Anthropic may be building a Lovable-like app builder inside Claude

Leaked screenshots that started spreading on X point to Anthropic developing a full-stack app building tool right inside Claude. If it is real, this feature could put them in direct competition with platforms like Lovable, Bolt, and v0.

The screenshots were shared by @hysteresis_x on X. They picked up 1.4 million views almost right away. A follow-up share from another account, @marmaduke091, pushed the total closer to 5.1 million views. 

Looking at the screenshots, the interface feels like a complete app development environment integrated into Claude. There is a project settings panel that includes sections for Security, Database, Storage, Authentication, Users, Secrets, and Logs. This goes way beyond typical chatbot capabilities. It has the look of backend tools you would find in dedicated app-building platforms meant for creating real, production-ready applications.

One screen shows a Recipes panel that seems to serve as a guided workflow menu. The options include setting up sign-in, connecting a database, scanning for security risks, and implementing dark mode. These are practical steps aimed at helping users build apps without getting stuck in complicated configuration details.

Another nice detail is a loading screen that features a pixel art dinosaur game while the app preview is building.

Tensor described it as a potential “fullstack vibe coding competitor to the likes of Lovable.” Tools like Lovable have gained traction because they lower the barrier for people who are not professional developers but still want to create functional apps. It appears Anthropic is now trying to claim a share of that same space.

As Ben Vinegar noted on X, many people may not realize that Anthropic is operating more like Amazon these days. They can simply look at the usage numbers on their own platform and decide which products and features are worth replicating, like products under the Amazon Basics brand.

The OP also mentioned spotting a separate update for Claude Code on desktop. This new unified interface would allow users to work across several code repositories at once in the same session, with AI agents managing tasks across all of them simultaneously.

Anthropic has not confirmed any of these features or even acknowledged the screenshots. So take this with a grain of salt.

That said, some people in the replies were already asking the harder question: if Anthropic launches its own app builder, what happens to the API access that tools like Lovable depend on? One commenter called that “scary to think about.” Another wrote that Anthropic is “coming after everything.” Maybe an overreaction, maybe not.

At this point, all we have are the screenshots. Yet the level of detail and the infrastructure they show make it tough to write them off as nothing more than early concept ideas.

Featured image credit: @hysteresis_x / X

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