---
type: entity
subtype: tool
title: "Netlify"
description: "Deployment target on the roadmap for a one-click deploy from bolt.diy."
resource: "https://www.netlify.com"
tags: [deployment, hosting, browser-based-ai-coding]
videos: [boltdiy-the-future-of-open-source-ai-coding-whats-next, claude-computer-use-boltnew-the-ultimate-ai-coding-combo]
created: 2026-07-21
updated: 2026-07-21
---

# Netlify

Netlify is the web-hosting platform Cole references as the natural deployment target for apps built inside browser-based AI coding tools. In the context of [bolt.diy](./bolt-diy.md), the open-source fork he helps steward, he names a one-click deploy to Netlify as a roadmap goal: "we want a one-click deploy to netlify that would be super super sweet" ([0:05:03](../../sources/boltdiy-the-future-of-open-source-ai-coding-whats-next.md)). The appeal is that it closes the loop for [browser-based AI coding](../../concepts/browser-based-ai-coding.md): a user describes an app, the tool generates it, and a single button ships it to a live URL without ever leaving the browser.

He shows the same flow already working in Bolt.new, where after generating an app he can "just deploy it to Netlify now. And then I will actually be able to view it in Netlify" ([0:07:48](../../sources/claude-computer-use-boltnew-the-ultimate-ai-coding-combo.md)). Netlify's role here is deliberately thin: it is the front-end hosting endpoint at the very end of a vibe-coding session, taking the generated static or full-stack app and making it publicly viewable. That positions it differently from [Render](./render.md) (which Cole uses to deploy [Docker](./docker.md) container agents) and [RunPod](./runpod.md) (GPU compute for local models). Netlify is the lightweight, click-to-publish destination for browser-generated web apps.

Because his coverage of Netlify sits inside videos about [AI coding assistants](../../concepts/ai-coding-assistant.md) and their tooling roadmaps, the tool functions mostly as the "and then it's live" step, the reason a non-developer can go from idea to hosted app in one continuous flow.

## Works with

- [Bolt.diy](./bolt-diy.md) - Front-end build tools cited as examples of domains that already have strong built-in self-correction, so the knowledge-graph MCP isn't needed there.
- [Bolt.new](./bolt-new.md) - StackBlitz's commercial AI coding platform that generates entire full-stack applications; the stable product bolt.DIY forks from.

## Contrasts with

- [Render](./render.md) - The cloud deployment platform (used on its free tier) that auto-builds and deploys staging on push and production on commit to main.
- [RunPod](./runpod.md) - GPU cloud recommended when you need a powerful high-VRAM machine to run large language models like Llama 3.2 90B.

## Related

- [Browser-Based AI Coding Tools](../../concepts/browser-based-ai-coding.md) - In-browser coding tools that import git repos and local projects to get you started fast, but stall on directed refinement vs AI IDEs.
- [AI Coding Assistant](../../concepts/ai-coding-assistant.md) - A tool that generates or completes code from short prompts, applying targeted edits and offloading low-leverage software work.
- [No-Code Automation](../../concepts/no-code-automation.md) - Building agent workflows visually in tools like n8n, trading raw flexibility for speed and accessibility.
- [Provider Independence](../../concepts/provider-independence.md) - Architecting agents so the underlying model, framework, or client can be swapped without a rewrite, avoiding lock-in through low-level abstractions.
- [Model Selection](../../concepts/model-selection.md) - Choosing the right LLM per task by trading off quality, speed, and cost, often routing easy requests to cheap models and hard ones to expensive models.
- [Planning with AI](../../concepts/planning-with-ai.md) - Using the AI to produce a detailed plan before implementation so execution follows a reviewed blueprint instead of improvising.
- [Agent Teams](../../concepts/agent-teams.md) - Coordinating multiple specialized agents, via orchestrators, routers, and handoffs, to solve a task no single agent handles well.

## Sources

- [bolt.diy: The Future of Open Source AI Coding - What's Next?](../../sources/boltdiy-the-future-of-open-source-ai-coding-whats-next.md) - "[0:05:03] we want a one-click deploy to netlify that would be super super sweet"
- [Claude Computer Use + Bolt.new - The ULTIMATE AI Coding Combo?!](../../sources/claude-computer-use-boltnew-the-ultimate-ai-coding-combo.md) - "[0:07:48] what we can do is just deploy it to Netlify now. And then I will actually be able to view it in Netlify"
