Help Request: What's Your Bolt.diy Workflow?

bolt.diy [bolt.diy] Issues and Troubleshooting
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Help Request: What’s Your Bolt.diy Workflow?

Hi everyone! I’m a regular Bolt.diy user working primarily with DeepSeek, and I love the concept of this tool. However, I’m running into constant reliability issues that are making development frustrating.

What I’m Experiencing

Common Issues:

  • Preview pane frequently fails (blank screens, crashes)

  • Project duplication creates broken copies even from working projects

  • Random build failures on simple tasks

  • Files not saving properly or dependencies not installing

These aren’t complex projects - just basic React components, HTML pages, or simple duplications. What should be 5-minute tasks become 30-minute debugging sessions… and this repeats over and over again.

I frequently use the prompt enhance feature and take a methodical, step-by-step approach to building. But even single-page sites are becoming MAJOR issues and time hogs. Every. Single. Time.

I’m honestly baffled how anyone is successfully building with this tool. The examples and showcases look amazing, but I can’t see how they were actually created without hitting these constant roadblocks.

What I’m Looking For

Please share your experiences:

  1. Are you facing similar issues? Or is this just me?

  2. What’s your workflow? How do you handle:

    • Project setup and duplication

    • Preview pane issues

    • Dependency management

    • Basic troubleshooting

  3. Any workarounds? What tricks have you discovered to make Bolt.diy more reliable?

  4. Which AI models work best? I use DeepSeek - curious about others’ experiences with different models.

  5. Project complexity? What level of projects work reliably for you?

Quick Fixes I’ve Tried

  • Hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R)

  • Clear cache before/after duplication

  • Reinstall dependencies from scratch

  • Check browser console for errors

Why I’m Asking

I genuinely want this tool to work - the potential is incredible when it functions properly. But I’m spending more time fighting the platform than actually developing.

Are others actually building successfully with Bolt.diy? How?

I see all these amazing examples and showcases, but I genuinely can’t understand how they were created without hitting these constant technical barriers. You haven’t seen these issues? What am I missing?

Thanks for any insights or shared experiences!