A messaging app with channels, direct messages, and real-time updates. Your team's private chat space.
The prompt
Copy this prompt and paste it into Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Codex, or any AI tool connected to Hatchable via MCP.
Build a real-time chat application. Users sign up and can create chat channels with a name and description. Any user can join open channels. The chat interface shows a channel list on the left and the message stream on the right. Messages display the sender's name, avatar, timestamp, and text. Include direct messaging between users. Messages should appear in near-real-time (polling every few seconds is fine). Include a user presence indicator (online/offline). Add message reactions with emoji. The design should feel like a simplified Slack — clean, functional, with a sidebar. Deploy it on Hatchable when done.
How to use this template
Connect Hatchable to your AI tool
Add Hatchable as an MCP server in your AI tool of choice. You'll need your API key from Console → Settings. See our setup guides for Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex.
Copy the prompt and paste it
Hit the Copy button above, switch to your AI tool, and paste. The prompt is written to produce a complete, deployable app using Hatchable's platform features.
Your AI builds and deploys it
Your AI writes the code, creates a project on Hatchable, and deploys it. You'll get a live URL you can share immediately — no server setup, no billing.
Customize it
After the initial build, try asking your AI to add any of these: