About
→ Your assistant for payment processors’ policies
Concept
This RAG-augmented assistant is trained on various payment processor policies to help indie developers and founders avoid similar pitfalls while maintaining their fast-paced development cycles.
Origin Story
After spending months developing a doctor chatbot in 2024, the company canceled the project due to licensing and regulatory concerns. This experience highlighted a common challenge faced by developers: understanding complex terms of service before investing significant development time.
Technical Architecture
Following the Replit approach and hosting on Fly.io, the project achieved significant development-time savings compared to previous projects. To keep users’ privacy intact, the conversations were really anonymous. The app didn’t track any data related to the conversation or messages. The backend depended largely on Stripe webhooks with a complete separation of the front end.
Monetization Strategy
The core application and chat features are provided at no cost, allowing users to connect and engage effortlessly. Our landing page had banners explicitly designed to attract attention. Users were allowed to bid on the price of their ad in real time.
Infrastructure & Development
Primary expenses include server and Replit subscriptions. The app quality required significant effort, but customization with Replit was far too simple. At the end, I had to refine the Replit application with Cursor.
Key Learnings
- Nuxt over React: The project demonstrated the superiority of Nuxt’s stable, intuitive ecosystem, resulting in reduced debugging time and better technical debt management.
- Framework choice matters: As AI tooling improves, choosing a framework that streamlines maintenance and debugging becomes increasingly essential.
- Future focus: Target larger consumer markets or foster collaborations with both technical and non-technical partners to enhance application development and distribution support.