Questions, answered plainly.
What people ask before they download it, and a few things worth knowing after.
Do I need to know git?
No. Publishing does not use git, commits or branches. If your folder happens to be a git clone and your host already builds it, the app publishes by sending the commit instead — and you still do not type anything.
Do I need a Netlify or Vercel account?
Only to put a site on the internet. You can add a project and see it on your own computer without connecting anything. When you do publish, it goes to your account, so the site is yours to keep.
Which coding tools does it work with?
Any tool that writes files into a folder — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and the rest. Claude Code and Codex can also be started from the app, in the right folder, with one button.
Which projects can it publish?
Static sites, and frontend projects that build to static files: Vite, Astro, Eleventy, Create React App, Gatsby, and anything else with a build script. Next.js cannot be published yet.
Can it publish a backend or a database app?
Not today. Publishing expects static output. WordPress and PHP projects run on your own computer through Docker instead, because neither Netlify nor Vercel runs PHP.
What happens to the address when I update the site?
It stays the same. The app remembers which site the folder belongs to and updates that one, so a link you sent last week still works after today's change.
Can I undo a bad update?
Yes. Every publish is kept, and you can make an earlier one live again from the app. The address does not change and nothing is rebuilt.
Can I show someone a change before it goes live?
Yes. A draft publish puts the current folder on a separate link and leaves the live site alone.
What stops me publishing an API key by accident?
Every publish is scanned first — the source files and the built output, which is exactly what would be uploaded. A key, token, private key or database password stops the upload, and the app tells you which file and line, with a prompt you can paste into your AI to fix it.
Where are my hosting credentials kept?
On your computer, in the app's own data folder, protected by the operating system. They are never written into your project and they never reach a server of ours — the app talks to Netlify and Vercel directly.
Do my files get uploaded anywhere else?
No. Your project stays in its folder on your computer, and the only place its files go is the host you chose.
Can my AI publish for me?
Yes. The app writes a /deploy command into the project, so Claude Code can ask the app to publish. The AI never sees your hosting account: it asks the app, and the app does it. How that works →
Is there an AI inside the app?
Yes. You can describe a change in plain words and it edits the files in that folder. It needs an account with us and nothing else — nothing to install and nothing to sign into. More about V&D.AI →
What does it cost?
The app is free while it is in beta. Hosting is on your own Netlify or Vercel account, on their terms — a small site is usually free there. The AI built into the app runs on a balance in your account, because each answer costs us; everything else does not. What the AI costs →
Which computers are supported?
Macs with Apple silicon or Intel, each with its own download. The Windows build is finished and in testing: ask for it on the download page and we will send it to you.
Can I connect a folder to a site I already have?
Yes. Instead of making a new site, point the project at the one that is already hosted and the app takes over updating it.
My site says only I can open it. Why?
Netlify starts new sites on some accounts behind team access, so the link asks visitors to sign in. The app notices after publishing, says so in plain words, and offers a button that makes it public.
Do I need Docker?
Only for WordPress and PHP projects, which run on your computer rather than being published. Everything else works without it.
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