previously the founder of Highlight, which was one of the best NFT platforms ever in my opinion. Longtime readers may recall him from this 2024 Metaversal guest post, too.

Nat and co.'s new project is Vie, and it's a no-code onchain app launcher you can use with just simple natural language prompts via AI. For example, some demo prompts listed on the platform's website right now:

• "Build a mint site for my NFT contract"
• "Build a token-gated community hub"
• "Build a payment portal for digital art commissions"
• "Create a claim page for my NFT drop"
• "Create a portfolio tracker for my wallet"
• "Create a leaderboard for my DAO's contributors"
• "Generate a voting tool for my community's proposals"
• "Launch a token called 'FOCUS' with a 10B supply"
• "Make an onchain game using my smart contract"
• "Set up an airdrop for 1,000 addresses"
• "Spin up an onchain tip jar for my podcast"
• "Turn my NFT contract into a custom gallery"

As you can see from those examples, Vie has tons of potential for non-technical creatives in crypto that want to build their own onchain apps, experiences, services, etc.

And what's nice about Vie is that it doesn't just give you the frontend code, like Claude. Instead, it can deploy frontend code and the underlying smart contracts for you, while also handling hosting and wallet authentication. All through text prompts, and in seconds!

The implications here are big for onchain creators. It puts the kinds of things that you'd previously have to hire a team of devs for directly within your own DIY reach, and that's powerful.

Of course, Vie is brand new, so it surely will have some kinks to work through out of the gate. And the platform is currently in private beta, so if you want to try it you'll have to sign up for the waitlist on vie.dev. But I can see this tool becoming indispensable to myself and other onchain adventurers, so I wanted to put it on your radar as early as possible.

It might not be long before we start seeing entire crypto-native products being built and bootstrapped atop Vie, so it's worth adding this platform to your onchain toolbox. You can also check out the FAQ to learn more.