How it works | ShapeKit

How it works

You build. They shape. Nobody breaks anything.

You handle the data, logic, and constraints. Your users customize what they see through AI. The runtime enforces your limits automatically.

Your workflow

  1. Create a project and add Skills (charts, tables, forms).
  2. Connect data and define what users can change.
  3. Set up your domain and invite users or enable signups.
  4. Ship it. Done.
  5. Track reshape analytics to guide your next build.

Your users' workflow

  1. Open the app on your domain.
  2. See the default layout you built.
  3. Hit the Shape button and describe what they need.
  4. Save their view, share it, or adopt one a teammate made.
  5. Repeat whenever their workflow changes.

Your users reshape their own view

They hit the Shape button, describe what they need in plain language, and the view rebuilds — filtered, grouped, or charted. Same data underneath; each person gets the screen that fits their day.

Viewer lenses
Revenue accounts
SSarah
MMarcus

Pipeline
$1.8M

Accounts
64

Quarter
Q4

Same data, different lenses.

Constraint system

You draw the line between open and locked

Open by default

Locked by default

Move anything between open and locked per skill. The Shape button respects those limits at runtime. Users can ask for anything, but only valid shapes apply.

Constraint editor

Skill: Dashboard

Layout & ordering
Open

Filters & grouping
Open

Data source
Locked

Calculated fields
Locked

End-user app Dashboard

Acme
West
$32k

Globex
East
$28k

Initech
West
$19k

West

Acme
$32k

Initech
$19k

East

Globex
$28k

You set what's open. The runtime enforces the rest.

Monetization

Charge for premium Skills

Connect your Stripe account and set per-skill pricing. Your users pay you directly. ShapeKit handles checkout, access control, and billing. You keep the revenue minus a small platform fee (1% on Build, 0.5% on Scale, 0.25% on Custom).

Your setup

  1. Connect your Stripe account from the dashboard.
  2. Mark Skills as free or paid. Set prices and trial periods.
  3. Configure AI usage limits and overage rates.
  4. Revenue lands in your Stripe account. You manage payouts.

What your users see

  1. Free Skills work like normal.
  2. Paid Skills show data read-only with a lock on actions.
  3. One-click checkout through Stripe to unlock.
  4. AI budget they control. Start small, increase when they need more.