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Strategy notes, build logs, system specs, and operating plans from a solo founder building 1Commerce LLC in public.

Most Saturdays·Last entry: May 6, 2026·Sensitive material withheld — client names, financials, legal strategy

Repository Atlas
May 6, 2026
32 entries

torqued-affiliates

A TypeScript API layer for tracking affiliates, receiving Shopify webhooks, and giving a commerce program a durable backend.

3 min →

pnwenterprises

A broad MVP package that frames PNW Enterprises as a multi-division technology, logistics, education, and SaaS operation.

4 min →

onecommerce-mcp-server

A production Model Context Protocol server exposing store, product, order, automation, and AI tools for UnifyOne.

4 min →

reels-automation

An n8n and TypeScript pipeline for generating, editing, scheduling, publishing, and measuring Instagram Reels.

4 min →

Yod.ai

A monorepo for OpenYoda: web app, bots, browser extension, CLI, agent runtime, MCP packages, and SDKs.

4 min →

stripe-supabase-saas-starter-kit

A Next.js SaaS starter combining Supabase authentication, Postgres/Drizzle, Stripe billing, and dashboard-protected routes.

4 min →

skaggsk

A compact Python-generated static site, with a large generated index and the script that produces it.

2 min →

forged-american

A Next.js 14 storefront with product catalog, admin tools, checkout, order lookup, reviews, and Netlify DB.

4 min →

Kimnara

A minimal public repository whose README currently establishes the name and little else.

2 min →

onpoint

A lightweight HTML site with Netlify configuration and robots metadata.

2 min →

montucky-moonshine-proposal

A multi-page static proposal for Montucky Moonshine, combining storefront, venue showcase, legal pages, and admin-dashboard prototype.

4 min →

shopify-theme-ci-cd

A production-ready Shopify theme repository with GitHub Actions deployment, linting, rollback, and local development guidance.

4 min →

news-aggregator

A compact repository labeled as the Torque-d affiliate web-services news aggregator.

2 min →

Terp-Forge

A Next.js and Tailwind brand site for TerpForge, blending terpene science, lifestyle commerce, and static deployment.

4 min →

PACER

A Python pipeline for discovering distressed SaaS and tech domains, scoring them, drop-catching them, and preparing RWA monetization paths.

5 min →

rockhard-handware

A brand-specific Next.js 14 commerce storefront using Netlify DB, Stripe, admin auth, inventory, orders, variants, and reviews.

4 min →

clerk-netlify-template

A starter template pairing Clerk authentication with Netlify deployment and Tailwind styling.

3 min →

early-gov-contract-watch.

A high-risk educational Python bot that watches USASpending awards and models stock trades around contract signals.

5 min →

Signal-Archives

A public repository reserved for The Signal archive work, currently empty on GitHub.

2 min →

bonkbird-site

A pure HTML/CSS/JS Netlify site for Bonkbird, a Canby livestream built around a bird repeatedly hitting a kitchen window.

3 min →

house

A Cloudflare-backed acquisition pipeline for finding, underwriting, and managing HUD-assisted rental properties.

4 min →

Graph

A personal knowledge graph visualization system that ingests digital footprints and renders them as interactive graph structures.

5 min →

Amp

A small public repository with a terse README and a tools directory, currently more seed than finished product.

2 min →

compass

A JavaScript repository positioning Compass AI as a legal-intelligence workspace for analyzing deals.

3 min →

unify0ne-mcp

A sibling MCP server tailored to the UnifyOne platform’s expected tool names, environment variables, and worker integration.

4 min →

Loi

A TypeScript Next.js repository with app, components, Tailwind, and Netlify configuration, but minimal public explanation.

2 min →

The-signal

The Signal is the public static publishing layer for 1Commerce dispatches, fieldnotes, archives, news, builds, and videos.

3 min →

nextchapter

A TypeScript app exported from AI Studio, with Gemini API configuration and standard local development commands.

3 min →

Clearpath

A JavaScript app with Vite, Netlify, Docker, Nginx, security headers, and a minimal README.

3 min →

next-platform-starter

A Next.js 16 starter configured for Netlify Core Primitives such as Edge Functions, Image CDN, and Blob Store.

3 min →

Tobe-

A TypeScript Next.js repository that began as an AI Studio app and now includes app, component, database, and library folders.

3 min →

Ag Drone Bootstrap Playbook

A static site and media bundle around starting a precision agriculture drone business, including markdown, PDF, video, and deployment files.

4 min →
Week 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2026
4 entries

UnifyOne: MCP Client + Universal Endpoint

Store builder, website builder, and an AI execution layer. What the Model Context Protocol enables in a commerce context — and the universal endpoint architecture coming next.

6 min →

The Solo Founder Stack, 2026

GCP, React, Firebase, n8n, MailerLite, Netlify. What every tool does, why it made the cut, and what it costs to run a multi-product operation solo.

6 min →

Cold Outreach Engine: Claude + n8n

The exact workflow. Prompts, triggers, rate limits, and what the numbers look like after thirty days of running the system live.

7 min →

GigOS MVP: Shipped in 7 Days

Concept to functional product. Scoping, agent delegation, QA, and what “done” means at week one of a new product.

6 min →
Week 13
Mar 23 – Mar 29, 2026
4 entries

AI Agents vs. Chatbots: What the Difference Actually Means

One answers questions. The other executes work. A practical breakdown — which AI to use for what.

5 min →

Shopify vs. Custom Storefront: The Real Tradeoffs

After running both, the honest answer. It depends on fewer things than you think.

5 min →

When Your Business Name Is Already Taken

USPTO data, first-use claims, and how to hold ground on a name you have the stronger claim to.

6 min →

Build in Public as an Operating System

The Signal is not a marketing tactic. It is a forcing function. How public accountability changes what you ship.

4 min →
Launch Archive
Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
1 entry

The Cathedral Principle

Foundation, Revenue, Systems, Scale. The operating framework behind 1Commerce — and why most founders are building sheds.

5 min →

GigOS: Product Requirements Document

Full PRD for GigOS v1 — the gig-work command center. Phase one shipped April 2026.

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