Vibecode Writesonic
track this build5 steps, step by step0%The core loop is buildable, but a dependable replacement becomes a real weekend or multi-day project. For Writesonic, draft researched articles and marketing copy with source links and revision controls. The hard boundary is integrated research, seo data, publishing workflows, and model routing, plus workflow, data, and model tuning.
You are building a lean indie version of Writesonic. Create the following project files first, then implement the application by following them. Keep the files updated as decisions change. Do not collapse this into a single README or prompt. ===== README.md ===== # Writesonic indie build ## Goal Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Writesonic workflow for one developer or a tiny team. ## Scope Take a brief, gather user-supplied source material, generate structured article and marketing copy drafts, and keep source links, citations, and revisions attached to each section. ## Quick start 1. Install the documented dependencies. 2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`. 3. Run the development command chosen during implementation. 4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`. ## Honest limits This build deliberately does not replace: - integrated research, SEO data, publishing workflows, and model routing - proprietary ranking data - brand-trained models - team workflows - large template libraries If those capabilities are essential, use Open WebUI instead of pretending the gap is solved. ===== AGENTS.md ===== # Agent instructions - Optimize for a working, understandable weekend build. - Prefer the fewest moving parts that satisfy the brief. - Do not invent cryptography, security guarantees, APIs, or compliance claims. - Keep secrets out of source control and logs. - Add focused tests for destructive, security-sensitive, and data-loss paths. - Run the project checks before declaring the build complete. - Record any deliberate shortcut in the README under "Tradeoffs". ===== BUILD_PLAN.md ===== # Build plan ## Original build brief Build a personal replacement for Writesonic in an empty repository. Use Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, SQLite, Drizzle ORM, and the OpenAI Responses API; do not offer alternative stacks. The core loop is: take a brief, gather user-supplied source material, generate structured article and marketing copy drafts, and keep source links, citations, and revisions attached to each section. Make the first run work locally with one documented command. Store all user data locally by default and make export straightforward. Put secrets in .env, ship .env.example, and never commit credentials. Build a brief form with audience, objective, tone, source URLs, and prohibited claims. Store imported source text locally and chunk it for retrieval with SQLite FTS5. Generate an outline first and require approval before drafting sections. Attach source references to generated paragraphs and flag unsupported claims. Provide rewrite controls for shorten, clarify, change tone, and add evidence. Export clean Markdown plus a JSON research bundle. Include clear empty, loading, success, and recoverable error states. Add input validation, safe filenames, and graceful handling of unavailable APIs. Write focused tests for the core transformation and one end-to-end happy path. Create a README with setup, architecture, permissions, data location, and backup steps. Do not add accounts, billing, telemetry, analytics, or a hosted control plane. Deliberately leave out live search-engine rank data. Deliberately leave out automatic publishing to third-party CMSs. Deliberately leave out multi-user approvals and brand governance. Finish by running the tests and listing the exact commands used. ## Required capabilities - OpenAI API key - Node.js 22 - local or self-hosted deployment - user-supplied sources ## Delivery order 1. Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands. 2. Implement the primary data model and core workflow. 3. Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence. 4. Cover the critical path with automated tests. 5. Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step. ## Done when - A new user can go from clone to first successful workflow using only the README. - The core workflow works without paid infrastructure unless the brief requires it. - Tests cover the highest-risk behavior. - Known limitations are explicit rather than hidden. ===== .env.example ===== # Copy to .env and document every variable when it is introduced. # Never put real credentials in this file. APP_ENV=development # Add only values required by the selected implementation.
You are building a lean indie version of Writesonic. Create the following project files first, then implement the application by following them. Keep the files updated as decisions change. Do not collapse this into a single README or prompt. ===== README.md ===== # Writesonic indie build ## Goal Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Writesonic workflow for one developer or a tiny team. ## Scope Take a brief, gather user-supplied source material, generate structured article and marketing copy drafts, and keep source links, citations, and revisions attached to each section. ## Quick start 1. Install the documented dependencies. 2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`. 3. Run the development command chosen during implementation. 4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`. ## Honest limits This build deliberately does not replace: - integrated research, SEO data, publishing workflows, and model routing - proprietary ranking data - brand-trained models - team workflows - large template libraries If those capabilities are essential, use Open WebUI instead of pretending the gap is solved. ===== AGENTS.md ===== # Agent instructions - Optimize for a working, understandable weekend build. - Prefer the fewest moving parts that satisfy the brief. - Do not invent cryptography, security guarantees, APIs, or compliance claims. - Keep secrets out of source control and logs. - Add focused tests for destructive, security-sensitive, and data-loss paths. - Run the project checks before declaring the build complete. - Record any deliberate shortcut in the README under "Tradeoffs". ===== BUILD_PLAN.md ===== # Build plan ## Original build brief Build a personal replacement for Writesonic in an empty repository. Use Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, SQLite, Drizzle ORM, and the OpenAI Responses API; do not offer alternative stacks. The core loop is: take a brief, gather user-supplied source material, generate structured article and marketing copy drafts, and keep source links, citations, and revisions attached to each section. Make the first run work locally with one documented command. Store all user data locally by default and make export straightforward. Put secrets in .env, ship .env.example, and never commit credentials. Build a brief form with audience, objective, tone, source URLs, and prohibited claims. Store imported source text locally and chunk it for retrieval with SQLite FTS5. Generate an outline first and require approval before drafting sections. Attach source references to generated paragraphs and flag unsupported claims. Provide rewrite controls for shorten, clarify, change tone, and add evidence. Export clean Markdown plus a JSON research bundle. Include clear empty, loading, success, and recoverable error states. Add input validation, safe filenames, and graceful handling of unavailable APIs. Write focused tests for the core transformation and one end-to-end happy path. Create a README with setup, architecture, permissions, data location, and backup steps. Do not add accounts, billing, telemetry, analytics, or a hosted control plane. Deliberately leave out live search-engine rank data. Deliberately leave out automatic publishing to third-party CMSs. Deliberately leave out multi-user approvals and brand governance. Finish by running the tests and listing the exact commands used. ## Required capabilities - OpenAI API key - Node.js 22 - local or self-hosted deployment - user-supplied sources ## Delivery order 1. Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands. 2. Implement the primary data model and core workflow. 3. Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence. 4. Cover the critical path with automated tests. 5. Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step. ## Done when - A new user can go from clone to first successful workflow using only the README. - The core workflow works without paid infrastructure unless the brief requires it. - Tests cover the highest-risk behavior. - Known limitations are explicit rather than hidden. ===== .env.example ===== # Copy to .env and document every variable when it is introduced. # Never put real credentials in this file. APP_ENV=development # Add only values required by the selected implementation.
You are building a production product version of Writesonic. Create the following project files first, then implement the application by following them. Keep the files updated as decisions change. Do not collapse this into a single README or prompt. ===== PRODUCT.md ===== # Writesonic product brief ## Problem The core loop is buildable, but a dependable replacement becomes a real weekend or multi-day project. For Writesonic, draft researched articles and marketing copy with source links and revision controls. The hard boundary is integrated research, seo data, publishing workflows, and model routing, plus workflow, data, and model tuning. ## Product outcome Take a brief, gather user-supplied source material, generate structured article and marketing copy drafts, and keep source links, citations, and revisions attached to each section. ## Target user A serious builder who needs a maintainable product foundation rather than a one-off demo. ## Required capabilities - OpenAI API key - Node.js 22 - local or self-hosted deployment - user-supplied sources ## Explicit non-goals for v1 - integrated research, SEO data, publishing workflows, and model routing - proprietary ranking data - brand-trained models - team workflows - large template libraries ## Success criteria - The primary workflow is measurable end to end. - Setup is reproducible in a clean environment. - Failure, recovery, and support paths are documented. - Product claims match what the implementation actually guarantees. ===== ARCHITECTURE.md ===== # Architecture ## Starting brief Build a personal replacement for Writesonic in an empty repository. Use Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, SQLite, Drizzle ORM, and the OpenAI Responses API; do not offer alternative stacks. The core loop is: take a brief, gather user-supplied source material, generate structured article and marketing copy drafts, and keep source links, citations, and revisions attached to each section. Make the first run work locally with one documented command. Store all user data locally by default and make export straightforward. Put secrets in .env, ship .env.example, and never commit credentials. Build a brief form with audience, objective, tone, source URLs, and prohibited claims. Store imported source text locally and chunk it for retrieval with SQLite FTS5. Generate an outline first and require approval before drafting sections. Attach source references to generated paragraphs and flag unsupported claims. Provide rewrite controls for shorten, clarify, change tone, and add evidence. Export clean Markdown plus a JSON research bundle. Include clear empty, loading, success, and recoverable error states. Add input validation, safe filenames, and graceful handling of unavailable APIs. Write focused tests for the core transformation and one end-to-end happy path. Create a README with setup, architecture, permissions, data location, and backup steps. Do not add accounts, billing, telemetry, analytics, or a hosted control plane. Deliberately leave out live search-engine rank data. Deliberately leave out automatic publishing to third-party CMSs. Deliberately leave out multi-user approvals and brand governance. Finish by running the tests and listing the exact commands used. ## Boundaries Separate the product into replaceable modules for interface, application logic, persistence, external integrations, and operational concerns. Keep domain logic independent from delivery frameworks and vendors. ## Production baseline - Configuration: validated at startup with safe local defaults where possible. - Security: least privilege, input validation, secret redaction, rate limits on abuse-prone paths, and no invented security primitives. - Data: explicit schema and migrations, transactional writes where integrity matters, backup and restore instructions. - Integrations: adapters around third-party providers, idempotent webhook or job processing, bounded retries, and timeouts. - Observability: structured logs with request or operation IDs, an error-tracking hook, and health/readiness checks where a server exists. - Quality: unit tests for domain rules, integration tests at module boundaries, and one end-to-end critical-path test. ## Decision records For each major dependency, document why it was chosen, its failure mode, and how it can be replaced. Do not introduce infrastructure until a requirement justifies it. ===== AGENTS.md ===== # Agent instructions - Read `PRODUCT.md` and `ARCHITECTURE.md` before changing code. - Implement milestone by milestone; keep each change reviewable and leave the application runnable. - Treat authentication, payments, encryption, imports, webhooks, and destructive actions as high-risk boundaries when present. - Never invent cryptography or silently weaken a requirement to make a test pass. - Use provider interfaces for external services and deterministic fakes in tests. - Add migrations and rollback or recovery notes for persistent data changes. - Log useful operational context without credentials, tokens, passwords, or personal data. - Update documentation and run all checks before completing a milestone. ===== MILESTONES.md ===== # Delivery milestones ## M0 — Decisions and scaffold - Confirm the runtime, persistence model, threat boundaries, and deployment target. - Create a reproducible local environment and continuous checks. ## M1 — Core workflow - Implement the smallest end-to-end product path with validation and tests. - Keep integrations behind interfaces. ## M2 — Trust layer - Add secure failure behavior, recovery paths, audit-relevant events, and data safeguards. - Test abuse cases and destructive operations. ## M3 — Operability - Add structured logs, error reporting hooks, health signals, backup/restore documentation, and deployment configuration. ## M4 — Release gate - Run a clean-install test, critical-path end-to-end test, dependency review, and documented rollback exercise. - Compare the shipped behavior with `PRODUCT.md` and publish remaining limitations. ===== OPERATIONS.md ===== # Operations ## Before release - Validate configuration and secrets at startup. - Define backup, restore, and rollback procedures and test them. - Document logs, error tracking, health signals, and alert ownership. - Set dependency update and vulnerability review expectations. ## Incident checklist 1. Contain the issue without destroying evidence or user data. 2. Record the timeline and affected scope. 3. Rotate exposed secrets and revoke compromised sessions or credentials. 4. Restore from a verified source when needed. 5. Document the root cause, remediation, and regression test. ## Launch constraint Do not market omitted Writesonic capabilities as implemented. The v1 non-goals in `PRODUCT.md` remain user-visible limitations until they are deliberately delivered.
# Writesonic indie build ## Goal Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Writesonic workflow for one developer or a tiny team. ## Scope Take a brief, gather user-supplied source material, generate structured article and marketing copy drafts, and keep source links, citations, and revisions attached to each section. ## Quick start 1. Install the documented dependencies. 2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`. 3. Run the development command chosen during implementation. 4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`. ## Honest limits This build deliberately does not replace: - integrated research, SEO data, publishing workflows, and model routing - proprietary ranking data - brand-trained models - team workflows - large template libraries If those capabilities are essential, use Open WebUI instead of pretending the gap is solved.
# Agent instructions - Optimize for a working, understandable weekend build. - Prefer the fewest moving parts that satisfy the brief. - Do not invent cryptography, security guarantees, APIs, or compliance claims. - Keep secrets out of source control and logs. - Add focused tests for destructive, security-sensitive, and data-loss paths. - Run the project checks before declaring the build complete. - Record any deliberate shortcut in the README under "Tradeoffs".
# Build plan ## Original build brief Build a personal replacement for Writesonic in an empty repository. Use Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, SQLite, Drizzle ORM, and the OpenAI Responses API; do not offer alternative stacks. The core loop is: take a brief, gather user-supplied source material, generate structured article and marketing copy drafts, and keep source links, citations, and revisions attached to each section. Make the first run work locally with one documented command. Store all user data locally by default and make export straightforward. Put secrets in .env, ship .env.example, and never commit credentials. Build a brief form with audience, objective, tone, source URLs, and prohibited claims. Store imported source text locally and chunk it for retrieval with SQLite FTS5. Generate an outline first and require approval before drafting sections. Attach source references to generated paragraphs and flag unsupported claims. Provide rewrite controls for shorten, clarify, change tone, and add evidence. Export clean Markdown plus a JSON research bundle. Include clear empty, loading, success, and recoverable error states. Add input validation, safe filenames, and graceful handling of unavailable APIs. Write focused tests for the core transformation and one end-to-end happy path. Create a README with setup, architecture, permissions, data location, and backup steps. Do not add accounts, billing, telemetry, analytics, or a hosted control plane. Deliberately leave out live search-engine rank data. Deliberately leave out automatic publishing to third-party CMSs. Deliberately leave out multi-user approvals and brand governance. Finish by running the tests and listing the exact commands used. ## Required capabilities - OpenAI API key - Node.js 22 - local or self-hosted deployment - user-supplied sources ## Delivery order 1. Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands. 2. Implement the primary data model and core workflow. 3. Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence. 4. Cover the critical path with automated tests. 5. Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step. ## Done when - A new user can go from clone to first successful workflow using only the README. - The core workflow works without paid infrastructure unless the brief requires it. - Tests cover the highest-risk behavior. - Known limitations are explicit rather than hidden.
# Copy to .env and document every variable when it is introduced. # Never put real credentials in this file. APP_ENV=development # Add only values required by the selected implementation.
# Writesonic product brief ## Problem The core loop is buildable, but a dependable replacement becomes a real weekend or multi-day project. For Writesonic, draft researched articles and marketing copy with source links and revision controls. The hard boundary is integrated research, seo data, publishing workflows, and model routing, plus workflow, data, and model tuning. ## Product outcome Take a brief, gather user-supplied source material, generate structured article and marketing copy drafts, and keep source links, citations, and revisions attached to each section. ## Target user A serious builder who needs a maintainable product foundation rather than a one-off demo. ## Required capabilities - OpenAI API key - Node.js 22 - local or self-hosted deployment - user-supplied sources ## Explicit non-goals for v1 - integrated research, SEO data, publishing workflows, and model routing - proprietary ranking data - brand-trained models - team workflows - large template libraries ## Success criteria - The primary workflow is measurable end to end. - Setup is reproducible in a clean environment. - Failure, recovery, and support paths are documented. - Product claims match what the implementation actually guarantees.
# Architecture ## Starting brief Build a personal replacement for Writesonic in an empty repository. Use Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, SQLite, Drizzle ORM, and the OpenAI Responses API; do not offer alternative stacks. The core loop is: take a brief, gather user-supplied source material, generate structured article and marketing copy drafts, and keep source links, citations, and revisions attached to each section. Make the first run work locally with one documented command. Store all user data locally by default and make export straightforward. Put secrets in .env, ship .env.example, and never commit credentials. Build a brief form with audience, objective, tone, source URLs, and prohibited claims. Store imported source text locally and chunk it for retrieval with SQLite FTS5. Generate an outline first and require approval before drafting sections. Attach source references to generated paragraphs and flag unsupported claims. Provide rewrite controls for shorten, clarify, change tone, and add evidence. Export clean Markdown plus a JSON research bundle. Include clear empty, loading, success, and recoverable error states. Add input validation, safe filenames, and graceful handling of unavailable APIs. Write focused tests for the core transformation and one end-to-end happy path. Create a README with setup, architecture, permissions, data location, and backup steps. Do not add accounts, billing, telemetry, analytics, or a hosted control plane. Deliberately leave out live search-engine rank data. Deliberately leave out automatic publishing to third-party CMSs. Deliberately leave out multi-user approvals and brand governance. Finish by running the tests and listing the exact commands used. ## Boundaries Separate the product into replaceable modules for interface, application logic, persistence, external integrations, and operational concerns. Keep domain logic independent from delivery frameworks and vendors. ## Production baseline - Configuration: validated at startup with safe local defaults where possible. - Security: least privilege, input validation, secret redaction, rate limits on abuse-prone paths, and no invented security primitives. - Data: explicit schema and migrations, transactional writes where integrity matters, backup and restore instructions. - Integrations: adapters around third-party providers, idempotent webhook or job processing, bounded retries, and timeouts. - Observability: structured logs with request or operation IDs, an error-tracking hook, and health/readiness checks where a server exists. - Quality: unit tests for domain rules, integration tests at module boundaries, and one end-to-end critical-path test. ## Decision records For each major dependency, document why it was chosen, its failure mode, and how it can be replaced. Do not introduce infrastructure until a requirement justifies it.
# Agent instructions - Read `PRODUCT.md` and `ARCHITECTURE.md` before changing code. - Implement milestone by milestone; keep each change reviewable and leave the application runnable. - Treat authentication, payments, encryption, imports, webhooks, and destructive actions as high-risk boundaries when present. - Never invent cryptography or silently weaken a requirement to make a test pass. - Use provider interfaces for external services and deterministic fakes in tests. - Add migrations and rollback or recovery notes for persistent data changes. - Log useful operational context without credentials, tokens, passwords, or personal data. - Update documentation and run all checks before completing a milestone.
# Delivery milestones ## M0 — Decisions and scaffold - Confirm the runtime, persistence model, threat boundaries, and deployment target. - Create a reproducible local environment and continuous checks. ## M1 — Core workflow - Implement the smallest end-to-end product path with validation and tests. - Keep integrations behind interfaces. ## M2 — Trust layer - Add secure failure behavior, recovery paths, audit-relevant events, and data safeguards. - Test abuse cases and destructive operations. ## M3 — Operability - Add structured logs, error reporting hooks, health signals, backup/restore documentation, and deployment configuration. ## M4 — Release gate - Run a clean-install test, critical-path end-to-end test, dependency review, and documented rollback exercise. - Compare the shipped behavior with `PRODUCT.md` and publish remaining limitations.
# Operations ## Before release - Validate configuration and secrets at startup. - Define backup, restore, and rollback procedures and test them. - Document logs, error tracking, health signals, and alert ownership. - Set dependency update and vulnerability review expectations. ## Incident checklist 1. Contain the issue without destroying evidence or user data. 2. Record the timeline and affected scope. 3. Rotate exposed secrets and revoke compromised sessions or credentials. 4. Restore from a verified source when needed. 5. Document the root cause, remediation, and regression test. ## Launch constraint Do not market omitted Writesonic capabilities as implemented. The v1 non-goals in `PRODUCT.md` remain user-visible limitations until they are deliberately delivered.
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People still pay for Writesonic because the subscription bundles a refined workflow, proprietary signals, templates, and predictable output quality for a team. The recurring cost buys prompt maintenance, retrieval quality, source handling, provider changes, and editorial QA, not just the visible interface.
xintegrated research, SEO data, publishing workflows, and model routing
xproprietary ranking data
xbrand-trained models
xteam workflows
xlarge template libraries
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Vibecode Writesonic
Kinda. The core of Writesonic is buildable in a weekend with the prompt on this page, but there are real gaps: integrated research, SEO data, publishing workflows, and model routing, proprietary ranking data. Read the honest list above before committing.
How much does Writesonic cost?
Writesonic costs about $20/month (Individual, checked 2026-07-31), which is $240 per year.
What do I lose by replacing Writesonic?
Honestly: integrated research, SEO data, publishing workflows, and model routing; proprietary ranking data; brand-trained models; team workflows; large template libraries. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to Writesonic?
Yes: AnythingLLM (A local AI workspace that keeps sources beside the draft, cites uploaded material, and turns recurring prompts into reusable agents.) Vane (A self-hosted answer engine that searches the live web and shows its receipts; it researches better than it manages content.) Gemini Notebook (Upload the sources, ask for the draft, and click the citations when the machine gets confident.) All 3 curated free alternatives are at vibecodeit.com/writesonic/alternatives. The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.