https://squiid.io/blog/ Practical notes on shipping AI-coded apps: the services you need, what they cost, how to hold the keys and how to keep one bill instead of nine. en-us https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification node build/blog.mjs Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://squiid.io/blog/how-we-think-about-pricing/ https://squiid.io/blog/how-we-think-about-pricing/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Squiid pricing explained: credits at par, subscriptions passed through at list price, and a visible platform and top-up fee instead of a hidden margin. Billing Costs Comparisons https://squiid.io/blog/openrouter-is-for-models-what-about-everything-else/ https://squiid.io/blog/openrouter-is-for-models-what-about-everything-else/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 An honest look at what OpenRouter does well, what it deliberately does not cover, and what is left over when your app needs more than a model. Comparisons Agents Costs https://squiid.io/blog/lovable-v0-prototype-to-real-app/ https://squiid.io/blog/lovable-v0-prototype-to-real-app/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Leaving the sandbox means owning the code, the secrets, the database, the domain and five new bills. Here is the migration checklist, in order. Getting started Stacks Workflow https://squiid.io/blog/starter-stack-for-a-cursor-project/ https://squiid.io/blog/starter-stack-for-a-cursor-project/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 An opinionated Cursor setup: the services, the rules files, what to put in .cursorignore, how to keep the codebase index useful and when to use agent mode. Stacks Agents Getting started https://squiid.io/blog/starter-stack-for-a-claude-code-project/ https://squiid.io/blog/starter-stack-for-a-claude-code-project/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 An opinionated starter stack for Claude Code: the services, the .env, the CLAUDE.md worth writing, the permissions to deny and the setup order that works. Stacks Agents Getting started https://squiid.io/blog/how-to-rotate-a-leaked-api-key-in-five-minutes/ https://squiid.io/blog/how-to-rotate-a-leaked-api-key-in-five-minutes/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A step by step key rotation procedure, the order to do it in, everywhere the old key is hiding, and how to stop needing the procedure at all. Keys and security Workflow Agents https://squiid.io/blog/prepaid-credits-vs-card-on-file/ https://squiid.io/blog/prepaid-credits-vs-card-on-file/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Prepaid credits and postpaid cards fail in opposite directions. What each model really protects, where each one hurts, and which to pick for agent workloads. Billing Spend controls Costs https://squiid.io/blog/agent-spent-400-overnight-spend-caps/ https://squiid.io/blog/agent-spent-400-overnight-spend-caps/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How agent loops turn into four figure bills overnight, what hard caps and alerts really do, and the code and billing settings that stop it happening twice. Spend controls Agents Costs https://squiid.io/blog/what-vibe-coding-services-cost-at-small-scale/ https://squiid.io/blog/what-vibe-coding-services-cost-at-small-scale/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 List prices for the five services most vibe-coded apps use, at the time of writing, plus three realistic monthly totals for a weekend project and a live app. Costs Getting started Billing https://squiid.io/blog/automate-receipts-and-invoices-for-dev-subscriptions/ https://squiid.io/blog/automate-receipts-and-invoices-for-dev-subscriptions/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A working receipts workflow for developer subscriptions: one billing identity, forwarding rules, the vendors that never email you, and what bookkeepers need. Accounting Billing Workflow https://squiid.io/blog/how-to-stop-pasting-api-keys-into-cursor-and-claude-code/ https://squiid.io/blog/how-to-stop-pasting-api-keys-into-cursor-and-claude-code/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Where API keys leak when you build with coding agents, the four rules that stop it, and how to set up Claude Code and Cursor so a key never reaches the model. Keys and security Agents Workflow https://squiid.io/blog/six-dashboards-problem/ https://squiid.io/blog/six-dashboards-problem/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 One app, six vendor dashboards, six logins and no single place to see what is wrong. Why it happens, what it costs you and how to make it manageable. Workflow Getting started Billing https://squiid.io/blog/every-service-is-another-bill/ https://squiid.io/blog/every-service-is-another-bill/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Every service an AI-coded app touches bills you separately. Here is where the money goes, the five costs the demos hide, and how to get it back under control. Costs Billing Getting started https://squiid.io/blog/what-services-you-need-first-vibe-coded-app/ https://squiid.io/blog/what-services-you-need-first-vibe-coded-app/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The realistic service list for a first AI-coded app: hosting, a database, auth, email and a domain, plus the services worth refusing this week. Getting started Stacks Costs