Introduction
Welcome to the INVENT Platform documentation. Whether you're a vendor building apps on the platform, a new developer joining the team, or an internal engineer starting your next project, this is your starting point for creating micro-applications on the INVENT platform.
These docs cover the full lifecycle of a micro-app: scaffolding a new project, configuring its settings, connecting to APIs and platform services, testing it, and shipping it through CI to your portal. The recommended path uses Claude Code and the Invent skills to automate setup and routine development tasks — onboarding goes from hours to minutes.
If you're new, start with the AI Quickstart. If you've already shipped a micro-app and want help with day-to-day work — adding settings, opening MRs, modernizing legacy widgets, auditing design — head to AI Assisted Development. If you'd prefer to develop without AI assistance, refer to the Docs (Legacy) section.
Every page is tagged with keywords for the in-docs search. Press Ctrl + K (or ⌘ + K) — or click the search box — and type what you're trying to do: "OAuth", "WebSocket", "module federation", "publish widget", "responsive layout". Tagged keywords are heavily boosted in search ranking, so the relevant page surfaces at the top.
For definitions of platform terminology — Host Application, Widget, BfF, Extension, Micro App, and more — see the Glossary.