Frequently asked questions

What is PhiWebs?

PhiWebs is where you build and publish web apps with AI. You work in PhiWebs Studio at studio.phiwebs.com: you say what you want in a chat, an AI agent builds it, and you watch the app run in a live preview. One click on Publish puts it live at its own address.

What exactly is an app?

Each project in the studio is one app. An app has:

• Pages: as many as it needs.
• Data: the kinds of records it keeps (bookings, members, articles) and the records themselves.
• Access: whether visitors sign in, the roles they can hold, and what each role may see and do.

You do not assemble these by hand. Describe the app and the agent builds all of it. See What an app is.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. You describe what you want in plain language and say what to change. If you are curious, Files shows the app’s files, read only.

What is the live preview?

The preview is your app, running while it is built. It reloads after each change. It is for you and your workspace while you build; share the published address with your visitors. A project that sits unused goes to sleep after a quiet while. Your work is saved, and Wake it up starts it again.

Where does my app live?

When you publish, the app goes live at its own address on phiwebs.app: the project name followed by a short random ending, such as https://lotus-yoga-x7k2m9.phiwebs.app. The studio shows you the address each time you publish.

Do visitors see my changes straight away?

No. Visitors see only what you published. Changes you make in the studio appear in the preview first; click Publish again to put them live.

Can I go back to an earlier version?

Yes. History in the studio lists every change. Restore goes back to any earlier version, and your current version stays in the history. Publish after restoring to put that version live. See Versions.

Can I take my app offline?

Yes. Open the app options menu (the project name at the top) and choose Unpublish. Visitors then see “not found” until you publish again.

Who can open my app?

You decide, under App → Sign-in & people in the studio:

• No sign-in: every visitor is anonymous.
• PhiWebs account: visitors sign in with a PhiWebs account.
• Company account: visitors sign in with your organisation’s Microsoft Entra account, or another OpenID account.

You can require sign-in before any page shows, and choose whether anyone who signs in gets in (with a default role) or only people you invited. See Visitor sign-in.

Where do my app’s roles come from?

From the app itself. The app declares its roles, and its own people list says who holds which one. A visitor gets only the roles you give them in the app; signing in only says who they are. When you publish an app whose people list is empty, you become its first admin. See Access.

Can I see and edit my app’s records?

Yes. App → Records shows the records of the preview or of the published app. You can add, edit and delete them. See Records.

What are packs?

Packs bring blocks, capabilities, patterns and themes the agent can build with. Your workspace installs them from the marketplace in your account, and Packs in the studio adds an installed pack to a project. You can also publish your own packs to the marketplace; listings are reviewed. See Packs and the marketplace.

How does AI usage work?

Every AI step first uses your plan’s AI usage, counted per day and per week. It renews on its own. After that, AI credits pay, but only if the workspace owner allows it. The usage indicator in the studio’s top bar shows where you stand.

When the usage runs out, the agent cannot take new requests until it renews. Your published apps keep running. See Billing.

Can I take the app with me?

Yes. The studio’s Export menu has two downloads:

• Download project: a .pwpack file with the app’s full source. Open from file on the Projects screen opens it again.
• Download web app: the built site, ready to host anywhere.

Can my team work on the same app?

Yes. The members of a workspace build its apps together; projects are shared across the workspace, not one by one. You invite members from your account. See Collaboration.

Can my app call another service?

Yes. Ask the agent to add the connection, then set its secret under App → Connections. The secret is never stored in the app’s files, and it is sent only to the address you name. See Connections.

What happened to PhiCo?

PhiCo, the earlier assistant, is retired. Apps are now made in PhiWebs Studio. The PhiCo Code plugin for Claude Code still exists, but it only manages your workspace (members, packs, connections, AI settings and usage). To build or publish an app, use the studio.

Still have questions?

Write to us at phiwebs.com/en/contact.