AI-powered coding agents are ushering in an era of rapid, custom internal app creation—but true impact comes from running those apps in production and continuously iterating on them. To bridge that gap, we’ve built collaboration features for the operational phase.

The ideal in-house app development and operation flow we envision is:

• AI-driven scaffolding that jump-starts your app
• Automated deployments via Git integration
• Unified runtime and access logs tied to user identities
• Automated log analysis for actionable insights
• In-app feedback channels linked directly to developers

And on the horizon: AI that autonomously optimizes your apps based on this data.

Check out the features of Squadbase that support this workflow!

User Authentication & Role Management

Squadbase secures applications with built-in user authentication and role management. Authenticated user details are propagated to all collaboration features.

There are two types of roles:

Team Roles

Team roles govern who can deploy apps to Squadbase and manage team members. These are managed on the dashboard’s Settings page. The available roles and their permissions are:

• Admin: Full access to all project settings and team member management
• Developer: Create new projects, invite team members, and modify project settings
• Contributor: Deploy to projects they’ve been invited to
• Viewer: View projects they’ve been invited to

Project Roles

Project roles can be defined per deployed app, using arbitrary strings. These roles are primarily consumed in code to control data access and feature permissions. Project roles are managed under the Settings tab of each project’s page.

Log Collection & Monitoring

Runtime and access logs from deployed apps are invaluable for operations and improvement—but building a log-collection infrastructure and making it easily accessible to the team is a heavy lift.

With Squadbase, runtime and access logs are automatically collected and made searchable via the dashboard. This enables quick troubleshooting and helps you uncover insights for app optimization.

User Analytics

In internal app operations, understanding “who is using the app and how often” is critical for driving organizational improvements.

Squadbase combines its built-in authentication and logging features to analyze and visualize user activity, giving you actionable analytics right out of the box.

Feedback Collection

Squadbase can automatically inject a feedback comment box into deployed apps. Team members can submit feedback directly, and all responses are aggregated in the dashboard for developers to review and act on.

Final Thoughts

We believe that the development and operation of internal apps deserve the same modern developer-experience features as any web app platform. We will continue to build and deliver features that enhance your development cycle!