How to Build a Public Issue Microsite with Bolt and Synorb
Bolt is a good fit when the goal is a public, shareable app surface quickly: an issue page, campaign-style explainer, or civic-tech prototype. Synorb adds current source-linked updates so the page is more than static copy.
What is this public issue microsite supposed to do?
A public issue microsite should explain the issue, show the latest cited updates, and make it easy to filter by state, source, or date. The app should feel like a working public resource, not a generic landing page.
Show current source-linked updates alongside context, dates, and tags.
Let visitors filter by state or region when the issue is statehouse-driven.
Expose source names and URLs so visitors can verify the page.
Why does Bolt fit this build?
This build fits Bolt because the first milestone is a fast web app people can open and understand. If MCP is not available in the builder, use Synorb REST examples and keep the production call in a backend route.
Which Synorb feeds should this app start with?
Start narrow, prove the feed contract, then broaden coverage. These scopes give the coding agent concrete source-grounded examples to design against.
Use Synorb Streams and source-linked feed records to test this scope with source URLs, dates, tags, and coverage caveats preserved.
Use Synorb Streams and source-linked feed records to test this scope with source URLs, dates, tags, and coverage caveats preserved.
Use Synorb Streams and source-linked feed records to test this scope with source URLs, dates, tags, and coverage caveats preserved.
Use Synorb Streams and source-linked feed records to test this scope with source URLs, dates, tags, and coverage caveats preserved.
Use Synorb Streams and source-linked feed records to test this scope with source URLs, dates, tags, and coverage caveats preserved.
Use the same safe data path.
Explore with an agent
If Bolt or your companion coding agent supports MCP, inspect Synorb Streams and source-linked examples before generating the app. Otherwise use the REST docs and the sample row shape in the prompt.
Call Synorb from the backend
The shipped app should call Synorb REST from a server route, scheduled job, webhook receiver, or server function. Keep SYNORB_API_KEY and SYNORB_SECRET out of browser code.
Show citations and coverage
Every card should preserve source URL, source name, published date, tags, and an honest empty or limited-results state when the selected scope has few results.
Paste this into Bolt.
This prompt is tuned to the build intent and keeps Synorb credentials server-side.
Asks for the app surface, backend feed route, source-linked rows, safe credential handling, and transparent coverage states.
Questions builders ask.
Can Bolt build a public issue microsite with Synorb?
Yes. Bolt can generate the web app surface while a backend route calls Synorb REST for current source-linked updates.
What makes the page useful for AI discovery?
Clear question headings, stable URLs, source-linked cards, and schema help AI systems understand the page as a real issue resource.
Does Bolt need direct MCP support?
No. MCP is helpful where available, but this microsite can be built from REST examples and server-side credentials.
What should the microsite avoid?
Avoid vague claims and hard-coded examples. Show the source URL, date, state or issue tags, and coverage caveats.
Want to test Synorb feeds for free?
Provision starter credentials, then keep REST credentials server-side in the app you build.