Decision Log

AutoBuilder should not be an AI wrapper.

Moat is workflow, recipes, and execution—not model access.

No Cursor or Aider production dependency.

Native build engine owns the loop.

AutoBuilder owns its native build engine.

Replaceable models, owned workflow.

Noaerth portfolio is the internal proving ground.

Dogfood before customer exposure.

AutoBuilder should improve itself.

Self-improvement loop compounds quality.

Users build in isolated workspaces.

Data isolation and safety.

Free users get trial pages, not full builds.

Cheap, safe, magical proof of idea.

Paid users unlock repo/build workers.

Revenue aligns with expensive execution.

Private recipes and scoring stay private.

Expose results, not recipes.

Workers need queues, limits, approvals, logs.

Scale without runaway cost.

Support automation is part of the moat.

Retention and trust at scale.

Public copy must be proof-safe.

Claim registry prevents overpromising.

Every risky action needs approval.

No silent deploys, pushes, or deletes.

Blitz HQ is a separate project at /Users/joshuadavis/startups/autobuilder-blitz.

Isolates operator docs from product repo.

Blitz HQ lives at autobuilder-blitz.noaerth.com.

Private subdomain for operators only.

Blitz HQ v1 is static and simple before database-backed editing.

Ship clarity fast; avoid CMS complexity.