Practical AI tools & workflows for indie developers
What Claude Code skills are, how they differ from CLAUDE.md, subagents, hooks and MCP, how to build your first SKILL.md in five minutes, and eight copy-paste skills for solo founders.
Open-source Claude Code alternatives that cost $0 for the tool: OpenCode for a terminal TUI, Cline for VS Code with approvals, and Aider for git-native diffs. Comparison table, install commands, cheapest BYO setups, and when paying for Claude Code is still worth it.
A minimal MCP stack for solo SaaS builders on Claude Code: Playwright, GitHub, Supabase, Context7, and Sentry, with copy-paste setup commands, .mcp.json examples, and when to skip each server.
A 12-point vibe-coded app security checklist for Next.js + Supabase + Stripe: RLS and grants, secret keys, webhook signatures, and copy-paste audit prompts for Claude Code or Cursor.
Claude Code vs Codex vs Cursor for solo developers, October 2026: verified prices, 5-hour and weekly limits, what Cursor’s new X Subscription changes, and the $20 / $40 / $100 stacks I’d actually pay for.
A clear map of which AI coding agents read CLAUDE.md vs AGENTS.md in 2026, plus one setup that works across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Copilot.
Short answer: most Claude Code “limit” pain is long context, not one bad prompt. Run /clear between unrelated tasks (it costs nothing), measure with /usage and /context, keep CLAUDE.md under ~200 lines, and disable MCP servers you are not using this hour. Then match the model to the job so routine edits do not run … Read more
Copy-paste CLAUDE.md templates for Next.js + Supabase + Stripe, FastAPI and Chrome extensions, plus the 200-line rule and what to leave out.
A practical, end-to-end AI workflow for indie developers and solo founders in 2026. Learn how to connect AI tools across idea validation, coding, testing, docs, and launch so you ship faster without the chaos.
