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FAQ about Retool apps

Most AI tools stop at a prototype — a demo that breaks the moment real users or real data touch it. Retool turns that prototype into production-ready software, so every app built or imported runs on real, editable code you can inspect, extend, and deploy securely to your own data.

Yes. You can build apps from a variety of external tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Replit, or Lovable,) in or your own codebase, then deploy into Retool. Your app picks up enterprise-grade governance automatically, so permissions attached to your data and enforced by the platform, not by whatever generated the code.

Anything backed by your data and APIs! The gallery spans finance, security, sales, HR, logistics, and product analytics. Each app is a working example: dashboards, approval workflows, CRUD apps, and live monitoring consoles, all running on real code and ready to connect to your own systems.