Cora turns a dashboard workspace into a live local app. It reads dashboard.json, binds data from cora.config.yaml, and keeps the entire flow close to the source.

What ships

• a CLI for init, serve, fetch, validate, export, sources list, and config
• built-in connectors for the common tools that feed dashboards
• an agent-safe widget endpoint for narrow updates
• encrypted local credential storage

Quick start

bun install
bun run src/cli.ts init --template saas
bun run src/cli.ts serve

Open http://127.0.0.1:4242 after the server starts.

Workspace contract

• dashboard.json is rendered live
• cora.config.yaml defines source bindings and refresh behavior
• .env holds [optional] project credentials
• CORA_AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md tells agents how to write safely

Agent write endpoint

POST http://127.0.0.1:4242/api/widget
Content-Type: application/json

{ "id": "mrr", "value": 4800, "trend": "+14%" }