Question 1

What exactly is StartupKit?

Accepted Answer

An MCP server, CLI, and SaaS kit that gives AI agents the non-code half of starting a company: market research, SEO and keyword data, Google Trends, domain intelligence, app store rankings, a production-ready SaaS scaffold, and launch tooling. Your agent calls them as native tools; you review the output.

Question 2

How does my agent use it?

Accepted Answer

Add one MCP config block to Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes, Codex, or any MCP client. The agent immediately has 13 research tools it can call — research, seo, trends, keywords, domains, apps, and more — with structured JSON returned straight into its context. The scaffold and launch steps are driven by the agent handoff prompt and the startupkit skill.

Question 3

What's in the SaaS kit?

Accepted Answer

Next.js 16 on Cloudflare, better-auth on D1, Stripe billing, transactional email, a listing kit with brand assets, and a handoff prompt that takes an agent from empty repo to deployed with a verification at every step. It's the same kit 01 uses to ship its own products. Run npx startupkit init and it's yours.

Question 4

What data sources are behind the research tools?

Accepted Answer

DataForSEO for SEO and keyword data, Appfigures for app store intelligence, NameBio for domain sale history, Google Trends for interest over time, and registrar APIs for availability. One API key, one bill, no dashboards.

Question 5

What does Free include, and when do I need Pro?

Accepted Answer

Free covers one project end to end: the kit, the MCP server, every research tool with a monthly credit allotment, and the launch checklist. Pro is $28/month for unlimited projects, a higher credit limit, and directory and press submissions. Most people hit Pro when they start their second product.

Question 6

What happens if I use more credits than my plan includes?

Accepted Answer

Each tool costs a few credits; full market research costs more because it aggregates several sources. If you run past your monthly limit on Pro, you can buy credit packs from the dashboard. Free accounts wait for the monthly reset or upgrade.

Question 7

Can I use it without an agent?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every tool runs from the terminal: npx startupkit research, seo, trends, keywords, domains, apps, namebio. Pipe output, script workflows, drop it into CI. The agent path and the CLI path hit the same API.

Question 8

Why is the kit free?

Accepted Answer

Because it's the kit 01 uses to ship its own products, and a SaaS scaffold is only valuable once you're actually building something. We give the kit, the MCP server, and the CLI away and charge for the research data and launch work you use on top of them.

Question 9

How do I get started?

Accepted Answer

Pick your path above. Agent: copy the MCP config into your agent's settings and ask it to research a market. Terminal: run npx startupkit init to scaffold a product, or npx startupkit research to validate an idea. You'll have a research report or a deployed SaaS inside ten minutes.

Tools for your agent to go from idea → launch

Everything a launch needs, as native tools.

Market research

Competitor SEO

Keyword intelligence

Trend analysis

Domain intelligence

App store intelligence

One config.Every tool.

Because it's how we ship our own products.

Launch one for free. Launch the rest for $28.

Free

Pro

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Shipping every week.

New hero and feature grid

Comparison and agent landing pages

Simple pricing + machine-readable docs