diff --git a/src/js/level/builder.js b/src/js/level/builder.js
index 4490462b..b25d968c 100644
--- a/src/js/level/builder.js
+++ b/src/js/level/builder.js
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ var LevelBuilder = Level.extend({
   initGoalData: function() {
     // add some default behavior in the beginning if we are not editing
     if (!this.options.editLevel) {
-      this.level.goalTreeString = '{"branches":{"main":{"target":"C1","id":"main"},"makeLevel":{"target":"C2","id":"makeLevel"}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"makeLevel","id":"HEAD"}}';
-      this.level.solutionCommand = 'git checkout -b makeLevel; git commit';
+      // Trivial tree: single C0 commit, HEAD=main
+      this.level.goalTreeString = '{"branches":{"main":{"target":"C0","id":"main"}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true}},"HEAD":{"target":"main","id":"HEAD"}}';
+      this.level.solutionCommand = '';
     }
     LevelBuilder.__super__.initGoalData.apply(this, arguments);
   },
@@ -292,13 +293,25 @@ var LevelBuilder = Level.extend({
       return;
     }
 
-    while (!this.level.name) {
-      this.defineName();
-    }
-
     var mainDeferred = Q.defer();
     var chain = mainDeferred.promise;
 
+    // If noPrompts is set, skip hint/startDialog prompts
+    if (this.options.noPrompts) {
+      if (this.level.hint === undefined) {
+        this.level.hint = {'en_US': ''};
+      }
+      if (this.startDialogObj === undefined) {
+        this.startDialogObj = null;
+      }
+      new MarkdownPresenter({
+        fillerText: JSON.stringify(this.getExportObj(), null, 2),
+        previewText: intl.str('share-json')
+      });
+      command.finishWith(deferred);
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (this.level.hint === undefined) {
       var askForHintDeferred = Q.defer();
       chain = chain.then(function() {
diff --git a/src/js/sandbox/commands.js b/src/js/sandbox/commands.js
index 6aad52b5..99346756 100644
--- a/src/js/sandbox/commands.js
+++ b/src/js/sandbox/commands.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ var regexMap = {
   'level': /^level\s?([a-zA-Z0-9]*)/,
   'levels': /^levels($|\s)/,
   'mobileAlert': /^mobile alert($|\s)/,
-  'build level': /^build +level\s?([a-zA-Z0-9]*)( +--skipIntro)?$/,
+  'build level': /^build +level\s?([a-zA-Z0-9]*)( +--skipIntro)?( +--noPrompts)?$/,
   'export tree': /^export +tree$/,
   'importTreeNow': /^importTreeNow($|\s)/,
   'importLevelNow': /^importLevelNow($|\s)/,
diff --git a/src/js/sandbox/index.js b/src/js/sandbox/index.js
index 540db4d5..6c02a3c4 100644
--- a/src/js/sandbox/index.js
+++ b/src/js/sandbox/index.js
@@ -208,10 +208,12 @@ var Sandbox = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     var regexResults = command.get('regexResults') || [];
     var toEdit = regexResults[1] || false;
+    const rawStr = command.attributes.rawStr;
     this.levelBuilder = new LevelBuilder({
       deferred: whenBuilderOpen,
       editLevel: toEdit,
-      skipIntro: command.attributes.rawStr.indexOf('skipIntro') !== -1,
+      skipIntro: rawStr.indexOf('skipIntro') !== -1,
+      noPrompts: rawStr.indexOf('noPrompts') !== -1,
     });
     whenBuilderOpen.promise.then(function() {
       command.finishWith(deferred);