Golden app demo

Summary

This is the golden demo for evaluators: scaffold a runtime-native Point app, discover what's wired, run it in the browser and from the CLI, and see the agent repair loop - without reading every block type first.

Prerequisites: Point in 60 seconds.

1. Scaffold (2 minutes)

Default runtime app:

point create eval-demo
cd eval-demo
bun install
point demo src/app.point
point dev src/app.point

The default template is runtime-app: one src/app.point, owned runtime HTTP, SSR pages/forms/navigation, and JSON routes. No Vite, React, or author JavaScript is generated.

Runtime SaaS starter (auth + SQLite + DB init):

point create eval-demo --template runtime-saas-app
cd eval-demo
bun install
point run init database
point demo src/app.point
point dev src/app.point

2. Discover (1 minute)

point box src/app.point

One screen shows built-in capabilities and runnable commands. Copy the launch line for the smoke/demo command.

What's already in the default template (no boilerplate hunting):

You write .point. The runtime owns the UI and HTTP path; Point does not generate a Vite/React host for the default app.

3. Run in browser (2 minutes)

point dev src/app.point

Open the URL printed by point dev.

Edit src/app.point, save - dev rechecks and reloads.

4. Run from CLI (1 minute)

point launch src/app.point smoke

Named commands are the simple launch path. List them anytime with point commands src/app.point.

5. Logic in the same file (2 minutes)

The template is not UI-only. Open src/app.point and find:

• records - typed inputs for runtime forms and routes
• rules/labels - readiness scoring and classification
• views/pages/navigation - SSR UI rendered by the runtime
• routes - typed handlers returning JSON

Add a rule or label block, point check, save - same file, same toolchain.

6. Agent loop (2 minutes)

The compiler is the agent's IDE:

point check-json src/app.point
point index src/app.point
point repair-plan src/app.point

Stable refs like point://semantic/PointOnlyApp/rule.deploy readiness - not generated TypeScript names. Introduce a typo, run point repair-plan, patch semantic source, re-check.

Benchmark: 33+ repair cases, CI gate at 100% sufficiency. See AI overview.

7. Ship (when ready)

bun run serve

Legacy React/Vite templates still use bun run build before bun run serve. See Deploy.

Evaluator checklist

See also

• Point in 60 seconds
• Five-minute tour
• In the box
• Deploy