What’s Your Workflow
Question for the community — I’m working on refining my workflow with coding. I know this will be a good crowd to ask.
The goal isn’t to create just cool looking apps through Replit, Loveable, Bolt or whatever, but to truly make them solid and production ready. Or at least CLOSER to that point.
The following is a summarized brain dump of what I am trying to refine now.
Would appreciate any and all feedback.
ALSO— This workflow is modeled after one that I saw and I’m trying to fully understand / utilize it. I organized this in ChatGPT for reference. The later steps are still a little blurry.
==STEP 1==: Brain Dump the Idea—
Speak or write my raw idea into a voice note or document. I dump out everything that’s in my head: what the app does, who it’s for, what problem it solves, any early features.
==STEP 2==: Add Personal Context—
Add a short personal bio (who i am, my tone, what kind of stuff I build, etc.) Include any helpful descriptors that give the AI better understanding of my goals and vibe.
==STEP 3==: Generate a DADBOD
Drop the transcript + bio into GPT or Claude and ask it to generate a “Descriptive And Detailed Business Overview Document”
This outlines: app name, what it does, who it’s for, monetization, tech stack, business model, and more.
The DADBOD becomes my blueprint before touching any code.
==STEP 4==: Turn DADBOD into Code JSON
Ask GPT to generate a JSON file that contains my app’s starter code. I follow this format:
This step gives me clean, organized starter files—great for Vite + React + Tailwind or other stacks.
==STEP 5==: Python Integration (Where I’m Stuck)
The goal here is to use a Python script (like http://main.py) to: Read and parse the JSONAutomatically generate your project files inside Replit or your build environmentIn this case I’m not using an agent to run wild—just want a repeatable script to process your JSON into files
==STEP 6==: Run the JSON + Python in whatever software I’m using.
I paste the JSON into the Python template.
The Python script should: - Parse the JSON - Write out all the app files - Then I’m left with a working skeleton that can be opened and edited
==STEP 7==: Refine → Deploy
Once the base files are generated:
Polish any rough edges
Style it (Tailwind, etc.)
Hook up simple functionality
production-ready MVP
If you read all that, you’re a champ and probably understand this better than I do.
What am I missing here? 🤷🏻♂️
