Everything you build in Synthetiq starts with two building blocks: services and apps.Documentation Index
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Services connect your data
A service is a connection to an external system — a database, a CRM, an API. When you create a service, Synthetiq generates a set of tools that let the workspace agent (and any apps you build) interact with that system. Services don’t have a user interface. They’re the data layer that powers everything else. Example: A Snowflake service gives your workspace tools likelist_databases, execute_query, and describe_table — available in chat and in any app that needs Snowflake data.
Apps are what people use
An app is a full web application — pages, database, authentication, and API — built by the AppWriter agent from a description you provide in chat. Apps are interactive. You open them, click around, and get work done. They can pull data from your connected services, so the information stays live. Example: A sales dashboard that queries your Snowflake service for revenue trends and displays them in charts and tables.At a glance
| Service | App | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A connection to an external system | A full web application |
| Has a UI | No | Yes — pages, forms, dashboards |
| Has a database | No — reads from the external system | Yes — its own isolated database |
| Authentication | Credentials for the external system | Built-in user auth and roles |
| Created by | Service Writer | App Writer |
| Available in chat | Yes — tools appear automatically | Yes — through its API |
| Can be shared | Yes — via the Discover store | Yes — via the Discover store |
| Example | Snowflake connector, Salesforce CRM | Sales dashboard, contact manager |