Solo builders now assemble what used to need a team. These chains cover the weekend-MVP sprint — prototype, code, brand, ship — with hand-off points where you take the wheel from the AI.
1LLovableFriday night: describe the app, get a working full-stack prototype with real auth and DB.
2CCursorSaturday: take over the code — refactor what the prototype got wrong, add the hard 20%.
3vv0Polish the money screens: landing and pricing UI generated, then hand-tuned.
4RRecraftLogo and social assets in one consistent style — vector, so they scale.
5FFramerSunday evening: ship the marketing site and connect the custom domain.
becomes an editable group in your toolbox — reorder, add steps, make it yours
Tools that serve indie makers
from the link library — one tool can serve many domains
C
ChatGPT
The default AI assistant: drafting, analysis, coding, image generation, and web search in one chat.
freemiumChat & Assistants
C
Claude
Anthropic's assistant, known for long documents, careful reasoning, and natural writing voice.
freemiumChat & Assistants
D
DeepSeek
Open-weight model family with frontier-level reasoning at a fraction of usual API prices.
freeChat & Assistants
L
Le Chat
Mistral's fast European assistant with web search, canvas editing, and open-weight transparency.
freemiumChat & Assistants
L
Leonardo.Ai
Pro-grade generation with fine control: style training, canvas editing, and game-asset pipelines.
freemiumImage Generation
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Recraft
Vector-native generation for designers: editable SVG icons, logos, and brand-consistent illustration.
freemiumImage Generation
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Stable Diffusion
The open-weights classic. Run it locally, fine-tune it, own your pipeline end to end.
freemiumImage Generation
A
AssemblyAI
Developer-first speech-to-text: sentiment, topic detection, and diarization via one API.
freemiumAudio, Music & Voice
C
Cursor
The AI-first code editor: codebase-aware chat, multi-file edits, and agent mode that runs tests.
freemiumCoding & Development
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GitHub Copilot
The incumbent: inline completions and chat across every major IDE, plus agent-mode pull requests.
freemiumCoding & Development
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Windsurf
Agentic editor with a "flow" model — plans, edits, and verifies across your whole repo.
freemiumCoding & Development
C
Claude CodeNEW
Anthropic's terminal agent: reads the repo, plans the change, writes code, runs the tests.
paidCoding & Development
How to use these
Hit Launch ↗ on any step to open that tool with the prompt pre-filled — run one step without installing anything.
Install this workflow turns the whole chain into an editable group in your toolbox: reorder steps, add tools, rewrite instructions.
Everything runs from your browser — no account, and your customized version is yours to share as a link.
LovableFriday night: describe the app, get a working full-stack prototype with real auth and DB.
CursorSaturday: take over the code — refactor what the prototype got wrong, add the hard 20%.
v0Polish the money screens: landing and pricing UI generated, then hand-tuned.
RecraftLogo and social assets in one consistent style — vector, so they scale.
FramerSunday evening: ship the marketing site and connect the custom domain.