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Why Shells Ships Zero Database Tables
September 4, 2026
Every paid SaaS starter hands you a database — accounts, memberships, roles, invitations — for a product nobody has described yet. If your app isn't shaped like that guess, you spend week one deleting code you paid for. Here's the case for shipping none of it, including the parts that argue against me.
/kickoff: An Interview, Not a Prompt
September 4, 2026
Most AI coding tools ask you to describe your app in a prompt and then guess at the rest. The /kickoff skill in Shells runs an interview instead — and ends it with a migration, real screens, and a brief every future session reads.