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Bolt for Internal Tools and Automation

Full-stack prototypes right in the browser: generate web apps from prompts with Bolt, run them in WebContainers and deploy them.

Duration
1 day (7 hrs)
Format
Online or on-site
Language
German or English
Participants
open dates or exclusive for your team
Certificate
Certificate of attendance

Overview

“Bolt for Internal Tools and Automation” is a hands-on course for roles such as Software developers maintaining internal applications and scripts, DevOps, SRE and platform teams and IT administrators with automation responsibilities. Rather than learning Bolt in the abstract, you work on tasks from your daily routine – with examples, exercises and templates from Internal Tools & Automation.

Bolt by StackBlitz generates working full-stack applications from prompts and runs them straight away in the browser. WebContainers make this possible: a Node.js runtime runs entirely inside the browser tab, complete with package installation, dev server and terminal. In this one-day course you learn how to build prototypes quickly with React, Vue, Svelte, Next.js, Astro or Node.js backends, how to structure prompts and project instructions, and how to steer the agent precisely rather than letting it rewrite large parts of your app unchecked.

The course combines fast results with sound engineering practice. You read and edit the generated code in the built-in editor, fix errors using the terminal and console, connect databases and authentication, and export projects to GitHub or as an archive. You then publish your application and learn how to keep token consumption, context size and project scope under control. By the end you know exactly which projects Bolt gets to a clickable result fastest, and at what point moving to a local development environment makes sense.

Almost every company has a long backlog of small tools nobody gets round to building: admin interfaces for master data, scripts for recurring data reconciliation, Slack or Teams bots, report generators and glue between SaaS systems. With AI coding assistants and agents, internal tools like these can be built in hours rather than weeks. Developers, ops and platform teams therefore shift their focus from writing code to clear requirements, secure access and reliable operation. Internal tools in particular often hold far-reaching rights over production data and quickly become business-critical. In this course you learn to build internal tools and automations rapidly with AI, implement authentication and permissions correctly from the start and design solutions that stay documented, tested and maintainable.

The course is delivered live – either online in a virtual classroom or on-site in our training rooms in Munich, Salzburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Hanover, Bremen, Stuttgart and Kaiserslautern. We can also run it exclusively for your team.

Who is this course for?

  • Software developers maintaining internal applications and scripts
  • DevOps, SRE and platform teams
  • IT administrators with automation responsibilities
  • Operations and RevOps engineers
  • Business process automation teams

Typical challenges we address

  • A long backlog of internal tools that never get prioritised next to product work
  • Manual reconciliation between SaaS systems, spreadsheets and databases that is prone to error
  • Internal tools with excessive permissions, no logging and no clear owner
  • Undocumented scripts that only one person understands

What you will be able to do

  • You can explain how WebContainers work and judge which projects run well in Bolt.
  • You generate a full-stack prototype with frontend, backend and database using structured prompts.
  • You debug issues efficiently via terminal, console and precise feedback to the agent.
  • You publish your application and export the code to GitHub for further development.
  • Build internal tools, bots and automations with AI agents quickly and to a solid standard.
  • Implement authentication, permissions, logging and secrets management correctly from the outset.
  • Design automations that are documented, testable and operable, so they do not depend on individual people.

Course outline

Module 1 Understanding Bolt and WebContainers
  • Architecture: Node.js, npm and dev server running entirely in the browser
  • Supported frameworks and starter templates at a glance
  • Capabilities and limits of the browser runtime, for instance with native binary packages
  • Using editor, preview, terminal and file tree efficiently
Module 2 Prompting and project control
  • Writing a precise first prompt: stack, pages, data model, style
  • Project and system instructions for recurring conventions
  • Discussion mode for planning, build mode for implementing
  • Iterating in small steps, locking files and rolling back versions
Module 3 Full stack: data, auth and APIs
  • Database and authentication via the built-in backend integration or Supabase
  • Building API routes and server-side logic with Node.js
  • Connecting external APIs and managing keys through environment variables
  • Creating mobile prototypes with Expo and testing them on a device
Module 4 Debugging and code quality
  • Feeding terminal and browser console errors back to the agent effectively
  • Reading, understanding and manually correcting generated code
  • Keeping structure, component boundaries and TypeScript types clean
  • Managing token usage and context size as projects grow
Module 5 Deployment and handover
  • Publishing your app in one click and connecting a custom domain
  • Exporting to GitHub and continuing locally in VS Code, Cursor or Claude Code
  • Security review: secrets, access rights, input validation
  • Decision criteria: evolve the prototype or rebuild it properly
Module 6 Practice lab: Internal Tools & Automation
  • Generating admin interfaces
  • Automating data reconciliation
  • Chat bots for teams
  • Automating ops runbooks
  • Generating reports and exports
  • Building agent workflows
Module 7 Data protection, quality & transfer to daily work
  • Internal tools often access employee, customer and production data: you learn to grant permissions on a least-privilege basis, keep secrets in vaults rather than code, log access and take GDPR and works council requirements into account for tools that touch employee data.
  • Ground rules for safe AI use in your team
  • Checking results: facts, sources, tests and the four-eyes principle
  • Personal action plan for the next 30 days
  • Open questions, outlook and resources for further learning

Practical scenarios from your field

Generating admin interfaces

Create CRUD interfaces from a database schema or API with search, filters, validation, role-based permissions and an audit log, so business teams can maintain master data safely.

Automating data reconciliation

Write scripts that regularly pull data from CRM, ERP, ticketing systems and spreadsheets, reconcile it and report discrepancies, with retry logic, idempotency and clear error messages.

Chat bots for teams

Build Slack or Teams bots that answer status queries, trigger approvals, announce deployments or provide on-call information while only executing explicitly permitted actions. Every action is logged with the user ID.

Automating ops runbooks

Turn recurring operational tasks such as user management, certificate renewal or log analysis into reviewed scripts and workflows, safeguarded with a dry-run mode and logging.

Generating reports and exports

Automatically prepare regular analyses from databases and APIs as PDF, spreadsheet or email, including scheduling, parameters and traceable data sources. Manual copy-and-paste between systems disappears entirely.

Building agent workflows

Connect AI agents to tools such as the ticketing system, knowledge base and internal APIs, for example via MCP, to pre-qualify requests, gather data and prepare drafts for human approval.

Possible hands-on projects

Onboarding automation

A workflow that creates accounts in several systems for new starters, assigns groups and sends the line manager a checklist of outstanding steps.

Licence overview

An internal dashboard that pulls usage data from SaaS tools, flags unused licences and shows costs per team at a glance.

Deployment bot

A chat bot that announces deployments, summarises changes from pull requests and notifies the right people when a pipeline fails.

Prerequisites

Basic JavaScript or TypeScript skills and an understanding of common web concepts such as components, APIs and databases. Technically minded business users can follow along well too. You have programming experience in a language such as Python, TypeScript or Go and know the basics of APIs, databases and the command line.

Technical requirements

A laptop with an up-to-date Chromium-based browser or Firefox, a Bolt account (a paid plan for intensive use) and a free GitHub account.

Data protection & compliance

Internal tools often access employee, customer and production data: you learn to grant permissions on a least-privilege basis, keep secrets in vaults rather than code, log access and take GDPR and works council requirements into account for tools that touch employee data.

Suggested dates

All dates are suggestions – your preferred date is always possible.

  • Wed, 25 November 2026 Online Request
  • Thu, 3 December 2026 Munich Request
  • Fri, 11 December 2026 Online Request
  • Mon, 11 January 2027 Online Request
  • Fri, 22 January 2027 Berlin Request
  • Mon, 1 February 2027 Online Request

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a local development environment for Bolt?

No. Thanks to WebContainers, package installation, dev server and terminal all run in the browser, so nothing needs to be installed locally. Only when you want to develop a project long term or integrate it into an existing toolchain does exporting to GitHub and working in a local editor pay off. We practise both in the course.

How is Bolt different from Lovable?

Both generate web apps from prompts. Bolt offers more freedom in choosing a framework and exposes code, terminal and file tree very directly, which suits developers who want to stay close to the code. Lovable relies on a fixed React stack with a stronger focus on design iteration and Supabase. The right choice depends on project and team.

Can I build mobile apps with Bolt?

Yes. Through the Expo integration you can generate React Native prototypes and test them on your phone with Expo Go. This works well for simple apps and clickable prototypes. Native device features, app store publishing and complex offline logic usually call for local development, and the course explains where that boundary lies.

When is a custom internal tool better than an off-the-shelf product?

When a process is specific to your organisation, spans several systems or standard tools only fit after heavy customisation. AI cuts development cost considerably, but operation and maintenance remain. In the course you learn to weigh effort against benefit realistically and build tools that keep working with minimal upkeep.

How do we secure internal tools that were built quickly with AI?

With fixed guardrails: sign-in through your central identity provider, role-based permissions, no secrets in code, logging of every write action and a short review before go-live. These building blocks can be stored as a template so AI agents include them automatically in every new tool. You create exactly these templates in the course.

How much does “Bolt for Internal Tools and Automation” cost?

The course costs a flat €949 plus VAT per participant – whether online or on-site. This includes 1 training day(s) with a live trainer, course materials, a lab environment and a certificate of attendance.

Can I suggest my own date?

Yes. Our suggested dates are just a guide. In the request form you can always describe your preferred date or period in free text – we check availability and confirm within one working day.

Is the course online or on-site?

Both are possible: live online in a virtual classroom or on-site in Munich, Salzburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Hanover, Bremen, Stuttgart or Kaiserslautern. We can also run the course exclusively for your team.

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