AI wrapper, bootstrapped
Indie / seed-stage AI wrapper that needs to ship fast, iterate on prompts, and keep infra cost predictable.
- 01Primary LLM
Anthropic
Claude models — large language models built for safety and reliability.
Why this: Claude is currently strongest for long-context reasoning and agentic workflows.
- 02Fallback LLM
OpenAI
Frontier LLMs (GPT family) via a unified inference API.
Why this: Multi-provider routing protects against rate limits and provider outages.
- 03AI orchestration
Vercel AI SDK
TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered apps with streaming.
Why this: Streaming, structured outputs, and provider abstraction in TypeScript.
- 04Vector DB
Pinecone
Managed vector database for production-grade RAG.
Why this: Managed, low-latency vector search — essential when RAG enters the product.
- 05Authentication
Clerk
Drop-in authentication and user management for modern apps.
Why this: Authentication is not where you should be inventing.
- 06App database
Supabase
Open-source Firebase alternative with Postgres, auth, storage.
Why this: Postgres + auth + storage; the cheapest BaaS to grow from MVP to seed.
- 07Hosting
Vercel
Frontend hosting and serverless platform built for Next.js.
Why this: Edge functions + streaming responses for token-by-token UX.
- 08Payments
Stripe
Payments infrastructure for the internet.
Why this: Metered usage billing is a Stripe sweet spot.
- 09Product analytics
PostHog
Open-source product analytics, session replay, feature flags.
Why this: Track prompt completions, retention, and conversion in one place.
- 10Error monitoring
Sentry
Application monitoring and error tracking for every layer.
Why this: AI features fail in subtle ways — Sentry catches what users won't tell you.
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