Demo: AI Coding Agent Generates a "Software Factory" UI (Frontend Only)

Melvin Vivas · X video post · 2026-09-12 · 0:50 · 99,346 views · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner

Summary

Melvin Vivas shares a short video with no narration. It shows the UI he got by asking "Astra (Ultra)" to build a "Software Factory" interface, a dashboard for an AI-driven software-building pipeline. The output appears to come from Codex. Only the frontend was generated, with no backend yet. There is no explanation of prompts, settings or workflow, so the main takeaway is the idea of using a coding agent to prototype the UI first and add the backend later.

Key points

• The creator asked an AI coding assistant, "Astra (Ultra)", to build a "Software Factory" interface.
• The scope was deliberately limited to the UI, with no backend, which keeps the first iteration small and quick to check.
• The caption says the result was "the output from Codex", so the build ran in or through OpenAI Codex.
• The video has no speech, and the post does not share the prompt, model settings or code.
• Pattern you can reuse: prototype the frontend of an agent-orchestration dashboard with a coding agent first, then wire up the backend.

Resources mentioned

• OpenAI Codex · tool · openai.com · paid
  OpenAI's coding agent. In the diagram it writes code, fixes review findings and drives the build loop. The creator also used it to make this video.
  Also in: An agent bot that installs and drives Codex on its own (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Asking a Coder bot to install Codex (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Sign in with ChatGPT: Setting Usage Limits for Each App (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Codex Cloud Environments Must Be Saved & Published Before Use (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 240 more
• Astra ultra · tool · openai.com · free
  The AI assistant or model ("Ultra" tier or mode) the creator prompted to build the interface. The post doesn't say exactly what it is.
  Also in: Codex Video Generation: One High-Res Image Per Scene, Not a Cropped Grid (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Read the GPT-6 Astra launch article to learn what the model can do (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), OpenAI Agents API with Bring Your Own Sandbox as a backend for a 'software factory' (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)

Try this

• Build a "Software Factory" dashboard UI, an interface for managing AI agents that plan, code and ship software, using an AI coding agent. Start with the frontend only, then add a backend.