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.
- MCP education
The MCP connect page is your new signup form — design it like one
How MCP clients discover auth (the four-RFC handshake: 9728, 8414, 7591, PKCE) and what belongs on the hosted connect screen your customers see: branding, minimal credential ask, live validation, privacy copy.
Jul 11, 2026 · 5 min - In-product AI
Command palette shortcuts: the cheatsheet users expect
The keyboard bindings, mode prefixes, and discoverability patterns every ⌘K palette should ship with — and why deviating from the convention costs adoption.
Jul 6, 2026 · 3 min - In-product AI
⌘K bar UX patterns that actually convert
The ⌘K bar lives or dies on latency, ranking, and keyboard ergonomics. Here are the patterns that ship — and the antipatterns that kill adoption.
Jun 28, 2026 · 5 min - In-product AI
In-product AI vs the chatbot: why action wins
Chatbots answer; in-product AI acts. Here's why action-capable assistants are pulling ahead in 2026, what they require under the hood, and how to ship one safely.
Jun 24, 2026 · 5 min