Field notes on AI-native SaaS.
How to ship MCP servers, embed in-product AI assistants, and monetize AI usage — written by the team building the platform.
AI-native SaaS: a 2026 playbook for going from API to AI product
A practical 2026 playbook for shipping AI-native SaaS: MCP server, in-product assistant, grounding, per-user metering, and a 90-day path from API to AI product.
- Comparison & discovery
Command+K vs Glean: enterprise search or product action layer?
Glean is enterprise search across SaaS sold to IT. Command+K is an embedded action layer sold to product teams. Different buyers, different surfaces, different economics.
Jul 12, 2026 · 3 min - Comparison & discovery
Command+K vs Intercom Fin: support bot or action layer?
Fin deflects support tickets in a chat bubble. Command+K runs actions inside the product. When to pick each, and why most teams end up shipping both.
Jul 8, 2026 · 3 min - Comparison & discovery
Command+K vs Algolia vs CommandBar: which one ships your job
Three products often lumped together that solve different problems. A clear-eyed breakdown of when each one wins — and when buying the wrong one wastes a quarter.
Jun 30, 2026 · 4 min - Comparison & discovery
Managed vs self-hosted MCP gateway: a buyer's framework
Your MCP tools stay yours either way — what's negotiable is the gateway layer. Here's a clear-eyed framework for when to buy managed and when self-hosting actually pays back.
Jun 26, 2026 · 6 min - Comparison & discovery
Command+K vs building your own in-product AI
A clear-eyed 2026 build-vs-buy: what an in-house AI platform actually costs, what Command+K owns vs what you keep, the four cases where building still wins, and the buy-then-decide path.
Jun 23, 2026 · 6 min - Comparison & discovery
Choosing an MCP host: widget, Claude, Cursor, or custom
Your MCP server runs in many hosts — widget, Claude Desktop, Cursor, custom agents. Here's how to pick the right host per use case, which spec capabilities differ between hosts, and how auth changes per host.
Jun 18, 2026 · 5 min