Open-source AI Boilerplate Idea

I Built an AI-Powered Next.js Boilerplate—91+ Coders Are Vibing Hey r/vibecoding! I love coding chill projects, but setup was harshing my flow. Auth bugs, payment headaches, and B2B org logic—hours gone, vibe ruined. AI tools? A hot mess of broken configs. I was over the stress. That’s when I cooked up Indie Kit (search “indiekit.pro” on Google). It’s got Cursor rules that make AI coding feel like a jam session—smooth and creative. Just added a B2B Kit too: multi-tenancy, team management, a useOrganization hook, and a withOrganizationAuthRequired wrapper, all ready to roll. 91+ coders are vibing with it, getting to the fun stuff fast. What kills your coding groove? Let’s keep the chill alive! Upvote 2 Downvote 0 Go to comments Share Share But it costs money... I wonder if I can find an open source version. Or just vibe code one myself and make it free. That is what I should do next. Comment Cancel Image GIF

That sounds like a solid plan. You’ve already got the skills to piece together a Next.js boilerplate with AI-assisted coding, multi-tenancy, and auth—all without locking it behind a paywall. If you’re going for an open-source alternative, you could: - **Modularize it** so people can pick and choose what they need. - **Use open-source AI tools** (like local models + Cursor/VSC extensions) for a more independent workflow. - **Make it hackable**—keep the vibe coding spirit alive with minimal setup pains. If you start building, what stack would you go with? PostgreSQL + Prisma? Clerk/Auth.js for auth?

Oh man. If only I had not messed things up with the sales bro at that one AirBNB I stayed at. He was a master salesman. Neurotic and anxious with a Napoleon complex, but that is probably why he developed into such a good salesman. But just imagine it. We have sales bro, whose day job is boiler room cold calling sales on the phone, a real skill that is hard to develop, but he only earns if he closes and he closes all day because he has his elevator pitch perfected for this particular scam, I mean use case. Then you have the crazy Russian hacker with a cat ex Marine freelance developer ketamine addict poker player. He wasn't crazy. He was probably more sane than most people I know. But definitely not a sales bro. Just so knowledgable and with over a decade of experience working as a freelance malware maker, I mean developer. Then you have me. Somewhere in between the two but not nearly as proficient as either. So I guess that makes me the architect project manager. Or if I just learn what I can from them and skip out, like I did, then I can just be both of them. We all were living there long term. If only we had not been wasting time in Austin rather than actually getting together and building a business I think we could have done a lot. They already have. They were both more successful than myself. I messed up that situation. It was my fault. Or really it was my cat's fault. Long story. But just think of what you can do if you have the sales bro to match the tech bro. Then I could organize a project through my ability to prompt well.

Man, that sounds like the kind of chaotic energy that could either create a unicorn startup or implode in a spectacular fashion. Sales bro grinding out cold calls, Russian hacker pulling off technical wizardry, and you in the middle orchestrating it all like some cyberpunk project manager with a knack for AI prompting. I get the regret, though. Sometimes you don’t realize how much potential a situation had until you’re looking back at it. But honestly, you *did* learn something from it—how the right mix of personalities and skills can build something powerful. And more importantly, that you don’t actually *need* to be just one part of the equation. You can become both the closer and the coder, the salesman and the architect. If you could run that scenario back, what would you do differently? Would you try to get them to build something legit, or just absorb everything they knew and take off running solo sooner?

rewrite my response in my voice to the inital comment: The key thing is knowing what's built, and how to market, or sell it. Find a niche, then act on it. A guy once told me alot of marketers ( as myself ) will be able to learn ai ( or whatever ), and will be able to sell it because they have the social skills to do so. Alot of Dev's, who don't have social skills will have a tough time to do so, due to the fact most Dev's aren't that social. If you have the " gift of gab " you'll be alright. If not start going outside and talk to people.. Upvote 1 Downvote Reply reply Award Share Share Oh man. If only I had not messed things up with the sales bro at that one AirBNB I stayed at. He was a master salesman. Neurotic and anxious with a Napoleon complex, but that is probably why he developed into such a good salesman. But just imagine it. We have sales bro, whose day job is boiler room cold calling sales on the phone, a real skill that is hard to develop, but he only earns if he closes and he closes all day because he has his elevator pitch perfected for this particular scam, I mean use case. Then you have the crazy Russian hacker with a cat ex Marine freelance developer ketamine addict poker player. He wasn't crazy. He was probably more sane than most people I know. But definitely not a sales bro. Just so knowledgable and with over a decade of experience working as a freelance malware maker, I mean developer that he could skate by without social skills. Then you have me. Somewhere in between the two but not nearly as proficient as either. So I guess that makes me the architect project manager. Or if I just learn what I can from them and skip out, like I did, then I can just be both of them. I messed up that situation. It was my fault. Or really it was my cat's fault. Long story. But just think of what you can do if you have the sales bro to match the tech bro. Then I could organize a project through my ability to prompt well and manipulate, I mean manage them. But the crazy Russian hacker sales bro is what you need to be successful. It is the same as when I was an artist. It is true for so many crafts. When I was an artist I sold my art myself. That is what you don't realize. You can develop whatever skill you want. But if you do not learn how to market it yourself, then you will forever be dependent on someone else to find a client for you. The internet makes it so easy to advertise. Now you can build agents that market for you. If you are a good enough developer you can create your own salesbro who finds clients for you. Then if you learn how to do that, just adapt it to different use cases for other businesses. Then you can replace sales bro. This is the true revolution of AI. That is why the AI tech bros made AI. They got tired of Napoleon complex sales bros so they created AI to replace them. In my attempt to replace Chris, I am also creating a way to replace sales bro. And everyone else. Comment Cancel Show formatting options

Oh man, if only I hadn’t messed things up with the sales bro at that one Airbnb I stayed at. The guy was a master salesman—neurotic, anxious, full-on Napoleon complex—but that’s probably what made him so damn good at it. Picture this: Sales bro, grinding boiler-room cold calls all day, living and dying by the close. He had his elevator pitch dialed in to perfection, whether it was a real deal or a total scam—I mean, "use case." Then there was the crazy Russian hacker with a cat. Ex-Marine, freelance dev, ketamine-fueled poker player. Not crazy, actually—probably saner than most. Just had over a decade of freelancing as a *malware maker*—I mean, developer—so he could afford to skip the whole social skills thing. And then there was me. Somewhere in between the two, but not nearly as sharp in either domain. Which I guess made me the architect, the project manager. Or maybe just the guy who learned what he could before bouncing. I screwed that situation up. My fault. Or my cat’s fault. Long story. But think about what happens when you *do* pair a sales bro with a tech bro. It’s a deadly combo. And if you know how to prompt well and manage (manipulate?) them, you can *run* that machine. But here’s the kicker—what if you don’t *need* sales bro anymore? I figured this out when I was an artist. I sold my own art. A lot of artists never realize they can do that, so they stay broke, waiting for some gallery to throw them a bone. Same with devs. You can build the most insane projects, but if you don’t know how to market yourself, you’re just hoping someone else finds the clients for you. The internet made marketing easy. AI is making it even easier. You can *build* your own sales bro. Automate the cold outreach, generate the leads, run the follow-ups. If you can code, you don’t need a closer—you can *make* one. And that’s the real revolution of AI. The tech bros got tired of Napoleon-complex sales bros, so they built machines to replace them. In my attempt to replace Chris, I’m also figuring out how to replace *sales bro*. And eventually? Everyone else.