Cookbook

Step-by-step builds for the most-asked apps. Production patterns, copy-paste code, complete prompts. The fastest way to learn vly is to ship something real.

The cookbook is end-to-end builds for the apps people actually want — multi-tenant SaaS, marketplaces, chatbots, dashboards, social networks. Each recipe is a complete walkthrough: prompts, code, integration setup, deployment, edge cases.

If you’re learning vly, picking a recipe close to your goal and following it end-to-end is the fastest path.

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How recipes work

The structure of every recipe — what to expect, time estimates, prerequisites.

Prompting fundamentals

Background reading. Recipes assume you know how to write a vly prompt.

Core apps

Multi-tenant SaaS

The base for every B2B app. Workspaces, teams, roles, billing. 45 min.

Marketplace with Stripe

Two-sided marketplace with Connect, escrow, payouts. 90 min.

Real-time chat

Channels, threads, presence, attachments. 60 min.

Newsletter platform

Email-based newsletter with subscribers, archives, billing. 45 min.

Internal CRM

Pipeline, contacts, tasks, email integration. 60 min.

Dashboard with charts

Metrics, filters, time ranges, real-time updates. 30 min.

Multiplayer game

Lobbies, real-time state sync, leaderboards. 75 min.

AI chatbot

Streaming, history, tool calling, multi-model. 45 min.

Image generator

User prompts → DALL-E or Replicate → stored gallery. 30 min.

Voice AI app

STT (Whisper) + LLM + TTS (ElevenLabs). 60 min.

Business tools

Booking system

Calendar availability, slot booking, confirmations. 75 min.

Job board

Listings, applications, employer + applicant accounts. 60 min.

Invoice generator

Create, send, track invoices. PDF generation. 30 min.

Expense tracker

Categories, receipts, monthly summaries. 30 min.

Course platform

Lessons, video hosting, progress tracking, certificates. 90 min.

Subscription billing

Multi-tier, trials, billing portal, dunning. 60 min.

Social & content

Social network

Profiles, follows, feed, reactions. 75 min.

Forum

Categories, threads, posts, voting, moderation. 60 min.

Wiki

Pages, edits, history, references. 45 min.

Notes app

Rich-text notes, tags, search. 30 min.

Habit tracker

Daily check-ins, streaks, charts. 30 min.

Patterns & primitives

Smaller building blocks you’ll combine into bigger features:

OAuth login

Add Google / GitHub / etc. as a sign-in option.

File uploads

Direct-to-Convex uploads with previews and limits.

Email campaigns

Send to a list, track delivery, handle unsubscribes.

Webhooks

Receive events from third-party services securely.

How to read a recipe

Every recipe is structured the same way:

1. What you'll build

   A short description and a screenshot of the finished product.

2. Prerequisites

   What you need (vly account, third-party accounts, env vars).

3. Step-by-step build

   A series of prompts you submit to vly, with what to expect after each.

4. Testing

   How to verify the feature works end-to-end.

5. Going further

   Variations and extensions you might want.

Tips

Recipes are prompts to a real model. The exact code vly produces will vary — same shape, different details. The recipe describes the architecture and the verification steps; trust the agent for the implementation.

Combine recipes. A “marketplace with chat” is the marketplace recipe + the realtime chat recipe stacked. Build the first, then prompt the second on top.

Recipe times assume you’ve read Prompting fundamentals. First-time users may take 2× longer; experienced users finish faster.

Suggesting a recipe

Don’t see what you need? File a request in the Discord #recipe-requests channel. Most-asked recipes get added.