Introducing platformgen: Build Platforms with AI

We're excited to announce the open-source release of platformgen — a meta-platform builder that uses AI to generate production platforms in days instead of months.

What Is platformgen?

platformgen is not another SaaS platform. It's a tool that builds platforms. Give it a description, and it generates:

✅ Database schema
✅ REST/GraphQL APIs
✅ Frontend widgets
✅ Kubernetes deployment configs
✅ Docker images (ready to deploy)

All powered by GitHub Copilot via the "Ask Genny" embedded AI assistant.

Real Platforms Built Today

Ask Auger — AI-Powered SRE Dashboard

Our flagship example is Ask Auger — an intelligent Site Reliability Engineering dashboard with 26+ widgets for monitoring, incident response, and operational intelligence:

📊 Kubernetes monitoring (pods, nodes, logs, events)
🔍 GitHub PR/branch explorer
🎯 Jira story browser + transitions
🐛 Service vulnerability scanning
🔔 ServiceNow ticket integration
📈 Prometheus metrics + DataDog integration
🚀 Deployment pipeline status

Key feature: Ask Genny — embedded AI assistant. Type any question: "Show me failed pods in prod" or "Generate a kubectl troubleshooting script" and Genny handles it via GitHub Copilot.

OpenJuke — Music Streaming Platform

Built in under 2 weeks with platformgen:

🎵 Spotify API integration
🤖 AI-powered playlist generation
📹 Music video discovery
📊 Artist analytics & trends

Trader — Day Trading Platform

Live market data, pattern recognition, backtesting engine, and Schwab brokerage integration — all auto-generated by platformgen.

How It Works: 5 Steps to Production

1. Define     → Describe your platform (industry, data, goals)
2. Generate   → platformgen creates full-stack code + infra  
3. Customize  → Iterate with your team (all source code editable)
4. Deploy     → One push to Kubernetes (TLS, monitoring included)
5. Own        → Full handoff, no lock-in, no fees

Why platformgen Exists

Traditional platform development is broken:

🐌 Months of architecture before writing code
💸 Expensive consultants required to "get it right"
🔒 Vendor lock-in to platforms and frameworks
😩 Boring scaffolding work that could be automated

platformgen changes this:

⚡ Days to production (not months)
🤖 AI handles architecture decisions via GitHub Copilot
📦 100% ownership — full source code, run anywhere
🎯 Focused on what matters — your business logic, not plumbing

Open Source + No SaaS Lock-In

MIT License — Free forever. Use it however you want.
Self-hosted — Run on your Kubernetes cluster. No data leaves your network.
No subscriptions — Pay $0/month. Just contribute back if you build something cool.
Hot-reload widgets — Edit UI components live without restarting.

Getting Started (5 Minutes)

Via Python venv (recommended):

git clone https://github.com/techno-vet/platformgen-py.git
cd platformgen-py
bash install.sh

This will:

Create a Python virtual environment
Install platformgen as an editable package
Add it to your PATH
Guide you through token setup

Then initialize:

auger init --token YOUR_GITHUB_COPILOT_TOKEN
auger start

Requires:

Python 3.10+
python3-tk system package (for UI)
X11 display (for desktop rendering)

Alternative: Docker:

bash scripts/auger-setup.sh

Handles X11, mounts, and token setup automatically.

What's Next

📝 Blog Post #2: How Ask Genny built Ask Auger (meta-story)
🎥 Demo video: 60-second walkthrough (coming soon)
🌍 Product Hunt: Week of Sept 3 (help us get #1!)
💬 Discord community: Link to join (coming soon)

Try It Today

Clone the repo, run the installer, and ask Genny to build something.

GitHub: https://github.com/techno-vet/platformgen-py

Docs: https://github.com/techno-vet/platformgen-py/wiki

Website: https://platformgen.ai

platformgen is built by @technovet (TechnoVets — USAF Veteran Owned). Entirely AI-assisted development from day one.

Questions? Drop a comment below or open an issue on GitHub. We read and respond to everything.

Discussion Starter

What platform would YOU build if you had 5 days instead of 5 months? Tell me in the comments.