Build Internal Tools Without Distracting Engineering

This course follows a fictional startup called HarborFlow as its operations lead turns a messy internal request process into a working Zebric application.

How This Course Works

Lessons 1 through 5 run entirely in your browser using the Zebric Playground — nothing to install. Lesson 6 introduces the Zebric CLI, once you have something worth running for real, and Lessons 7 and 8 continue on your local machine from there.

Lessons 2 through 8 include complete checkpoint blueprints. Maintainers can smoke-test every checkpoint with:

pnpm --filter zebric-docs smoke:tutorial-ops

Who The Course Is For

founders who need internal software without pulling engineers off roadmap work
operators who own approvals, intake, or back-office workflows that are running through spreadsheets and Slack
product-minded builders who can define fields, states, permissions, and review flows without wanting to become full-time application developers
power users who want to create their own automations and applications using LLMs

What You Will Learn

how to define one internal workflow clearly before touching implementation
how to turn that workflow into a first blueprint.toml file with AI
how to refine entities, pages, forms, and access rules so the app matches the real process
how to add one high-leverage workflow that makes the tool operationally useful
how to polish and roll out the tool with feedback from real users