$NAME is a new kind of development environment powered by AI. The main idea is that developers have access to AI agents that can use tools. The developer writes a short documentation or a technical spec in plain English and then lets the AI agent do the actual work. The AI agents have access to tools like writing to a file, running code, running commands, installing dependencies, deploying, etc. Agents operate in a secure sandboxed cloud environment that's powered by Firecracker. This way, you for example describe what a server route should do and the agent codes it for you. Like this example of an AI agent coding Stripe customer checkout based on a technical spec.
$NAME is a work in progress. The developer <--> AI agent cooperation creates completely new paradigms. We're exploring how the ideal UX, UI, and cooperation with the agents should look like. The app will surely go through a lot of changes in the short and medium term.
We think the AI-powered IDE for the future should be open-sourced and allow anybody to bring their models, customize the prompts, and develop custom tools for the agents. But we also plan to offer a cloud version with some features behind subscription though.
You will always be able to self-host $NAME for free. We will also offer a cloud version. The current idea is to offer the base cloud version for free while having some features for individuals behind a subscription. We'll share more on pricing for companies and enterprises in the future.
- AI Agent using coding tools
- Build your custom "Just-In-Time" UI
- Agent coded a full Stripe customer checkout by following a technical spec provided by user
Short-term goals, in no particular order.
- Come up with the name
- Clean up codebase and provide instructions on how to run it locally
- Set up a website
- Launch the initial version