Prized: Empowering Non-Engineers to Build Secure Internal Tools with AI
Launch HN: Prized (YC S26) – Let non-engineer staff build secure internal tools
We launched Prized, a YC-backed platform enabling ops, support, and finance teams to build secure internal tools using AI. By pre-connecting to company data with strict admin approval and role-based scoping, we ensure safety without requiring engineering resources. Our system provides a full audit trail for every access, allowing teams to ship custom dashboards and workflows instantly while maintaining rigorous security standards.
Your team is already building with AI. Prized fixes the setup, not the behavior.
- AnonHP
> Any call the agent makes to an external connector is reviewed by an LLM judge to prevent dangerous operations.
A few basic questions: how reliable is this judge since it’s based on an LLM? What additional measures can an admin or someone with more technical knowledge take to tighten this further if needed? Are the rules in or used by this judge visible to the users or an admin?
- wseadowntown
I like the security-first posture. What's your view on how foundation models will or won't evolve into this space? Like will CC steamroll this in 2 years when it can natively build connectors and run them from within the desktop app? Not saying you won't have an ongoing edge, I just want to understand the thesis better so I can learn. Cool product!
- dchuk
I’m playing with this exact concept but going down the path of a Claude code plugin that is optimized for configuring lowdefy apps because of that framework’s unique approach where you don’t write code you generate yaml configs that then drive the rendering of an app. So far it’s working pretty well, still pressure testing it. The audit control and permissions management you have is great, especially around the connectors. Nice job!
- aliclark
Me and my co-founder are building something similar but it started out as a tool to help build Lovable style prototypes for your existing product. Think Product Managers building an idea without having to figure out how to install git, VS Code, 17 other tools and then try share a URL.
Initial talks with customers resonated more with the internal tooling idea though. It's flexible enough to support both.
We're earlier along than this product though so there's a fair few wrinkles in our product.
- iamniels
Congratulations with your launch! I suspect the product market fit for tools like these will be huge. Especially for SMBs with just 10s of employees in the office, lacking the budget for SAP consultants. However I think the agent creating an app is adding unnecessary complexity. Users want answers or insight in data, why build an app for that if the agent can provide it directly?