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This walks you through building a working app in Jet Admin, end to end: describe it, connect your data, and publish it. You'll have something running in a few minutes.
Use a project where you can build an app and a small test dataset. Prepare a Tickets table with Name, Status, Priority, and Assigned to fields. Add three clearly labeled test records: two Open tickets and one Closed ticket. Use Jet Databases or an existing connected source.
Download sample ticket records. Import them into a test table, then check the field types. The Assigned to values are demo text labels; map them to your own users if your schema uses user references.
Enter your app description in the dashboard prompt. The Design control is beside the attachment control.
From your dashboard, type what you want to build into the prompt box. Be specific about the data and the view you need — for example:
Create a customer support ticket management app with a ticket queue and a ticket details panel.
Jet generates a working interface from your description: tables, forms, and detail views, already wired to the data model it inferred from your prompt.
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Open the AI Assistant and select the connected resource containing Tickets. If you didn't already point Jet at a data source, connect one now — or start on Jet's built-in Postgres database if you don't have one ready. See Connecting your data for the full list of supported sources.
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Jet reads your schema and wires the generated tables, forms, and dashboards to read and write your real data — not a copy. Row- and column-level permissions are enforced automatically as part of this step.
Open the Tickets page in Preview. Confirm all three test tickets appear. Choose Open in the filter and confirm only the two Open tickets remain. Open a ticket and compare its details with the source.
Keep iterating with follow-up prompts (for example, on the Tickets page: "add a search field for Name, keep the current columns and Status filter"), or switch to the visual editor and click any element — like selecting it in Preview — to change it directly. If you need more control, drop into the code — React, Vue, or Angular — right in the editor.
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Along the way, try Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile, apply a theme preset if needed, and use an invited test user to check the app's access behavior.
When you're ready, publish your app. You can publish to a Jet Cloud URL or a custom domain (on paid plans) — see Preview and publish an AI app. Repeat the ticket list, filter, detail, and access checks in the published app.
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If the app fails to load or an interaction fails, inspect Console and logs. To extend this example with an assignment action, continue with Build a support dashboard.