Dev Zone
Your Development Workspace
The Dev Zone is your application management interface on the OBTO platform. It's where you see all your applications, inspect their components, and manage the artifacts that make up each app.
Accessing the Dev Zone
After signing in at obto.co, navigate to your Dev Zone from the main dashboard. The Dev Zone is scoped to your domain (environment) — you'll only see applications that belong to your account.
What You'll Find
Application List
A list of all applications in your environment. Each application shows:
App Name — The unique identifier used in all MCP tool calls
Description — What the app does
Title — The display name
Version — Current version number
Last Updated — When the app was last modified
Application Detail View
Click into any application to see its full component breakdown:
Pages
pltf_page
HTML entry points for your public website
JavaScript Modules
pltf_javascript
React components and frontend logic
Stylesheets
pltf_stylesheet
CSS files for styling
Server Scripts
pltf_script_server
Node.js backend classes and business logic
Routes
pltf_route
Express.js API endpoints
Client Scripts
pltf_script_client
Native OBTO app shell components
UI Templates
pltf_ui_template
Reusable UI template records
Client Policies
pltf_client_policy
Client-side policy configurations
App Graph (Mind Map)
Each application has an App Graph — a visual knowledge graph showing how all components relate to each other. The AI uses this (via obto_fetch_app_graph) to understand your app's architecture before making changes.
The graph shows:
Which routes call which server scripts (via
xe.)Which pages load which JavaScript modules
Which stylesheets are linked to which pages
Dependency chains between server scripts
Working with the Dev Zone + AI
The Dev Zone and AI tools complement each other:
See all your apps at a glance
Dev Zone
Create a new application
AI → obto_create_app
Inspect a specific component's code
Dev Zone (visual) or AI → obto_fetch_* tools
Deploy new code
AI → obto_upsert_record / obto_create_route
Search for code across an app
AI → obto_semantic_search
Understand app architecture
Dev Zone (App Graph) or AI → obto_fetch_app_graph
The Dev Zone gives you visibility. The AI gives you velocity. Use both.
Environment Scoping
Your Dev Zone is scoped to your domain. The domain is your environment context — think of it as your isolated workspace. All applications, artifacts, and data within your domain are separate from other users' domains.
When AI tools execute, they automatically inherit your domain from the MCP connection. You don't need to specify it manually.
Next Steps
App Preview — Preview your apps before publishing
Publish App — Go live with a public URL
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