Rethinking Small Data: How Bold Tech Brought AI Tools to a Digital Humanities Project
How a custom MCP app helped one researcher extract machine-readable data from a handful of picture books.
B2B EdTech client management template: build a tool that keeps every account healthy and every renewal on track
Managing a portfolio of B2B clients means a lot of moving parts across a lot of accounts. This is a template for building an app that keeps all of it in view, with AI doing the heavy lifting on account intelligence.
Legal and compliance teams: use our free template to build a tool that keeps every contract, obligation, and approval under control
Legal and compliance work is only as solid as the systems behind it. Scattered tools mean missed deadlines, lost approvals, and gaps you can't afford. This is a blueprint for building a more structured way of working, with AI identifying risk throughout.
Learner Success teams app template: build a tool that spots struggling learners before they drop out
Missed milestones, declining engagement, no structured way to intervene… this template can help you build a learner success tool that responds to exactly those problems, with AI identifying risk and recommending action throughout.
A Retool template for Ops teams: build a command center that keeps your day-to-day running smoothly
Scattered tools, slow reactions, no single source of truth - our ‘OpsPanel’ is a blueprint for building the ops command center your team actually needs.
AP teams template: build a payments app in Retool that keeps your cash flow clean and your vendors happy
Blocked payments, missed deadlines, invoice disputes with no clear owner - this is a blueprint for building an accounts payable tool that replaces the chaos with a structured, AI-assisted workflow.
Stop making your CS and CX teams work around bad tools: a Retool template for customer-facing teams
Scattered context, repetitive manual work, no single source of truth - this is a blueprint for building a unified customer operations tool your agents can actually rely on.
Free Retool template for a financial audit app that centralizes your processes
A free Retool template for building a financial audit management app that keeps every procedure, finding, and sign-off in one place
Finance directors: download our Retool template and build a command center that provides visibility and control
Scattered approvals, manual reporting, no real-time view of risk - this is a blueprint for building a finance director's tool that tackles all of that, with AI doing the heavy lifting.
QA and compliance teams Retool template: build a review workflow that stops the wrong content going live
Scattered feedback, missed approvals, no audit trail - ‘ReviewDesk’ is a blueprint for building a structured review and approval workflow your team can actually rely on.
L&D and HR teams app template: build a training tracker that shows you what's actually working
Scattered attendance data, no engagement visibility, no clear link to outcomes - our Retool template, ‘LearnPulse’, is a blueprint for building a centralised learning performance tool your L&D team can actually act on.
Quick guide: what you need to know about MCP Apps
MCP servers standardized how agents connect to tools, MCP apps standardize how they talk back.
Build a pipeline tool that keeps your revenue visible in real time: a Retool template for sales and growth teams
Fragmented deals, unreliable forecasts, no real-time visibility - our template, 'RevPilot', is a blueprint for building a centralized revenue pipeline tool that keeps your whole team aligned.
Make informed recruitment decisions: build an app in Retool for HR and talent teams, using our free template
Scattered profiles, no scoring system, no way to compare - 'SkillLayer' is a blueprint for building a structured talent evaluation tool that goes beyond the resume.
Datavations x Bold Tech: Scaling a merchant enablement platform for building materials manufacturers with Retool
How Bold Tech helped Datavations scale their merchant enablement platform with advanced Retool development.
Logistics ops template: build a tailored app that smooths your operations
Build a logistics app that keeps your operations visible, connected, and on schedule: download our free Retool template below.
Retool for Enterprise: Deploying your Retool environment on AWS (Bold Tech guide)
In this guide, we walk you through the full process of deploying Retool on AWS, filling in some of the gaps the Retool docs miss, and helping to debug common issues.
Build an eCommerce app that streamlines your operations: download our free template
There are lots of eCommerce apps out there - from Shopify to Wix, they seem to have you covered… at first. The catch: they’re not tailored to your company’s needs, which is where building a custom app that suits your business comes in.
A practical guide to MCP authentication: 4 ways to set up your MCP servers
Here's how to balance security, usability, and scalability when designing authentication for MCP-powered systems. We discuss four approaches on both local and cloud-hosted set-ups, as well as their pros and cons.
What is MCP, and how should you integrate it into your internal tools stack?
MCP creates a standard way for AI to connect to your business tools and data. It's the difference between AI as a gimmick and AI as your actual command center.
Box-it shipping optimizer app: Retool’s ‘Move-the-needle’ Hackathon Winner!
Here’s how Joey cut his eCommerce company’s shipping costs by 35% with a custom Retool app that optimizes packaging.
Chegg x Bold Tech Customer Story: Building scalable AI-powered internal tools in Retool
Over two years of working together, Bold Tech has saved Chegg 80 hours per month and transformed their process through thoughtful implementation of AI.
Streamline your media workflows: custom app template in Retool
Media workflows can be messy. Our Retool template shows how a custom internal app can replace scattered tools, streamline metadata, and help teams move faster with less friction.
Build better healthcare tools with Retool: free management tool template
Healthcare companies need tools that strike a balance of relational patient care while maintaining efficiency and data compliance. In this article, we’ll unpack our Retool template for building your own, customizable app to streamline your processes.
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Internal tools 101: How to build for scale
Effective internal tools are essential for start-up growth, but how do you calculate ROI on your internal tool, and how do you plan and develop these tools best?
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