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I agree with you. What if the CLI tool used a Stripe payment link for the subscription? Let’s assume the app is called ABC. When a user enters ABC in the terminal, they would see options like accessing the customer portal, deleting their account, etc. Since it’s a developer-focused tool, what are your thoughts?


Yeah, you'd have to outsource the payment processing completely to a third party, which handles everything like updating payment methods etc. Stripe payment links might work well, although I have no experience with them.


The idea is simple: most of us spend months building only to find out the product doesn’t resonate. Velovra helps by:

1. Collecting signups and early interest from potential users 2. Analyzing the data using proven theories and algorithms + pre-trained purpose-specific AI models 3. Showing whether your product is on track to succeed, based on targets you set (which can change as users evolve)


Hey,

Short answer: Server-side encryption.

Long answer: The main application-level encryption key is stored externally in Doppler. Each project’s encryption key is encrypted using this main key. The main key is loaded as an environment variable when the backend server runs. After a set period (X days), the main key is automatically rotated, and all project keys are re-encrypted with the new main key and updated in Doppler.

Project keys are assigned to specific user accounts, so only the assigned users can decrypt them. The application does not use end-to-end encryption because future planned features require server-side encryption and decryption rather than client-side.

Yes, using LLMs can reduce privacy. To address this, we only send the necessary metadata and selected content to the models. In Ask mode, content is only sent if the user explicitly selects it. Edit mode works the same way: only the specifically selected text or code is passed to the model.

Hope this helps :)


Hey, I really appreciate your feedback. This is our first product. We will consider your requests and consider lowering the price and other things you suggested.


Good luck. To be clear, I don't have an issue with the price itself and pay $20/month for a few different services that do one thing well... but I don't want to get into a situation where it's $20/month + an unknown amount of credits to use the app I keep my notes and thoughts in.


I forgot to mention, it's like a cursor for docs. There are both AI Ask and Edit modes, and beta users also have Agentic mode.


I’ve recently launched Orbivon, a knowledge platform designed for solo developers and founders who want to document and organize their work without distractions. It provides a clean, structured way to create organizations, projects, and documents, along with built-in diagramming support via complex Mermaid.js, all in a fast, minimalist interface.

What makes Orbivon different is its focus on security and simplicity. Your documents are protected with multiple layers of military-grade encryption, not just disk or database-level encryption, so your knowledge always stays private. The platform avoids cluttered menus and unnecessary features, staying distraction-free and streamlined. While many tools try to do everything, Orbivon is built specifically for founders and developers who want to write, organize, and diagram ideas efficiently.

I’m currently building the desktop application and planning a CLI tool to help automate internal product documentation workflows and integrate with MCP.


Nice project. I need to try this


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