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Getting startedFrom purchase to first project

Three steps to get up and running.

1

Buy a license

Choose Base ($49) or Pro ($79) at surestack.dev. Your license key arrives via email.

2

Log in

Go to app.surestack.dev and enter your license key. Keys look like:

SK-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

3

Create your first project

Click "New Project" and answer a few questions about what you're building. SureStack generates a STACK.md file that becomes your project's persistent memory across AI sessions.

Core conceptThe STACK.md file

STACK.md is a plain-English project memory file. It contains everything an AI needs to pick up exactly where you left off: what you've built, what's broken, what to do next, your architecture decisions, file paths, and technical details.

Why it matters

AI tools have no memory between sessions. Every time you start a new chat, you lose context. STACK.md solves this by giving you a single file to paste at the start of any session. The AI immediately knows your project.

Works with any AI tool

STACK.md is plain markdown. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, Windsurf, or any AI coding tool. There's no vendor lock-in and no integration required. If the tool can read text, it can use your STACK.md.

What's inside a STACK.md

A typical STACK.md includes:

# My SaaS App

## Currently Working On
- [x] Auth flow with Clerk
- [x] Stripe checkout integration
- [ ] Email notifications via Resend
- [ ] Mobile responsive dashboard

## Core Features
| Feature | Status | Route |
|---------|--------|-------|
| Login | Live | /login |
| Dashboard | Live | /dashboard |
| Billing | In progress | /api/checkout |

## Architecture
- Next.js 16 App Router on Vercel
- Supabase Postgres for data
- Clerk for auth
- Stripe for payments

## Known Issues
- Mobile nav doesn't close on route change
- Webhook occasionally times out on cold start

WorkflowThe three phases

Every build session follows the same three-phase loop. This is how SureStack maintains continuity across sessions without any integrations or plugins.

Phase 1 — Start your session

Open your project in SureStack. Hit "Copy project memory". Paste it into your AI tool as the first message. Your AI now has full context on your project — what's built, what's broken, what to do next.

Phase 2 — End your session

Before you close your AI session, hit "Copy closing prompt". This gives your AI a prompt that asks it to output a complete, updated STACK.md reflecting everything you built in this session. The AI outputs the updated file as a single code block.

Phase 3 — Hand it back

Copy the AI's response (the updated STACK.md) and paste it back into SureStack. SureStack saves this as your new project memory. Next time you start a session, Phase 1 gives you the updated version.

The result: your AI always starts with full project context, and your project memory stays up to date without you writing anything manually.

FeaturesTab reference

Remember

Your project list. Each project holds a STACK.md file and session history. This is where you run the three-phase workflow. Create unlimited projects on any tier.

Guide

AI-powered build advisor. Pick a project and SureStack reads your STACK.md, then tells you your single highest-priority next move with 2–3 specific steps. Useful when you sit down to build and don't know where to start.

Launch

Launch readiness audit. Select a project and SureStack scores it on 12 items across four categories:

Category	Checks
Security	HTTPS, env vars not hardcoded, auth routes protected
Payments	Stripe in production mode, webhook configured, failure handling
Legal & Trust	Privacy policy, terms of service, contact info visible
Shipping Basics	Error handling, meta tags, mobile responsive

Each item gets a pass, warning, or fail score with a note explaining what to fix.

Agents

Agent Manager (Pro tier). Track AI agents that build on your behalf. See what ran, what failed, what was built. Agents report their status via a simple API call at the end of each run.

Pro featureAgent Manager

Agent Manager lets you track AI agents across any platform. When an agent finishes a run, it calls SureStack's API to report what it did. You see all agent activity in one place.

Connecting an agent

Add this function to your agent and call it at the end of every run:

async function reportToSureStack(status, summary) {
  await fetch('https://app.surestack.dev/api/agent-sessions', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      license_key: process.env.SURESTACK_LICENSE_KEY,
      agent_name: 'My Agent',
      project: 'My Project',
      status: status,  // 'completed' or 'failed'
      summary: summary  // one sentence of what happened
    })
  });
}

What it tracks

Field	Description
agent_name	Name of the agent (auto-creates on first report)
project	Optional — links to a SureStack project by name
status	completed, failed, or skipped
summary	One sentence describing what the agent did or why it failed

Pricing

Agent Manager is included with the Pro tier ($79). Base tier users can upgrade from the Agents tab. Pro includes 3 agents; upgrade to unlimited from your dashboard for $20/month.

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