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launchpad: Clerk, Convex, and PostHog finally mount in layout

September 9, 2026•2 min read

launchpad: Clerk, Convex, and PostHog finally mount in layout

Follow-up: michaelmonetized/launchpad PR #7 closed Issue #3. Root layout mounts Clerk then Convex then PostHog; Convex uses @clerk/nextjs useAuth matching clerkMiddleware. Soft-guards when env is unset. Providers are no longer orphan files.

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mission-control-os: pending Clerk auth and agency create timeout

September 9, 2026•2 min read

mission-control-os: pending Clerk auth and agency create timeout

Follow-up: Hustle-Launch/mission-control-os PR #64 (d09322c) closed Issues #50 and #51. Shared auth hooks keep pending sessions from looking signed-out on AgencyGate/PortalGate/cockpit; agency org create/select gets a hard timeout plus error instead of infinite Working. Prod redeploy still blocked on bad VERCEL_TOKEN (infra).

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BestWNC: I built a WNC directory that returns null instead of fake analytics

September 8, 2026•4 min read

BestWNC: I built a WNC directory that returns null instead of fake analytics

BestWNC is the WNC directory where listings start free and owner analytics return null when the measurement layer cannot defend a chart. September 8 shipped honest null availability, claim/billing hardening, and honeypots after spam flooded the inbox.

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GetAt.Me: I replaced the link list with a relationship console

September 8, 2026•4 min read

GetAt.Me: I replaced the link list with a relationship console

getat.me is a relationship-first link-in-bio: Next.js + Convex contacts and booking rails, not just clicks. Honest about what is live vs scaffold.

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uncap.us: I rebuilt the social layer around the repo

August 31, 2026•5 min read

uncap.us: I rebuilt the social layer around the repo

I spent eight months turning a file-cabinet Git host into a repo-native work hub — Lens, origin sync, CLI/UnGit, TanStack Start. Live at uncap.us.

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HMS: I replaced WordPress + Elementor with a live site that is the editor

August 14, 2026•4 min read

HMS: I replaced WordPress + Elementor with a live site that is the editor

I built HMS (Hustle Management System) so pages, blog, shop, and blueprints are block trees on Vite+ / React 19 / Convex / Clerk. Same URL for visitors and ?edit=1 for operators. Six commits. Version 0.0.0.

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Best Jeep Decals: I shipped a dark-first vinyl storefront for Jeep identity

August 8, 2026•6 min read

Best Jeep Decals: I shipped a dark-first vinyl storefront for Jeep identity

Private Next.js 16 Jeep vinyl e-commerce: Convex catalog, Clerk auth, Stripe checkout, wishlist, reviews. 30 seeded SKUs at $29.99. Live at bestjeepdecals.com.

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reaferral: I built a free referral tracker so agents stop bleeding commissions into spreadsheets

August 8, 2026•5 min read

reaferral: I built a free referral tracker so agents stop bleeding commissions into spreadsheets

Reaferral is an agent referral platform: who sent it, what fee attaches, where it sits in the pipeline. Accountability, not a CRM dump.

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Your ZAXBYS: I built a franchise ops platform so the store and the above-store stop living in different spreadsheets

August 8, 2026•5 min read

Your ZAXBYS: I built a franchise ops platform so the store and the above-store stop living in different spreadsheets

I shipped Your ZAXBYS as a Next.js 16 + Convex + Clerk franchise management platform (employees, stores, schedules, CAPs, audits) with a public marketing lander and a private dashboard, package 1.0.0, 46 commits, HEAD 705473f.

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WNC History Tours: I shipped the booking shell before the tour pages existed

August 8, 2026•4 min read

WNC History Tours: I shipped the booking shell before the tour pages existed

WNC History Tours is my Western North Carolina history-tour directory (Next.js 16, Convex, Clerk, Stripe deps). Homepage + schema + Blacksmith CI shipped; tour detail and checkout still missing. Domain answers Cloudflare 526.

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modern-design-playground: I left agents running for ten hours and they rebuilt nine worlds

August 8, 2026•5 min read

modern-design-playground: I left agents running for ten hours and they rebuilt nine worlds

I shipped waynesville.yourzaxbys.com as a Next.js 16 + Convex + Clerk single-store portal for 424 Russ Ave: public events/careers/community out front, live shift metrics, Steritech CAPs, hiring, training, and attendance behind the door. Package 0.1.0, 235 commits, HEAD c9f97b7. Not the franchise SaaS sibling.

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The National NC: live NC news feeds before the bias AI ships

August 8, 2026•3 min read

The National NC: live NC news feeds before the bias AI ships

TheNationalNC ships live RSS before the bias-AI story: real feeds on the page, model claims parked until the pipes work.

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s12.in: I shipped a short domain that tracks clicks and hosts files

August 8, 2026•4 min read

s12.in: I shipped a short domain that tracks clicks and hosts files

s12.in is a private HurleyUS shortener + file host on Next 16.1.6, Convex, and Clerk with geo/device click recording and a 302 redirect spine. HEAD d6c074f; hero stats are still static JSX; Clerk on the observed deploy is pk_test.

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MerchWinner: I shipped a POD course marketplace before the catalog had courses

August 8, 2026•3 min read

MerchWinner: I shipped a POD course marketplace before the catalog had courses

I shipped MerchWinner as a POD course marketplace on Next.js + Convex + Clerk + Stripe: catalog, checkout, and course rails in one stack, not a Google Sheet.

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iLeague.golf: I built Patreon meets 18Birdies for golf creators — and left Clerk on pk_test

August 8, 2026•4 min read

iLeague.golf: I built Patreon meets 18Birdies for golf creators — and left Clerk on pk_test

iLeague.golf is the HurleyUS golf creator platform: Patreon-meets-18Birdies with Stripe tiers and a fifteen percent fee. Distinct from the iTour national tour lander.

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GetFarmin: I scaffolded a farm equipment marketplace with escrow math first

August 8, 2026•4 min read

GetFarmin: I scaffolded a farm equipment marketplace with escrow math first

I scaffolded GetFarmin as a Next.js farm-equipment marketplace with Convex listings and Clerk: tractor/implement catalog path, not a $49 SaaS seat. Honest about Connect onboarding still unfinished.

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Cravees: I built a catering martech agency site with dual pricing honesty

August 8, 2026•4 min read

Cravees: I built a catering martech agency site with dual pricing honesty

I built Cravees, a Next.js 16 + Convex + Clerk catering marketing agency site, with $299-$999 packages on the page and a different Stripe bronze/silver/gold ladder in code. Lead enums, ROI calculator, newsletter double opt-in. Live on www.cravees.com.

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Coordinator: I shipped an API queue control plane before the queue worker existed

August 8, 2026•4 min read

Coordinator: I shipped an API queue control plane before the queue worker existed

CoordinatorApp is an API queue control plane on Next.js + Convex: jobs, workers, and status you can operate, not a package demo.

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Convex NextFaster: I swapped Neon for a Convex e-commerce template before the demo store existed

August 8, 2026•1 min read

Convex NextFaster: I swapped Neon for a Convex e-commerce template before the demo store existed

I took NextFaster PPR/prefetch DNA, ripped out Neon/Drizzle storefront pages, and shipped a public Convex + Clerk + Stripe + Sentry + PostHog + Resend e-commerce template with ~1.1k lines of Convex schema/mutations and a marketing homepage that still links to a /products route that does not exist yet.

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Citation Manager: I built an Uberall competitor with 958 directories — and left auth on three stacks

August 8, 2026•4 min read

Citation Manager: I built an Uberall competitor with 958 directories — and left auth on three stacks

HurleyUS/citation-manager is an Uberall-framed local listings SaaS with a real 958-row directories.json registry, Convex schema, and 83 commits to HEAD 78e9fb1. Pack-day probe: citation-manager-pi.vercel.app returns 500 MIDDLEWARE_INVOCATION_FAILED.

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BreazyApp pocket PEO draft pack

August 8, 2026•1 min read

BreazyApp pocket PEO draft pack

Next.js 16 + Convex + Clerk pocket PEO for chain restaurants. Four portals, live waitlist, field protection, billing UI without stripe package. HEAD 2402b35.

SantaBox.org: I rebuilt a BestWNC copy-paste into a Christmas charity lootbox platform

August 8, 2026•3 min read

SantaBox.org: I rebuilt a BestWNC copy-paste into a Christmas charity lootbox platform

SantaBox.org is a Next.js 16 + Convex + Clerk + Stripe Christmas gift-box charity rebuilt from a BestWNC directory copy-paste into a donate/wishlist/partner stack. Feb 13 deleted fabricated nonprofit logos before they became a liability. HEAD 67712cb.

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shipthing: I named it for shipping rates and shipped a contacts spine instead

August 8, 2026•3 min read

shipthing: I named it for shipping rates and shipped a contacts spine instead

ShipThing is the public michaelmonetized/shipthing spine: Next 16.1.1, Clerk, Convex contacts, Resend lead mail, Sentry, PostHog, and proxy.ts. Thirty-nine commits; HEAD 9f91d97. PLAN.md still lists unchecked USPS/UPS/FedEx boxes.

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iTour.golf: I rewrote the national creator-tour lander for May 2027 — production still serves the 2026 fake season

June 22, 2026•5 min read

iTour.golf: I rewrote the national creator-tour lander for May 2027 — production still serves the 2026 fake season

iTour.golf is the HurleyUS national golf creator tour, separate from the iLeague creator platform. Repo HEAD markets a 36-week 2027 season; live www still shows a 2026 story. No Stripe in the web package.

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Kitchen: I built a cloud project store where files are rows and disk is a Mirror — no git

June 22, 2026•1 min read

Kitchen: I built a cloud project store where files are rows and disk is a Mirror — no git

Kitchen is a public Next 16.2.9 + Convex + Clerk + Mirror project store (HEAD 97bec56, 34 commits, web 0.1.0) aimed at live sync without git ceremony verbs. Marketing routes return 200; discover/vision/mission still 404 and the working tree is dirty.

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Codefolio: I shipped a GitHub-sync portfolio SaaS with 4k lines of specs — and claimed a domain that isn't mine

June 22, 2026•3 min read

Codefolio: I shipped a GitHub-sync portfolio SaaS with 4k lines of specs — and claimed a domain that isn't mine

Private michaelmonetized/codefolio is a Next.js 16 + Clerk + Convex developer portfolio platform: /:username public pages, resume, dashboard analytics, Free/$9 Pro/$29 Team. Three commits. Marketing OG points at codefolio.dev, which currently serves someone else's portfolio. HEAD c499a72.

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bundx-init: every Next.js repo gets https://<repo>.localhost via Caddy

June 22, 2026•2 min read

bundx-init: every Next.js repo gets https://<repo>.localhost via Caddy

bundx-init is a public curl-install shell CLI (HEAD c8b59ad, 3 commits) that gives each Next repo a hashed *.localhost HTTPS origin via Caddy and allowedDevOrigins. Fixture basic-next lands on port 6422; no live web app.

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Canaveral: Bun TanStack Start launch pad — web, Electron, Expo, Caddy

May 14, 2026•1 min read

Canaveral: Bun TanStack Start launch pad — web, Electron, Expo, Caddy

Canaveral is a private HurleyUS Bun monorepo launch pad (TanStack Start web, Electron, Expo, shared) with in-repo Caddy at canaveral.localhost:5337 and a ten-check freview gate. HEAD df2c041; eleven commits; AGENTS.md still oversells the Biome to house to freview path while package.json lint is oxlint-only.

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codemail: mail.config.ts founder email — per-domain, not per-seat

March 26, 2026•1 min read

codemail: mail.config.ts founder email — per-domain, not per-seat

Private michaelmonetized/codemail: Turborepo mail stack where mail.config.ts is law (Convex + Clerk + Resend + Fly SMTP + Next web mail/dashboard). Pricing Free Forever BYO keys / $8 Simple / $80 Managed. README still lists IMAP; PLAN marks IMAP out of MVP. Live codemail-web.vercel.app 200; codemail.vercel.app 500. 27 commits. HEAD e9fece4.

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hurley-mission-control: I put humans and agents in the same thread model

March 22, 2026•3 min read

hurley-mission-control: I put humans and agents in the same thread model

Hurley Mission Control is the Convex + Clerk + Next plane where users.kind is human|agent. Deliveries, idempotent sends, 2s poll. Not the Go TUI. Not mission-control-os. Daemon still stubs.

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Boilerplate: Clerk + Drizzle + Stripe Next shell, CVE-bumped to 16

February 22, 2026•2 min read

Boilerplate: Clerk + Drizzle + Stripe Next shell, CVE-bumped to 16

boilerplate is a private michaelmonetized Next shell with Clerk, Drizzle/@vercel/postgres subscriptions, and a Stripe webhook, CVE-bumped to Next 16.1.6 at HEAD 6f2dd2f. Live on boilerplate-fawn-gamma.vercel.app and boilerplate.hustlelaunch.com; marketing routes are still ten-line stubs.

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launchpad: NYE 2024 Hustle Launch boilerplate — README stack, unwired providers

February 6, 2026•2 min read

launchpad: NYE 2024 Hustle Launch boilerplate — README stack, unwired providers

Public michaelmonetized/launchpad is the NYE 2024 Hustle Launch premier-framework claim (Next 15 + shadcn + Clerk/Convex/PostHog providers + Resend /api/send) while app/page.tsx is still Create Next App, providers never mount in layout, no convex/ folder, Stripe unused except Theo STRIPE.md, and launchpad.hustlelaunch.com is NXDOMAIN. 8 commits. HEAD 5447591.

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iLeague-app: the generic influencer monorepo before the golf rebrand

February 4, 2026•2 min read

iLeague-app: the generic influencer monorepo before the golf rebrand

Public HurleyUS/ileague-app is the Jan 9 2026 Bun monorepo (Next.js 15 + Expo 52 + Convex + Clerk + Stripe Connect) for a generic influencer/fan league platform (violet #7c3aed, isInfluencer schema, gaming-to-lifestyle categories). HEAD 7af9d80 (Feb 4) wires mobile leagues to Convex and adds eas.json; www.ileague.app is Coming Soon static, distinct from ileague.golf.

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