Can I Vibecode It?

one shot · their word

1,000+ apps. One question each: can AI build you a replacement today, or is it still worth paying for?

built with Claude Code · Claude Fable 5 · by rob · Aug 18, 2026

open live demo ↗repo ↗demos open in a new tab · never embedded here
the prompt · exactly as sent
Build me a directory site called "Can I Vibecode It?" that answers, per paid
SaaS app, whether you can replace it with one AI coding prompt. Requirements:

- Stack: Astro (server output, node adapter) + better-sqlite3. No client framework: vanilla JS for interactions. Dev-tool aesthetic: JetBrains Mono + Space Grotesk, CRT-black dark mode (default) and a paper light mode, phosphor green as the only loud color.
- Each app is one JSON file in data/apps/: slug, name, domain, category, priceMonthly, verdict (yes|kinda|no), whatYouLose[], priorArt[], prompt, notes.
- Homepage: hero search that live-filters, category chips with emoji, and "The Death List": apps ranked by "I replaced this" votes, each row: favicon, name, category, price, verdict badge (YES green / KINDA amber / NOT REALLY red), vote count.
- A loud "COLLECTIVE MRR DESTROYED: $X/mo" ticker (sum of price × votes) with odometer-rolling digits and a scrolling tape of app prices. It must look like a stock ticker, not text.
- App pages at /:slug: big verdict, the one-shot build prompt in a code block with per-agent copy buttons (Claude Code / Codex / Cursor, each prefixes agent-specific run instructions), honest "what you lose" list, prior-art links, 3 related apps, an "I replaced this" vote button (SQLite counter, IP rate-limited, no auth), a share-on-X button, and a 4-question FAQ.
- SEO: server-rendered everything, question-format titles, canonical URLs, JSON-LD (WebSite+SearchAction, ItemList, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, Organization), sitemap.xml, robots.txt, per-page OG images generated at build time with satori + resvg.
- Waitlist email capture (SQLite, honeypot, dedupe) and a footer that links to this very rebuild prompt, because the site should practice what it preaches.
- Micro-animations everywhere, tastefully: odometer rolls, hover lifts, press scales, copy confirmations, reveal-on-scroll. Respect prefers-reduced-motion.

MIT license. Public repo. No accounts, no payments, no tracking beyond first-party analytics.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter) or copy it raw · free forever

where it broke

Mostly worked fine on one-shot, but took a while longer to get all the data for The Death List.

the facts

goesone shot · self-declared

built withClaude Code · Claude Fable 5

listedAug 18, 2026

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$weekly: what got a verdict, what died.