How Kite Works
Kite turns a conversation into a real, hosted website. Here are the core ideas that will help everything else make sense.
You build by chatting
Instead of dragging boxes around, you tell Kite what you want in plain language and it builds and edits the site for you. You can also use Point & Edit to click directly on an element and change it. See Editing your site.
Preview vs. live
There are two versions of your site:
- Preview — what you see in the editor as you work. Your edits appear here right away.
- Live (published) — what your visitors see on the web.
Your changes only reach visitors after you Publish. This is the single most important thing to remember — if your live site looks out of date, you probably just need to publish. See My changes aren't showing.
Your web address
Every published site gets a free your-site.kite.space address. You can connect
your own custom domain (like www.yourbusiness.com) on a paid plan.
Credits
Building and editing with Kite's AI uses credits. Bigger or more complex changes — and retries — use more. Clear, specific prompts help you get more from each credit. See How credits work.
Undo and version history
Made a change you don't like? Kite keeps checkpoints so you can preview and roll back to an earlier version. See Undo changes & version history.
When something goes wrong
If the preview won't load or the editor freezes, it's usually quick to recover. Start with Troubleshooting.