Can a prompt replace Retool?

Build a self-hosted internal-tool generator scoped to one database connection, not a general low-code platform. Use Next.js/TypeScript with a Postgres driver (or your team's actual database). On startup, introspect the connected database's schema and auto-generate: a list view per table (paginated, sortable, filterable), a detail/edit view with type-appropriate inputs, and a create form. Implement exactly two roles — admin (full read/write) and member (read-only, or read/write on an explicit per-table allowlist) — enforced server-side, not just hidden in the UI. Add a simple activity log recording who changed which row and when. Support one REST API connector (a named external endpoint with an API key stored server-side) whose response can be mapped into a read-only table view, for the common case of pulling in one external data source. Do not build a drag-and-drop visual editor, a connector marketplace, or native mobile builds — the UI is the auto-generated CRUD screens described above, nothing more customizable. Requires hosting and access to the database you're pointing it at; no other external service needed unless you wire up the optional REST connector.