Product Workbench for Claude Code - Turn feature ideas into stakeholder-ready code prototypes
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Chordio helps PMs and designers prototype directly on their product even in complex enterprise environments.
It runs in Claude Code and starts with cloning the front-end of the product and relevant context into a dedicated repository to enable prototyping securely in minutes with no heavy setup.
It ships with built-in agent skills and a local dashboard to help with research, prototype, review, and stakeholder communication to support the full workflow from concept to a “ship it” decision.
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Product Workbench for Claude Code
Big thanks for the launch lift, YC & @garrytan!
Hi Product Hunt!
We’re excited to introduce Chordio Workbench, a Claude Code product workspace that’s built for product managers and designers on enterprise teams.
The Problem
In an enterprise setup, product managers and designers are often locked out of prototyping on top of their existing product. Security requirements, large code base, and complex build setup get in the way of fast code-first exploration.
Enterprise product work also comes with more constraints. Regulatory compliance. Brand and UX standards. Legacy code. Cross-functional dependencies.
So the challenge is not only coming up with a surface-level prototype. It’s building one that works within product, business, and team constraints.
Solution
Chordio Workbench gives product managers and designers a Claude-assisted workflow for research, prototyping, review, and stakeholder communication, so teams can align faster.
The entire workflow runs on your local machine. It starts by cloning your product’s front end into a dedicated workbench repository and compiling it into code Claude Code can use. That lets teams prototype in minutes on top of their product without a heavy setup.
Chordio Workbench also brings product, business, and team context into the process, so Claude helps explore solutions while grounded in real constraints.
When the team gets to yes, they don't just have a spec or static mockup. They have a coded solution that is ready for integration, with less translation work between product, design, and engineering.
If you would like to try Chordio, please reach out at chordio.com and we'll get you up and running.
Kiara Translation
congrats! nice idea
Product Workbench for Claude Code
@ishiid Thank you!
Kiara Translation
@ehudhal tks - we should try this out for our next prototyping - I will keep you posted
the "context into claude" framing is exactly right. chordio loads the product context. the gap i keep seeing is the layer above - claude also doesn't know the pm or designer using it. role, preferences, how they think about tradeoffs. been building northr identity for that piece. product context + human context together is a much better starting point. congrats on the launch ehud.
Product Workbench for Claude Code
@ivo_gospodinov Great point. Good context is a real game changer in the quality you're getting out of Claude Code. The workbench helps keep it organized and individuals can easily add their preferences in markdown file/s. CC will incorporate this context when creating new prototypes or decks.
Hi, I'm curious if I can use it to generate demo video for specific features. Prototypes are great, but sometimes what I need is just quick animation of how the proposed feature works. If you are already handling real assets from my codebase, it shouldn't be hard to combine it with skill of motion design, it would be amazing!
Product Workbench for Claude Code
@mateusz_jacniacki the skills are modular, so yes, it can help demo a specific feature. If you're just looking to create a quick animated vide, the workbench might be an overkill - check out remotion https://www.remotion.dev/. Happy to jump on a call and help you land on the solution you need. We can do this in real-time.
@ehudhal Thanks for the response, I will give a deeper look into remotion as well, thanks!
How does Chordio handle security and access control when cloning front-end code from complex enterprise environments with sensitive or proprietary data?
@mordrag a few approaches:
Zero access to code, databases, or backend APIs needed. The cloning process captures only the rendered front-end (DOM, styles, and assets) client-side in the user's browser - no backend logic or proprietary server-side code is ever touched.
Zero data saved on Chordio's servers - everything (including captured sites and designs) is stored in the user's own code repository, under their existing access controls and security policies.
Zero data passes through Chordio's servers - the entire process runs through the user's own pre-approved AI coding agent (e.g., Claude Code), so no third-party infrastructure is introduced. Access to the cloned code is scoped entirely to the user's own repository - only those with existing repository access can view or work with it.
Data redaction - we instruct the coding agent to redact any sensitive or private data that might be captured from the browser. We can also introduce automated review and validation phases as part of the capture flow that independently verify sensitive data has been redacted before it reaches the repository.
Product Workbench for Claude Code
@mordrag a few approaches:
Zero access to code, databases, or backend APIs needed. The cloning process captures only the rendered front-end (DOM, styles, and assets) client-side in the user's browser - no backend logic or proprietary server-side code is ever touched.
Zero data saved on Chordio's servers - everything (including captured sites and designs) is stored in the user's own code repository, under their existing access controls and security policies.
Zero data passes through Chordio's servers - the entire process runs through the user's own pre-approved AI coding agent (e.g., Claude Code), so no third-party infrastructure is introduced. Access to the cloned code is scoped entirely to the user's own repository - only those with existing repository access can view or work with it.
Data redaction - we instruct the coding agent to redact any sensitive or private data that might be captured from the browser. We can also introduce automated review and validation phases as part of the capture flow that independently verify sensitive data has been redacted before it reaches the repository.
Hi, congrats on the launch!
I tried multiple similar and I was always disappointed about the quality of generated screens.
What mechanisms do you use to maintain accuracy when Claude interacts with that codebase?
I really, really, really need some product that fulfill that promise!