I love the bubble ecosystem and the drag and drop builder etc. I don’t want to figure out servers and security and coding frameworks etc. I’d love to be able to export my bubble apps code, edit it with claude code and then reimport it to do the finishing touches in the editor. Is that possible? Or …

[image] sweetalabama: I’d love to be able to export my bubble apps code, edit it with claude code and then reimport it to do the finishing touches in the editor. In one word the answer is NO You cannot export any code. [image] sweetalabama: is bubble code just locked to bubble? YES

You can turn the logic (or graphics) into code using buildprint, a new exciting app by @georgecollier And yesterday I gave it code and told it to turn that back into bubble logic/visuals - it handled that fine too. Good times :blush:

You can’t export the code but you can: Export the bubble JSON Export each datatype Setup your Data API Take screenshots of each of your primary pages Then have claude use all 4 of those to quickly recreate the Bubble.io app

Kind of a reality check thread, but super helpful. Bubble really shines for speed, yet moments like this remind you how locked-in the ecosystem is. Workarounds with JSON, APIs, and screenshots sound messy but still doable if you really want to involve external tools like Claude. Guess it’s all about…

Can I export my bubble code so I can use claude and then import it again?

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Can I export my bubble code so I can use claude and then import it again?

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