Recovery system

Every serious build system needs recovery

AutoBuilder is built to preserve progress, protect control, and turn blockers into next steps — not scary error walls.

What AutoBuilder protects

✓Your idea
✓Your drafts
✓Your workspace
✓Your approval history
✓Your generated assets
✓Your previous versions

When something needs another pass

Build paused

AutoBuilder saved your idea, but paused before finishing the build.

Your startup idea was captured successfully. The full build did not meet AutoBuilder’s quality bar, so it was paused instead of showing you a broken or incomplete result.

Nothing was lost. Your idea and progress are saved.

Fallback Draft

This is a safe fallback version created from your saved idea. You can use it, edit it, or retry the full build.

Name (placeholder) — Venture draft — rename in workspace
One-line pitch — A structured plan to help users solve a problem related to: Demo idea
Target user — To refine: who feels this problem weekly?
Problem — Demo idea
Suggested next step — Approve this brief or improve your idea and retry the full build.

Recovery ID: AB-2026-05-29-YHL9

Deploy retry needed

Your startup was created, but the preview link needs a clean retry.

AutoBuilder generated your startup, but the deployment step did not complete. Your website and MVP draft are still saved inside your workspace.

Nothing was published without your approval.

✓Startup generated
✓Website files created
3Preview deployment paused
4Retry available
5Support review available

Fallback Draft

This is a safe fallback version created from your saved idea. You can use it, edit it, or retry the full build.

Core user flow — Intake → review structure → approve → preview
Must-have features — Idea capture, structure review, approval gates
Data model (summary) — User, venture, draft artifacts, approval states
Build phases — Phase 1: static preview · Phase 2: connected deploy
Blockers — Code generation or deploy not completed — retry when ready

Recovery ID: AB-2026-05-29-NYAN

Needs another pass

This draft was created, but it needs a stronger pass.

AutoBuilder reviewed the output and found that it could be sharper, clearer, or more useful before you approve it.

You can still use this draft, improve it, or ask AutoBuilder to regenerate from a better angle.

Recovery ID: AB-2026-05-29-19Z2

Connection needs refresh

The build is saved, but one connection needs attention.

AutoBuilder could not complete the action because one connected service did not respond or needs to be refreshed.

Your startup idea, answers, generated strategy, and workspace progress are still saved.

Recovery ID: AB-2026-05-29-J9S3

Clarification needed

AutoBuilder needs one more detail before building.

Your idea came through, but AutoBuilder needs a little more clarity to create something useful.

Your message is saved. A short reply is enough to continue.

Assumption-based draft

This is a safe fallback version created from your saved idea. You can use it, edit it, or retry the full build.

Customer — Define primary user in one sentence
Problem — Demo idea
Wedge — Smallest valuable first use case
Business model — Hypothesis only — validate before pricing claims
Launch plan — 10 hand-picked users, personal outreach, feedback loop

Recovery ID: AB-2026-05-29-X4RP

Name conflict

That name is already taken, but AutoBuilder found alternatives.

Your startup idea is safe. The name or URL needs a different version before it can be used.

Names can always be changed later inside your workspace.

Fallback Draft

“Startup” is unavailable. Pick an alternative or edit manually.

StartupPilot — Slug preview: startuppilot.app
StartupFrame — Slug preview: startupframe.app
StartupGrid — Slug preview: startupgrid.app
StartupWorks — Slug preview: startupworks.app
StartupHub — Slug preview: startuphub.app

Recovery ID: AB-2026-05-29-DRB7

Recovery paths

Retry

Edit

Fallback

Skip

Escalate

Export

Safe retry levels

Level 1— Same-step retry
Retry the same step — useful for temporary timeouts or network issues.
Level 2— Clean retry
Same input, stricter formatting and smaller scope.
Level 3— Fallback retry
Create a simplified artifact instead of the full build.
Level 4— Guided retry
Ask one to three focused questions to improve input.
Level 5— Support escalation
Send recovery ID and logs to support review.

Revision directions

When the draft works but the direction is wrong.

Useful messages (not scary ones)

Error 500: Deployment failed.
Your startup was created, but the preview link did not finish deploying. Your work is saved, and you can retry deployment now.
Invalid schema.
AutoBuilder created a draft, but it was missing required sections, so we paused before showing it as complete.
Telegram parse failed.
Your Telegram message came through, but AutoBuilder needs one more detail before building.
Domain unavailable.
That name is already taken. AutoBuilder found alternatives you can use right now.
AI quality failed.
This draft needs another pass before it meets AutoBuilder’s quality bar.

Example recovery card

Build paused

AutoBuilder saved your idea, but paused before finishing the build.

Your startup idea was captured successfully. The full build did not meet AutoBuilder’s quality bar, so it was paused instead of showing you a broken or incomplete result.

Nothing was lost. Your idea and progress are saved.

Fallback Draft

This is a safe fallback version created from your saved idea. You can use it, edit it, or retry the full build.

Name (placeholder) — Venture draft — rename in workspace
One-line pitch — A structured plan to help users solve a problem related to: Example founder tool
Target user — To refine: who feels this problem weekly?
Problem — Example founder tool for scheduling
Suggested next step — Approve this brief or improve your idea and retry the full build.

Recovery ID: AB-2026-05-29-N2NM