AI coding guides & resources
Engineering decisions, tutorials, and video guides from the OTF team.
How a CEO built an app with Cursor and the cleanup that followed
A weekend AI-built dashboard hid SQL injection. Illustrative audit, the two-line fix, and a hardening checklist.
6 min read
Xiaomi Mimo Code: open-source terminal agent built for long coding sessions
Xiaomi's MiMo Code is an open-source terminal-native coding agent with persistent memory, one-line install, and multi-provider support.
6 min read
The hidden mobile deploy gap from Expo Go to the App Store solved with one kit
Expo Go is a preview, not a shipped app. EAS Build plus Submit is the real last mile — and the kit pre-ships those configs.
7 min read
Socket Firewall secures AI development at machine speed
Socket Firewall blocks malicious packages before install — install-time supply chain defense that matches AI coding velocity.
7 min read
Comet introduces cost intelligence to track AI code spending precisely
Comet Opik's Cost Intelligence tracks Claude Code and Codex spend per developer and team in real time — here's what it covers.
6 min read
Ory enhances AI coding agents with smooth identity management plugins
Ory Agent Security embeds identity into AI coding-agent workflows so auth ships from day one. How it works.
6 min read
AI coding evolves from autocomplete to running the full build
Cursor's 18-month telemetry: AI coding doubles speed but widens the developer gap.
7 min read
Agentic AI change large-scale enterprise system development lifecycle
Agentic AI moves past vibe coding into spec-driven orchestration of the full enterprise lifecycle. What changes and how to adopt it.
7 min read
How an owned SaaS kit saves setup time—and where billing work begins
See the authentication and database foundation in OTF’s SaaS Dashboard kit, and the billing integration you add yourself.
8 min read
Build an AI-powered SaaS with Next.js and OpenAI in 2026
Next.js App Router plus OpenAI is the shortest path to an AI SaaS — server actions, usage gates, and Stripe billing done right.
6 min read
GitHub Copilot desktop app brings agents into one workspace
GitHub's Copilot desktop app brings parallel agent sessions into one My Work view, in preview for Pro to Enterprise.
5 min read
Security risks in Claude Code highlight vulnerabilities in SaaS AI integrations
Claude Code token theft routes MCP traffic through attacker proxies via one config rewrite — risks, detection, and mitigation for SaaS teams.
8 min read
Flutter vs React Native in 2026: choose the right framework fast
Flutter's own engine versus React Native's native bridges: mechanisms, performance trade-offs, and a 10-minute decision framework for 2026.
5 min read
Shared Component Names, Different Web and Native APIs in OTF
Share component names and design tokens across web and native, but check each package's props and rendering.
6 min read
An honest comparison of OTF vs Next.js-only boilerplates and where each truly fits
OTF vs ShipFast: web-only SaaS starter or cross-platform kit? An honest technical comparison.
9 min read
How OTF's Fitness kit ships iOS, Android, and web from a single Expo codebase
One Expo codebase ships OTF's Fitness kit to web, iOS, and Android. Here is what unifying the stack saves — and where it leaks.
8 min read
Your design system is the essential context AI agents need to produce consistent UI
AI agents drift because your design system isn't code they can use. Named tokens plus universal components fix that.
7 min read
Own your code or rent a platform: why forking ensures true product control
Renting accelerates MVPs but leases your future: why anything beyond a demo must be forked and owned, with the billing and pipeline receipts.
9 min read
Why sandbox MVPs break in production and what full-stack kits fix
Sandbox MVPs mock auth, DB, billing, and mobile — then break on real users. Here's the production checklist that fixes it.
9 min read
Click-by-click tour of saas.otf-kit.dev proves its true production readiness
A screen-by-screen tour of the SaaS Dashboard demo, with clear notes on what the delivered kit includes.
7 min read
How to download a Lovable project and prep the code for agents
Download a Lovable project or connect its new GitHub repo, then validate the local checkout, build, and coding-agent handoff.
7 min read
Master the vibe coder's file system with 6 essential docs to build your MVP
Six lightweight Markdown docs in your project root beat AI context rot — the vibe coder's file system for shipping real MVPs.
6 min read
Prevent app crashes from missing environment variables with a simple package
Missing env vars crash Node apps with cryptic errors. A fail-fast validation guard at startup, built on dotenv plus a schema, ends the whole class.
6 min read
Why file-system agents beat sandboxed ones for real codebases
Only file-system agents can survey, refactor, and wire features at scale; sandboxed agents are safe but blind.
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