What is HackBase?

HackBase is a Founders Launchpad—an AI-powered platform that helps indie makers validate startup ideas, discover their founder archetype, and launch products with confidence. It combines three powerful modules:

1. Link Builder — SEO campaign management for building domain authority
2. Directory — A mini Product Hunt for indie products with upvoting, comments, and moderation
3. Founders Launchpad — AI-powered validation engine with psychometric assessments and multi-agent debates

Unlike typical idea validation tools that give you a single score, HackBase puts your idea through a 12-agent advisory board debate, complete with a Devil's Advocate, Red Team, and Finance Expert arguing different perspectives before synthesizing actionable recommendations.

The Indie Maker's Dilemma

Every indie hacker faces the same questions:

• Is my idea any good? — You've been noodling on this concept for months, but how do you know if real pain exists?
• Am I the right founder for this? — Some founders thrive in chaos; others need structure. Which are you?
• Is the brand available? — You find the perfect name, but is yourname.com taken? What about Twitter, GitHub, ProductHunt?
• Where do I launch? — There are hundreds of directories and link building opportunities—which ones matter?

HackBase answers all of these:

• Scrape real pain points from Reddit, Hacker News, and RSS feeds to validate problem existence
• Discover your founder archetype with HEXACO-60 personality assessment and risk tolerance profiling
• Check brand availability across domains and 8 social platforms in one click
• Submit to curated directories with campaign tracking and SEO analytics

Core Modules

🚀 Founders Launchpad

The heart of HackBase—a comprehensive startup validation system.

Psychometric Assessment Suite

Three validated instruments to understand yourself as a founder:

After completing the assessments, you receive:

• Your dominant founder archetype with strengths and blind spots
• Ideal co-founder types based on complementary archetypes
• Personalized recommendations tailored to your profile

12-Agent Crucible Debate System

Your idea goes before an AI advisory board with 12 specialized agents:

The Debate Flow:

1. Thesis — Each agent provides their initial position on your idea
2. Antithesis — Agents critique each other's positions, surfacing conflicts
3. Synthesis — The orchestrator builds consensus and actionable recommendations

The result is an Executive Brief with confidence scores, consensus points, dissenting opinions, and prioritized next actions.

Idea Validation Engine

Real-time validation using free data sources:

• Reddit — Scrapes r/startups, r/SaaS, r/Entrepreneur for pain points
• Hacker News — Searches via Algolia API for discussions and launches
• RSS Feeds — Monitors TechCrunch, The Verge, and tech publications
• DuckDuckGo — Web search for competitor and market analysis

For each idea, you get:

• Idea Score (0-100) based on problem signal strength
• Problem Signals with sentiment and engagement metrics
• Market Signals showing discussion volume and trends
• Competitor Analysis with differentiation opportunities
• Risks and Opportunities identified by pattern matching

Brand Availability Checker

Comprehensive availability checking in one request:

• Domains: .com, .io, .co, .dev, .app, .ai via WHOIS/DNS/RDAP
• Social Platforms: Twitter, GitHub, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, ProductHunt

Returns an availability score and recommendations for alternatives if your preferred name is taken.

📁 Directory Module (Product Hunt Style)

A public submission directory for indie products:

User Features:

• Browse and discover products by category
• Upvote products (one per user)
• Comment on submissions
• Submit your product with logo, screenshots, and details
• Track submission status through moderation

Admin Features:

• Moderation queue with AI-assisted scoring
• Approve, reject, or feature submissions
• Category management (CRUD with nested categories)
• Promotion tiers: Featured, Promoted, Sponsored

Submission Workflow:

Draft → Pending → [Approved/Rejected] → Published

🤖 AI Copilot

Context-aware chat assistant with multiple modes:

The copilot adapts its responses based on your founder archetype—a Builder gets technical deep-dives while a Hustler gets action-oriented advice.

🔍 RAG Semantic Search

Local semantic search powered by:

• BERT embeddings via @xenova/transformers (ONNX Runtime)
• SQLite-backed vector storage for persistence
• Automatic document chunking and indexing

All your validation data, debate transcripts, and brainstorm sessions are indexed and searchable semantically—not just keyword matching.

Part of Super Cloud MCP

HackBase is part of the Super Cloud MCP ecosystem—a comprehensive AI toolkit with 61 tool facades consolidating 530+ actions. This means:

• SEO Submission automation via the seo_submit facade (queue → approve → execute workflow)
• Social media cross-posting via twitter, reddit, pinterest, producthunt facades
• Research integration via research and search_router facades for multi-source validation
• Documentary generation via documentary facade to create launch videos from your journey

Technical Architecture

packages/link-builder/
├── src/
│   ├── api/
│   │   └── routes/
│   │       ├── directory.ts          # Public directory routes
│   │       ├── admin-directory.ts    # Admin moderation routes
│   │       └── launchpad.ts          # Founders Launchpad API
│   ├── directory/
│   │   └── types.ts                  # Directory types
│   └── launchpad/
│       ├── availability/             # Domain + social checking
│       ├── copilot/                  # AI chat modes
│       ├── debate/                   # 12-agent system
│       │   ├── agent-pool.ts         # Agent personas
│       │   ├── debate-orchestrator.ts
│       │   └── synthesis-engine.ts
│       ├── psychometric/             # HEXACO-60, archetypes
│       │   ├── hexaco-questions.ts
│       │   ├── founder-archetypes.ts
│       │   └── assessment-engine.ts
│       ├── rag/                      # Semantic search
│       │   ├── embedding-service.ts
│       │   ├── vector-store.ts
│       │   └── semantic-search.ts
│       └── validation/               # Idea validation
│           ├── reddit-scraper.ts
│           ├── hackernews-scraper.ts
│           └── validation-engine.ts
└── apps/
    └── link-builder-ui/              # React frontend
        └── src/
            └── pages/
                ├── directory/
                ├── admin/
                └── launchpad/

Key Technologies:

• Backend: Express.js, TypeScript, SQLite (better-sqlite3)
• Frontend: React, TypeScript, TailwindCSS
• AI/ML: Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Transformers.js (ONNX)
• Scraping: Puppeteer, Cheerio, Algolia API
• Payments: Stripe (for directory promotions)

The Vision

HackBase exists because we believe indie makers deserve the same validation tools as well-funded startups.

Y Combinator has advisors and a network. Funded startups have boards and mentors. Solo founders have... Google and gut instinct?

Not anymore. HackBase gives you:

• An AI advisory board that debates your ideas from 12 perspectives
• Psychometric profiles that help you understand your strengths and blind spots
• Real-time validation from the places your customers actually hang out
• Brand checking that saves hours of manual searching
• A launchpad that guides you from idea to shipped product

Part of the Manic Ecosystem

HackBase connects with other tools we've built:

• SynthStack — AI-native SaaS boilerplate to build your validated idea
• DomainHQ — Domain portfolio management for your brand acquisitions
• Frame.dev — AI orchestration runtime powering the debate system
• Quarry.space — Knowledge management for your research and validation data

Open Source

HackBase is MIT licensed and part of the Super Cloud MCP monorepo. Clone it, extend it, or use it as reference for your own launchpad.

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