Google sign-in and 3 more features just shipped

Google sign-in is live, and so are three more features built for flow

There’s a version of building where everything just moves. You’re deep in your project, ideas are translating into screens, and nothing pulls you out of that rhythm. That’s the version we’re always building toward.

This week’s release isn’t one headline feature. It’s four. And they all point at the same thing: removing the small friction points that break your concentration, slow your momentum, or make the tool feel like it isn’t keeping up with you.

Here’s what’s new.

Google sign-In: your users are in, instantly

Adding authentication used to mean leaving your flow entirely. Google Cloud Console, OAuth configs, redirect URLs, callback handlers. Even if you knew exactly what you were doing, setup took time and attention you’d rather spend building.

Why have your users sign in with Google?

It looks more professional. Apps that offer Google Sign-In signal trust immediately. It’s the same login pattern users see on products they already rely on every day, and it makes your app feel like it belongs in that company.
You don’t have to build any of it. Sticklight handles the entire OAuth flow behind the scenes. No configuration on your end.
One less password to remember. Your users already have a Google account. Sign in with Google means they’re into your app without creating new credentials, remembering another login, or going through a reset flow six months from now.

You can quickly setup in just a few clicks:

Make sure Cloud Backend is enabled for your project.
Go to Settings (gear icon) and select the Users tab.
Click Authentication Settings.
Click on Google.
Toggle Enable Google Sign-In on.

That’s it.

Want to see just how fast this is? Watch our 30-second walkthrough to quickly find the Authentication tab, and how to add the Google sign-in button, and how to confirm it’s working. It’s the kind of setup that’s easier to show than to describe.

Behind the scenes, Sticklight handles the full OAuth flow. When someone clicks Sign in with Google in your app, they’re taken to Google to choose their account, Google confirms their identity, and Sticklight creates a secure session and brings them back into your app, already signed in. No redirect URL configuration, no token management, nothing to maintain on your end. You can also run email sign-in and Google sign-in simultaneously. Users pick whichever they prefer, and your app handles both without any extra work.

If you need to use your own Google OAuth credentials for compliance or branding reasons, you can provide your own Client ID and Secret in the same settings panel. Sticklight will show you the callback URL to register in your Google Cloud Console. But for the vast majority of projects, the managed setup handles everything and you won’t need to go there. Learn more about Google sign-in here.

Plan Mode: now with comments

If you haven’t tried Plan Mode yet, go read about it here. Honestly, I use it on almost every single build now. It changed how I approach a project from the very start.

We released Plan Mode at the end of March. This week, it got a meaningful extension: the ability to leave comments on individual steps of your plan, before a single line of code gets written.

That means you can flag a decision you’re not sure about, leave a note to revisit a section, or simply think out loud as the plan takes shape. It lives inside the plan itself, not in a separate doc or a message thread somewhere else. Your thinking and your build, finally in the same place.

Here’s exactly how to get there:

Click the Plan button at the bottom of the chat and describe what you want to build. Sticklight will ask clarifying questions to get the details right. It won’t touch your build yet. This whole stage is about thinking, not building.
Once the plan is ready, you’ll see a plan card in your conversation with two options: Show full plan expands it inside your chat panel for a quick read of the overview and user flow. Open in canvas is where the new commenting feature lives.
Click Open in canvas and the plan opens on the right side of your screen in a dedicated review mode. Hover any section and a small comment icon appears.
Click the icon and a text box opens asking “What should change here?” Type your feedback and click Save. Repeat this for any section you want to adjust.
When you’re done, click Send comments to revise at the bottom right. The button shows exactly how many comments are queued. Plan Mode revises the plan based on your feedback.
Happy with the result? Hit Build. Want to close the canvas at any point? Click the X in the top right and you’re back to the chat.

It sounds like a small addition, but it changes the dynamic of planning entirely. Instead of approving a plan wholesale or scrapping it and starting over, you can negotiate. Step by step. Detail by detail. You stay in control of every decision before the build even begins.

Chat Suggestions: Keep the Momentum Going

There’s a specific kind of friction that happens between tasks. You finish something, it looks great, and then you stall. Not because you don’t know what the project needs, but because switching from execution mode to planning mode mid-session breaks your rhythm.

Now, once Sticklight’s AI finishes making changes, suggestion chips appear above the chat input. Each one represents a logical next step based on what you just built, not generic prompts pulled from a list. Click any chip to fill your prompt with that idea, send it as-is or tweak it first, and keep building. Learn more about chat suggestions here.

It’s a small thing that keeps the session moving. And over the course of a full build, that momentum adds up.

Last week I was deep in an internal dashboard build. I’d just confirmed the data source was pulling through correctly and everything looked right. Then I stopped. Not because I didn’t know what to do next, just because flipping from “is this working?” mode to “what do I build now?” mode takes a second. A suggestion chip appeared: “Add a date filter to the dashboard.” One click and the prompt was already in the input field. I typed a few details and kept going. That’s exactly the kind of moment this feature was made for. The next step was always obvious. I just needed a nudge.

Focus mode: full screen, full attention

Writing a complex prompt, reviewing a detailed plan, working through a long conversation. These are the moments where the split-screen view works against you. Your eye drifts to the preview panel and you lose the thread of what you were writing.

Focus Mode solves that. Click the expand arrows at the top of your project and your conversation fills the entire screen. No preview panel competing for attention on the right. Just the work you’re actually doing at that moment. When you’re ready to check the build, collapse it back. It takes one click to go in, one click to come out, and it makes a real difference when the task in front of you needs your full attention.

This is how building should feel

Each of these features close the gaps that used to pull you out of your zone: the auth setup you had to Google, the blank moment after finishing a task, the note you wrote somewhere else, the panel you kept bumping into.

Sticklight is built to work with you, to handle what slows you down so you can spend more time on what only you can do. This release is another step in that direction.

Ready to put these features to work? Head to Sticklight and jump back into your next project. Google Sign-In, smarter suggestions, and a workspace that moves with you are all live right now. Go build something great.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Do I need a Google Cloud account to set up Google Sign-In? No. Sticklight’s managed setup handles everything for you. You only need a Google Cloud account if you choose to use your own custom credentials, which most users won’t need to do.
What are Chat Suggestions based on? Are they just generic prompts? They’re contextual, generated based on your specific conversation and what you’ve been building. They reflect where you actually are in your project, not one-size-fits-all suggestions.
Does Focus Mode permanently hide the project preview? No, it’s a toggle. Click the expand arrows to go full screen and clear the right-hand preview panel. Click again any time you want to return to the standard split view and check your build.
How do I know Plan Mode has taken my comments on board? After you click “Send comments to revise,” Plan Mode revises the plan based on your feedback and presents you with an updated version. You can review it again, add more comments if needed, or approve it and hit Build when you’re ready.
What information does my app actually receive when someone signs in with Google? Just the basics: the user’s email address and the profile information they agree to share during sign-in, typically their name. No passwords, no sensitive credentials, nothing beyond what’s needed to create their account. Sticklight’s sign-in service manages everything between your app and Google, so you get exactly what you need and nothing more.
Is Google Sign-In secure? Yes. Every sign-in request is validated by Sticklight’s service, tokens are encrypted, and each app gets its own isolated session. Your users’ Google credentials are never passed to or stored by your app. The authentication happens through Google’s own infrastructure, so your users get the same level of security they already trust when signing into anything else with their Google account.
What is Sticklight and what can you build with it? Sticklight is an AI-powered builder that lets you create virtually anything digital without writing code. You describe what you want in plain language and Sticklight builds it, handling the front end, backend, database, and authentication. You can build web apps, websites, landing pages, campaign pages, dashboards, internal tools, slide decks, browser games, and more. If you’ve outgrown tools like Lovable or Base44, Sticklight is where you go next. It’s designed for founders, product teams, marketers, and solo builders who want to move from idea to working product quickly. Recent features include Google Sign-In (set up in four steps with no OAuth configuration required), Plan Mode for mapping out a full project before