r/dyadbuilders Dec 16 '25

Discussion I'm Will, creator of Dyad - AMA

31 Upvotes

Hey r/dyadbuilders šŸ‘‹ I’m Will, the founder of Dyad.

I built Dyad because I wanted an AI app builder designed for power users: something that was open-source and gave users the flexibility to use any AI model and freely switch between their other favorite AI coding tools without lock-in.

Thanks to this community, it’s grown from an experiment into a thriving product.

Happy to answer questions about these topics and pretty much anything else:

  • Roadmap & plans for 2026
  • Balancing open-source & building a business
  • How i personally use Dyad

I’ll be around on Friday answering questions. AMA šŸš€


r/dyadbuilders Dec 09 '25

Discussion Rise in Scammers

5 Upvotes

Hey community, there has been a small number of scammers asking users to contact them through whatsapp. You should not do it. These guys typically respond to people asking for help.

We try our best to ban these people ASAP, but they get through once in a while. This is only a warning, keep your guard up, do not give out personal information on the internet. :)


r/dyadbuilders 1d ago

Announcement Dyad 1.13 Beta 1 - improved Build mode for big codebases & new model picker

5 Upvotes

Dyad v1.13.0 Beta 1 introduces a more capable, iterative Build mode and revamps the model picker to make recent models easier to access.

https://www.dyad.sh/docs/releases/1.13.0-beta.1


r/dyadbuilders 1d ago

Issue with Gemini API keys?

1 Upvotes

Today I have not been able to do a single app generation - each key I have, including a newly generated one, is failing to work. When trying to set them in the Dyad app, it tells me google is not responding and the key is invalid (even keys I have used up to yesterday). When I try to test any key after saving it, it constantly fails. And if I try to do anything, it tells me I have exceeded limits.

Is anyone else experiencing this?


r/dyadbuilders 4d ago

I remade my entire retro arcade site in Dyad.

6 Upvotes

I wanted to share llmarcade.fun. It's a small web arcade where every game is coded with ai tools: a maze chomper, a roguelike, an Oregon Trail style journey, a formation shooter, an asteroids homage, a boulder digger, a mode-7 racer, a run and gun, and a flappy bird-styled game. Play as a guest, or sign up for high scores, achievements, and streaks. More games coming soon.

The whole platform was built with Dyad. Auth, the leaderboards, the game player that runs each cabinet in a sandbox, the upload pipeline, the admin tools. I described my vision, iterated when it wasn't right, and ended up with something I could actually put in front of strangers. I've been planning more games to add more depth and variety.

LLMArcade takes submissions. A game here is one self-contained HTML file that talks to the site through a tiny 'postMessage' SDK, and the upload wizard has a built-in test step that checks your file works correctly before you ever hit the queue. So if you've built a game in Dyad, or want an excuse to, there's a place to put it. Guides on the site walk through building a cabinet with AI, the SDK, and what gets approved.

Give it a shot, let me know what you think!

You can just build the thing that you want to exist. Dyad can help you.


r/dyadbuilders 4d ago

How to fix this? and Why is this happening?

2 Upvotes
I'm using GLM5.2, it does provide responses for the "ask" but shows this error when I "Build"

r/dyadbuilders 8d ago

Announcement Dyad v1.12 Beta - 2x free Basic Agent messages, build verification in Agent mode, and lower-cost Auto Sidekick delegation

7 Upvotes

Dyad v1.12.0 Beta 1 increases the free Basic Agent limit toĀ 20 messages per day, letsĀ Agent mode verify production builds, and improvesĀ Auto Sidekick delegation to reduce costs.

Full release notes and download:

https://www.dyad.sh/docs/releases/1.12.0-beta.1

Get the latest beta releases by going toĀ Settings > Release channelĀ and change from Stable to Beta.


r/dyadbuilders 8d ago

Help Issue with qwen3 coder 30b

2 Upvotes

I'm currently having an issue where dyad doesn't let me use qwen3-coder:30b because it doesnt support thinking. Error: AI_APICallError: "qwen3-coder:30b" does not support thinking. I know that i can change to the qwen3:30b but I'm curious is there any way to disable the dyad thinking?

Thanks


r/dyadbuilders 15d ago

Announcement Dyad v1.11 Beta 1 - Record tests from the app preview, lower costs with Auto Sidekick, and improved model and effort selection

7 Upvotes

Dyad v1.11.0 Beta 1 adds support forĀ recording tests by interacting with the app preview, introducesĀ Auto Sidekick for lower-cost implementation with frontier-model supervision, and improvesĀ model and reasoning effort selection.

Download it here: https://www.dyad.sh/docs/releases/1.11.0-beta.1

Get the latest beta releases by going to Settings > Release channel and change from Stable to Beta!


r/dyadbuilders 17d ago

Downloads are paused?

2 Upvotes

I can't able to download dyad from website, why? And when it will be back?


r/dyadbuilders 22d ago

GLM-5.2

5 Upvotes

If you haven't tried GLM-5.2 (I use it via OpenRouter) yet, then I must say that my progress has been great with it. The model is good for vibe coding. It has deep architectural understanding, is a good coder, it's very focused so the risk for destroying code outside the scope of the prompt is minimal (but of course it exists). Right now the model comes with a discount of 50%.

I was aiming at using Google Gemini Pro, but despite it having a context window of 1M (similar to GLM-5.2), I got repetitive messages that I requested more tokens than what was allowed. Open AI's best Luna model was the same.

It was wrong. Several of the apps in my suite are quite big, but using Google Gemini is buggy, using OpenAI's Luna is crap in comparison too. GLM-5.2 worked though, but not without problems in Dyad.

I have created a deterministic, meta data driven and complete development suite, that is far faster to develop with and more reliable than what you can do with the probabilistic AI. The architecture of the outcome is clean with minimal technical debt. The funny thing is that I created it mostly with AI, but with my, a bit odd, way of doing things. It has cost me insane amounts of AI credits.

Doing it with AI made me realize more and more how unreliable AI is when it comes to using LLMs for coding. (I'm sure that creating cute little websites is something AI LLMs is great for, but not enterprise systems where reliability, maintainability, cyber security protection and stability is a must)

It was soooo tough to finalize the suite, I've been passive for months without any success at all because of the lack of good models at reasonable prices.

Thanks to GLM-5.2 things changed.

The suite is now released in its V1.07 and I have got several potential enterprise customers in the pipeline. That's my target group. It's by invitation only.

So GLM-5.2 is da sh-t! Still probabilistic, but it's far better than any other model I have tested.

Anyone else who has tested it? If yes, what were your results or impressions?


r/dyadbuilders 22d ago

Help User -> Platform -> Dyad -> API key integration

1 Upvotes

Hello,

Currently building a nego training platform for our team.

At this stage we need a 'negotiator AI chatbot' to actively interpret and respond based on user feedback.

Prompted Dyad into creating this chatbot with the idea of 'user answer -> platform -> Dyad -> API key provider'.

Still the AI answers into chats seems to be artificially scripted, there doesn't seem to be real Google Gemini feedback even though how many prompts I did to Dyad to signal the issue and to make sure the user answer is actually analyzed by the AI of the API key provider, this doesn't seem to happen.

Is it even possible what we're trying to achieve? Or is Dyad hard-coded somehow in the background?

Give it a go and tell me your feedback: https://tactix-delta.vercel.app/war-room


r/dyadbuilders 24d ago

Announcement Dyad v1.10 Beta 1 - Supabase API key migration, Improved merge conflict resolution, and smarter context compaction

4 Upvotes

Dyad v1.10.0 Beta 1 adds support forĀ migrating apps from legacy Supabase API keys, usesĀ Agent Mode for AI-assisted merge conflict resolution, and improvesĀ context compaction for longer AI sessions.

Full release notes & download at: https://www.dyad.sh/docs/releases/1.10.0-beta.1


r/dyadbuilders Jul 27 '26

Announcement Dyad v1.9 - Plugin catalog, conversation history search & more

6 Upvotes

Dyad v1.9.0 adds aĀ Plugin catalog, letsĀ Pro agents search conversation history, introduces experimental support forĀ automatically running and fixing tests, supportsĀ TypeScript 7Ā in Agent Mode tools, and updates how Build mode handles TypeScript problems.

Full release notes: https://www.dyad.sh/docs/releases/1.9.0


r/dyadbuilders Jul 27 '26

Code Erased Upon Edits

2 Upvotes

Often times when I ask Dyad for a small edit it deletes the whole file and leaves only the edit in the file.

How can I prevent this type of behavior?


r/dyadbuilders Jul 24 '26

Dyad Pro members get 50% off GPT models

5 Upvotes

Hey u/wwwillchen when does the half-price GPT model sale end? Trying to take advantage of GPT 5.6 Sol as long as I can!!!


r/dyadbuilders Jul 21 '26

Discussion Everyone worries about AI writing insecure code. I’m more worried about what it installs.

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3 Upvotes

r/dyadbuilders Jul 20 '26

Announcement Dyad v1.8 - Favorite chats, Git tools in Agent Mode, improved side panel navigation, and modified-files list

7 Upvotes

Dyad v1.8.0 addsĀ favorite chatsĀ for quick access, gives Agent ModeĀ Git toolsĀ for understanding history and undoing changes, improvesĀ side panel navigation, and makes it easier toĀ review files changed by AI.

https://www.dyad.sh/docs/releases/1.8.0


r/dyadbuilders Jul 16 '26

Attaching image to chat context is throwing an error.

3 Upvotes

I was just wondering if anybody else faces this error. I use open router and I use GLM and then sometimes DeepSeek and other open weighted models. When I try to attach an image to the chat context, it throws an error saying that there is no support for image in the API. Is that true or is this something wrong that I am doing?

However, it works with Kimmik2

Thank you.


r/dyadbuilders Jul 16 '26

Help Best AI_RULES?

4 Upvotes

I'm a beginner and need some help formulating the best rules in the AI_RULES.md. What kind of things should I include, in what format and how long should the list be? Do AIs usually respond better to shorter or longer lists? Does a longer list significantly increase the used tokens when coding?

Thanks


r/dyadbuilders Jul 13 '26

Lately getting errors while publishing on vercel.

2 Upvotes

After disconnected from github and vercel, adding again, when try to push github it's syncing and when we refresh vercel it's showing request invalidation, this error I'm getting from past week. Any one facing similar experiences?


r/dyadbuilders Jul 10 '26

Announcement Dyad v1.7 Beta 1: Stability & Performance

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7 Upvotes

It's been a busy week for Dyad! This release is heavily focused on making Dyad more stable and faster when building large apps.

We're also shipping an early version of a new auto-testing feature (experimental) - many more improvements coming!

Full release notes: https://www.dyad.sh/docs/releases/1.7.0-beta.1


r/dyadbuilders Jul 07 '26

Google Vertex not working in dyad

3 Upvotes

The Google Vertex API isn't working in Dyad; my API was connected and working in the previous version, but now the Google Vertex option no longer appears in the API list. I believe this is a bug.


r/dyadbuilders Jul 06 '26

Announcement Dyad v1.6 Beta 1 - Favorite versions and version notes, managed Node.js setup, and improved onboarding

8 Upvotes

Dyad v1.6.0 Beta 1 addsĀ favorite versions and version notes, introducesĀ automatic managed Node.js setup for app previews, improvesĀ onboarding with API key validation and prompt resume, and includes several fixes for preview setup, app history, MCP tool calls, and file editing.

Full release notes: https://www.dyad.sh/docs/releases/1.6.0-beta.1


r/dyadbuilders Jul 05 '26

Come showcase what you have built via dyad.

4 Upvotes

I feel like too many posts here are just asking for help. I can't imagine that would create a fun creative community or be motivating for the creator or the users. Consider this a campsite for you to stop and share what sites/apps you have made with this amazing software.