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Notes from the build.

Playbooks, tool breakdowns, and founder stories on shipping real software with AI and no-code. New articles most weeks.

How to Add Stripe Payments to a Lovable App with Supabase

How I add Stripe Checkout, webhooks, and subscription status to a Lovable app backed by Supabase, without putting secret keys where they do not belong.

Gemini API Multimodal Features: Read Receipts, PDFs and Screenshots

Let users upload receipts, PDFs or screenshots and get clean, validated JSON back from the Gemini API, with the key on the server and checks before anything is saved.

Prototype an App Fast in Google AI Studio (and What to Do Next)

Use Build mode in Google AI Studio to turn a prompt into a working web app prototype, then decide whether to deploy it, sync it to GitHub or rebuild it on your main stack.

How to Set Up GA4 and Google Tag Manager for a SaaS App

A practical GA4 and Google Tag Manager setup for a new SaaS app: installing the container, tracking signups and purchases, testing, and avoiding common mistakes.

Use Gemini Long Context to Understand a Codebase You Did Not Write

Exported an app from an AI builder and have no idea how it works? Use Gemini with Antigravity CLI or AI Studio to map the codebase, find the bug and fix it safely.

Building Apps with Grok: What It Is Good At and Where It Falls Short

A plain look at Grok for first-time app builders: what the model, the API and Grok Build are good for, and when Lovable, Claude or another tool is the better pick.

How to Write a Build Spec and CLAUDE.md That Claude Follows

Claude ignores vague instructions and long rule files. Here is how I write a build spec Claude can execute and a short CLAUDE.md it actually follows, with templates you can copy.

Use Claude to Audit Your Lovable App: Security, Speed and Access

Your Lovable app works, but is it safe, fast and usable for everyone? Here is how I use Claude Code to review AI-built apps for Supabase RLS gaps, exposed keys, slow pages and accessibility problems, with prompts you can copy.

Research Your App Idea with Grok Using Real-Time X Conversations

Use Grok to search recent X posts and the web for real complaints about a problem, then check what you found before you build anything around it.

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