Guides for shipping AI-built apps.
Step-by-step how-tos, honest comparisons, and concept explainers. Start here.
How to add an MCP server to Gemini CLI
The gemini mcp add command, the settings.json httpUrl form, OAuth versus headers, project versus user scope, and a worked example that ends with a live URL.
How to add an MCP server to ChatGPT (developer mode and connectors)
ChatGPT only talks to remote MCP servers. Here is the listed-app route, the Developer Mode route, what each plan gets, and how tools show up in a chat.
How to add an MCP server to Claude (desktop, web and connectors)
Directory connectors, custom connectors by URL, the desktop config file for local stdio servers, and what carries over to Claude Code and Cowork.
Best MCP servers for Claude Code in 2026
Nine servers across the jobs a Claude Code session actually needs, with the install line for each and the caveat you should know before you add it.
Best MCP servers for Cursor in 2026
The MCP servers that earn a slot in Cursor, grouped by the job they do, with the mcp.json shape and an honest caveat for each.
Best MCP servers for Codex in 2026
What to put in Codex's config.toml and why: the servers for repos, data, docs, browsers, payments and deployment, each with its caveat.
Remote MCP server hosting: the options in 2026
Why ChatGPT and the cloud clients need a remote HTTPS server, what the host has to do, and a decision table across the categories.
Postgres MCP servers compared: giving your AI agent a database
Hosted versus self-run, read-only switches, auth, and what you still have to provision. Plus the shape where the database already exists the moment the project does.
Using Lovable's MCP server from Claude Code or Cursor
Lovable as an MCP server your agent drives, step by step, and the honest trade-off of running one builder from another.
Claude Design examples: what people build, and how each became a live site
Landing pages, portfolios, dashboards, menus, event pages. What Claude Design exports today, and the two routes from a design to a site that is actually live.
Claude Design vs Lovable vs Claude Code for shipping a website
A design tool, a prompt-to-app builder and a coding agent, compared on the question that matters: how does the site end up live, and whose is it.
Claude Cowork use cases: what people build, and how to put it online
Documents, research, ops dashboards, small tools, a simple website. Which ones stay files and which become live apps through a connector.
Vibe coding with Gemini: the tools, and how to ship the result
Four Gemini surfaces that build apps, honestly described, and the deploy routes: Google's own, a connected agent, or a static import.
Lovable Cloud pricing, explained
Message credits, the Cloud usage layer, and how to estimate. Everything about Lovable attributed and dated, then the flat-rate alternative laid out plainly.
A database for your AI: what an agent actually needs from storage
A database the AI builds on, a database the agent can query, and memory. What each needs, and why a vector store is a different question.
What Codex Sites is, and when you want something you own
An honest read of Codex Sites, and the structural trade-off of a hosted, sign-in-gated site versus one you own outright.
How to host an MCP server for ChatGPT apps and connectors
The requirements ChatGPT imposes on an MCP server, the OAuth flow it expects, and the shortest path to a live endpoint you own.
Base44 review (2026): what it does well, and when to look elsewhere
Positive-first and dated: what Base44 is good at, the trade-offs that come with the model, and the alternative for people who want to own the stack.
Lovable review (2026): strengths, limits, and the credit question
Widely praised for speed to an MVP. Here is the honest picture: what it does well, how the billing shape works, and when it is the wrong fit.
Best vibe coding tools in 2026
Builders, agents, and the home for what they make. A table you can actually choose from, with the caveats written down.
Vibe coding examples: live apps you can open right now
Not mockups: live listings and demos, with the plain-language ask behind each one and how the build actually happens.
Vibe coding with Claude: from prompt to live URL
Claude, Claude Code and Cowork, and one walkthrough from first prompt to a live URL with a database and sign-in.
How to turn a Claude artifact into a live website with a database
A Claude artifact is a working UI with no server and no memory. Here is the whole conversion: a zip upload to get it live at a real URL, then a table and an API route so the data survives a refresh.
The state of AI app and site building, 2026
Five ways to get an app built and online in 2026, sorted by three questions: who writes the code, who runs it, and how you get billed. An honest map of the whole landscape, including where we sit in it.
Hatchable vs Lovable: which is the right free AI app builder?
Lovable ships the prettiest first-draft UI in the category. Hatchable wins when you need to build and rebuild forever. Neither is universally better — here's the honest breakdown of who should pick which.
Hatchable vs Replit: different tools for different builders
Replit shines if you want everything — editor, AI, and host — in one tab. Hatchable shines if you already have an AI and just need somewhere for it to deploy. An honest comparison.
Hatchable vs Bolt.new: prototyping speed vs permanence
Bolt.new gets you from prompt to running app in 90 seconds. Hatchable keeps that app alive for years without paying. They solve different problems — here's when each wins.
Hatchable vs v0: full-stack apps vs polished UI components
v0 is the best in the category at generating gorgeous React components tied to Vercel's stack. Hatchable is the better pick when you want full-stack apps built by any AI tool. The honest tradeoffs.
What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?
Model Context Protocol lets an AI assistant call external tools — deploy an app, query a database, hit an API — through a single open standard. The clearest primer on what it is, why it exists, and what you can do with it.
What is vibe coding?
Vibe coding means writing software by describing what you want and letting the AI write the code — without reading or reviewing most of what it produces. What it is, where the term came from, and when it actually works.
What is an AI app builder?
An AI app builder generates real working apps from plain-English descriptions. The definitional piece: what they are, how they work under the hood, how they differ from no-code and from writing code, and the main categories in 2026.
What is bring your own AI (BYO AI)? The three billing shapes, explained
BYO-AI platforms unbundle "AI" from "hosting" — you bring Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT, and the platform hosts what it builds. Why this model emerged, how it compares to bundled-AI tools, and who it's right for.
App vs website: which kind of AI builder do you need?
A website shows information. An app does things with user data. The tool you need depends on which side of that line you're on. How to figure out which kind of AI builder fits your project.
The four kinds of "free" in app hosting
Free trials, monthly credits, freemium, free forever — the word "free" on a pricing page hides four different models. A clear framework for telling them apart and spotting the ones that'll start charging you later.
Free web hosting in 2026: static sites, free database hosting and free backend hosting, mapped
Free web hosting has never been more real — or more fragmented. A practical map of what's free today, what each option is good at, the traps to watch for, and how to pick based on what you're building.
The pragmatic guide to building apps on zero budget
The landscape of building apps for free has splintered into four categories with different tradeoffs. A practical map of which path fits which project — including the side-project-specific concerns — and where the real costs show up.
Is Hatchable really a free AI app builder?
A direct answer to the question people actually ask when they land on Hatchable: yes, it's free. Here's exactly what that covers, what it doesn't, and why the business model works.
How to vibe code a live app for free
Vibe coding plus free hosting equals going from "I have an idea" to "here's the URL" in under 30 minutes. The full step-by-step with a concrete example app, using AI tools whose free tiers are enough.
How to add an MCP server to Claude Code
Everything Claude Code needs to connect to an MCP server: the exact command, where the config lives, and how to tell if it's working.
How to add an MCP server to Cursor
Cursor uses a JSON config file for MCP servers. Here's exactly what to put in it, where it lives on each OS, and how to verify it's working.
How to add an MCP server to Codex
Codex installs MCP servers as plugins from its directory, or reads them from ~/.codex/config.toml. Here's both setups, end to end.
How to deploy an app with Claude Code
Describe an app in Claude Code, let it build and deploy, share the live URL. Here's the full path from first prompt to shipped.