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Vibe Code Weekly · Nov 2 to 8, 2026

Week 45, 2026

2 stories from the week.

Simon Willison's Weblog ·

Datasette Apps 0.3a0 improves app building with Datasette Agent

Datasette Apps lets users host and edit custom HTML apps inside Datasette, with LLM-assisted creation through Datasette Agent. Version 0.3a0 adds app tagging in chat, tools for managing an app’s permitted stored queries, and approval checks for write queries; agent links now open apps full screen in its panel.

Takeaway The release adds tighter agent-assisted workflows and permission controls for building small apps inside Datasette.

Simon Willison's Weblog ·

Datasette Agent adds a chat panel for building and editing apps

Datasette Agent 0.5a0 introduces a panel that keeps its agent chat alongside Datasette pages, such as tables and queries. Paired with datasette-apps, it lets users create database-backed apps from prompts and then refine them through the adjacent chat.

Takeaway The release brings an agent-led build-and-edit workflow directly into database-backed apps.

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