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The Build Log

How unbottled.ai and next-vibe got built. The architecture decisions, the dead ends, the things that turned out to matter.

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Product Update
6 min read

Cortex. Dreamer. Autopilot. Your AI remembers now.

Persistent memory, nightly reflection, background execution. Plus media generation and 800 credits — a full month free — for telling us what's broken.

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Product Update
7 min read

123 models. Any modality. One companion.

True multimodal across 123 models, real AI companions with actual character, a skill economy, and a complete rework of everything that was rough. Here's what changed.

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Architecture
12 min read

One codebase. 13 platforms. Zero compromises.

One endpoint definition. Web form, CLI command, MCP tool, native screen, cron job - simultaneously. Here's how it works.

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Skill Economy
7 min read

Build a skill. Share the link. Earn every month.

Skills are pre-configured AI setups you craft once and share anywhere. The referral link in the share URL earns you 10% recurring from every signup. Here's how.

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TypeScript
10 min read

I built a type checker that made AI stop lying to me

AI will use `any` to escape a type error. It will add eslint-disable. It will lie to you. Here's how we fixed the feedback loop.

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Referrals
6 min read

I've never done affiliate marketing. Can I actually earn money here?

Honest answer: yes, with realistic expectations. Here's how the recurring commission model works if you've never referred anyone before.

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Vibe Sense
14 min read

My dead trading bot became a platform monitoring engine

I abandoned a trading bot. Years later its architecture became the most interesting part of next-vibe. The pipeline is just endpoints.

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Referrals
5 min read

You built something with AI. Now earn from sharing it.

Your referral link is a revenue stream you haven't turned on yet. Blog posts, READMEs, tutorials - the math for technical audiences.

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Referrals
7 min read

I'm an affiliate marketer. What's different about AI subscriptions?

The floor is higher and it rises over time. Monthly recurring commissions from AI subscribers who spend more as the platform grows.

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Architecture
5 min read

One endpoint. Every surface.

Write one definition.ts per feature. It renders as a web form, CLI command, MCP tool, native screen, cron job - simultaneously.

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Referrals
4 min read

10% direct. 15% via skill. 20% total. Recurring forever.

The full mechanics of the referral and skills earn program - chain breakdown, exact percentages per level, payout options, and how the skill bonus stacks.

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