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Why AI-generated apps die three weeks after launch
Generation is solved. Operation is not. What actually kills the app, in order. Read →
Giving AI agents an identity
Why an agent is not just another OAuth client, and what changes when the human authorises once and then leaves. Read →
How AI agents leak API keys
Agents leak credentials in ways ordinary services do not — into prompts, logs and commits. What to do instead. Read →
Budget-gating an autonomous agent
Most writing on agents ignores cost entirely. Gate before the work, not after. Read →
AI website builders vs AI business operators
A builder produces an artifact and stops. An operator holds the jobs that start at launch. Read →
Is there a no-code builder that keeps running the business after launch?
A no-code builder generates a working site and stops there. A newer category keeps operating it afterwards, on a schedule. Read →
How do you make money from making apps?
Four things move money from a user to you. Which one you pick decides most of the work that follows. Read →
Make an app and make money: what actually pays, and what doesn't
Which of the four ways an app makes money fits depends on how often someone needs the app. The harder problem is getting to a working product fast enough to test it. Read →
Cursor pricing: what every plan costs, and what the bill depends on
Hobby free, Pro $20, Pro+ $60, Ultra $200, Teams $40 per user, read on 2026-09-08. The included model usage is what decides the rest of the bill. Read →
Lovable pricing: what every plan costs, and what the bill depends on
Free $0, Pro from $25/mo for 100 credits, Business from $50/mo for 100 credits, Enterprise volume-based, read on 2026-09-08. Credits, not seats, decide the rest of the bill. Read →
Windsurf pricing: what every plan costs, and what the bill depends on
Free $0, Pro $20, Max $200, Teams $80 plus $40 per full seat, read on 2026-09-11. Daily and weekly usage quotas decide the rest of the bill. Read →
Windsurf vs Cursor: what every plan costs, and what a seat does not include
Both list Pro at $20/mo on 2026-09-09. Cursor adds Pro+ $60 and Ultra $200. Windsurf adds Max $200, and Teams at $80 plus $40 per full seat. Read →
Cursor competitors: who competes with Cursor, what each is for, and what is a different category
Windsurf, GitHub Copilot and Amazon Q Developer compete in the editor. Polsia, Naïve and Empyre operate the company after launch. Read →
What is an autonomous AI software engineer?
An agent that plans, writes and tests code inside a repository — not a product that keeps running the business after launch. Read →
Natively pricing: what every plan costs, and what the bill depends on
Newly's Agent plan from $25/mo for 50 credits, no free tier, read on 2026-09-13. Credits per AI prompt decide the rest of the bill. Read →
Bolt.new pricing: what every plan costs, and what the bill depends on
Free with token caps, $25/mo from 10M tokens, $30/mo per member for teams, Custom quoted, read on 2026-09-14. Project size and prompts decide the rest of the bill. Read →
Relay plugin for AI agents: SDK, MCP and OAuth — not a plugin store
Searchers mean a way to plug agent OAuth into an app. Empyre Relay ships an npm SDK, hosted consent and relay.empyre.dev/mcp — read on 2026-09-15. Read →
API relay for AI agents: what it is and when you need one
An API relay sits between an agent and third-party APIs so calls run under policy, not from a pasted secret. OAuth brokers and HTTP gateways answer different failures. Read →
AI agents for coding: what the phrase means, and what keeps a business running after launch
Coding-agent head terms attract the wrong intent. This page sorts IDE agents, repo workers and company operators so you compare the right category. Read →
Mobile apps generator: what the tools are, who they fit, and what they do not operate
Most "mobile apps generators" ship a store binary and stop. This page sorts native builders from business operators so you compare the right category. Read →
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