# Nick Launches > Nick Launches helps developers build and launch AI products faster with practical tutorials, AI tool reviews, launch directory walkthroughs, and product launches. ## Site sections - [Home](https://nicklaunches.com/): live product launches and weekly rankings - [Blog](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/): tutorials, AI tooling reviews, launch playbooks - [Products](https://nicklaunches.com/products/): every product launched on Nick Launches - [Launch directories](https://nicklaunches.com/resources/launch-directories/): vetted directories to submit your product - [Dev resources](https://nicklaunches.com/resources/dev-resources/): tools, templates, and references for builders - [About](https://nicklaunches.com/about/): who runs the site and why it exists ## Recent blog posts - [Week 4 Recap: Coding got cheap. Distribution didn't.](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/week-4-recap-may-31-2026/): Week four on Nick Launches: a quieter directory week, traffic still compounding, and a timeline full of founders telling us where they're actually stuck, and what they shipped. - [Week 3 Recap: We asked founders what actually moves a launch](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/week-3-recap-may-24-2026/): Week three on Nick Launches: the build came together (Launch Guides, a builder toolkit, a faster static site), and founders told us what really moves a launch. - [Week 2 Recap: What shipped on Nick Launches](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/week-2-recap-may-17-2026/): Week two on Nick Launches: 158 live products, 253 signups, 223 newsletter subs, and 85 launches that went live this week. - [Launching directory submissions: get listed on 30+, 60+, or 100+ sites](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/launching-directory-submissions-addon/): We now do the manual directory submission grind for you. Add it to any launch, or attach it to a product you already shipped. 20% off with DIRECTORY20 through May 31. - [Week 1 Recap: What shipped on Nick Launches](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/week-1-recap-may-10-2026/): First week of Nick Launches: 76 live products, 138 signups, 128 newsletter subs, the Find Users tool, and a new self-host guide for Hermes Agent. - [7 Open-Source AI Agent Frameworks Worth Testing in 2026](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/open-source-ai-agent-frameworks-2026/): A hands-on tour of 7 open-source AI agent frameworks: Agent Zero, OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, ZeroClaw, NanoClaw, Evolver, EvoAgentX. What each one does and when to pick it. - [AI News Digest: Salesforce Headless 360, Codex enterprise, GPT-Rosalind](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/ai-news-april-21-2026-openai-codex-enterprise-gpt-rosalind-headless-ai-willison/): April 21, 2026 AI digest: Salesforce drops 'Headless 360' with no browser required, plus OpenAI scales Codex to enterprises and launches GPT-Rosalind for life sciences. - [AI News Digest: Opus 4.7 costs ~40% more, llm-openrouter, Datasette in Sheets](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/ai-news-april-20-2026-llm-openrouter-datasette-claude-token-counter-openai-hyatt/): April 20, 2026 AI digest: Claude Opus 4.7's new tokenizer inflates tokens by 1.0x to 1.35x at the same price, llm-openrouter 0.6 ships a refresh command, and Datasette lands in Google Sheets. - [AI News Digest: KIMI K2.6 Incoming, Qwen 3.6 on M5 Max, Claude System Prompts Leaked](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/ai-news-april-19-2026-kimi-k2.6-qwen-m5-max-claude-system-prompts-chatgpt-diagnosis/): April 19, 2026 AI news: KIMI K2.6 announced, Qwen 3.6 rivals Claude on M5 Max, Simon Willison diffs Claude system prompts, and ChatGPT diagnoses a rare disorder. - [AI News Digest: Qwen 3.6 Dominates LocalLLaMA, GPT Image Gen 2 Goes Viral, Codex for Everything](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/ai-news-april-18-2026-qwen-3.6-gpt-image-gen-codex-open-source/): April 18, 2026 AI news: Qwen 3.6 takes over r/LocalLLaMA, GPT image generation 2 hits 1042 pts, OpenAI ships Codex for everything, and the danger of modern open source. - [AI News Digest: Claude ID Verification, Codex Everywhere, GPT-Rosalind, and 1.58-Bit Bonsai](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/ai-news-april-17-2026-claude-id-verification-codex-gpt-rosalind-ternary-bonsai/): April 17, 2026 AI news: Claude requires ID + facial scan, OpenAI ships Codex for (almost) everything, GPT-Rosalind for life sciences, and ternary Bonsai at 1.58 bits. - [AI News Digest: Qwen3.6-35B, OpenAI Agents SDK Evolution, 1-Bit Bonsai in the Browser](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/ai-news-april-16-2026-qwen-openai-agents-sdk-bonsai-gemma4/): April 16, 2026 AI news: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B drops, OpenAI evolves Agents SDK with Cloudflare, 1-bit Bonsai runs at 290MB, and a €54K Firebase billing nightmare. - [AI News Digest: Claude Mythos, Meta's $21B CoreWeave Deal, Intel Joins Terafab](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/ai-news-april-15-2026-claude-mythos-meta-coreweave-terafab/): April 15, 2026 AI news: Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview goes live, Meta signs $21B CoreWeave deal, Intel joins Musk's $25B Terafab, and the dev trust gap. - [Free local AI assistant on macOS with no API keys or subscriptions](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/free-local-ai-assistant-macos-ollama-guide/): Set up a fully local, private AI assistant on macOS using Ollama and open source models. No API keys, no subscriptions, no cloud required. Complete guide for developers. - [MiniMax M2: Developer guide to the 230B open-source coding model](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/minimax-m2-developer-guide/): Learn how to use MiniMax M2 via API or run it locally with vLLM. Covers benchmarks, hardware requirements, tool calling, and agentic workflow tips. - [Basic Guide to SEO: How to Get Found on Google](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/basic-guide-to-seo/): A basic guide to SEO for beginners. Learn how Google crawls, indexes, and ranks pages, plus a simple checklist you can follow to grow search traffic. - [Polar.sh Payments in Node.js: Complete Backend Guide](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/polar-sh-payments-nodejs-backend-guide/): Set up Polar.sh payments in your Node.js backend with checkout sessions, webhook handling, and subscription management. - [Code Wiki: Google’s Living Repo Wiki That Keeps Docs in Sync (and Adds a Gemini Chat)](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/google-code-wiki-accelerating-code-understanding/): Code Wiki turns any public repo into a continuously updated wiki with linked explanations, always-current diagrams, and a Gemini-powered chat grounded in your codebase. Here’s how to use it to onboard faster, refactor safer, and ship with AI. - [GPT-5.2 for Developers: Faster Agentic Workflows, Better Benchmarks, and Real-World Examples](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/gpt-5-2-for-developers/): A developer-first walkthrough of GPT-5.2's launch: benchmark gains, long-context and vision upgrades, tool-calling reliability, pricing, and how to ship with the new API SKUs. - [Hierarchical Reasoning Model: Achieving 100x Faster Reasoning with 27M Parameters](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/hierarchical-reasoning-model-27m-parameters/): Discover HRM, a brain-inspired recurrent architecture that achieves exceptional algorithmic reasoning with only 27M parameters and 1,000 training examples. Perfect for Edge AI deployment. - [Raptor mini in GitHub Copilot: When to use it for multi-file refactors](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/github-copilot-raptor-mini-cross-file-refactoring/): A practical overview of Raptor mini (Copilot preview model): what we know about context window, speed, and when it helps with multi-file edits. - [Cocoon Just Went Live: Decentralized, Privacy-First AI Inference for Developers](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/cocoon-decentralized-privacy-first-ai-inference/): Discover Cocoon, the Confidential Compute Open Network built on TON blockchain. Learn how developers can access low-cost, privacy-focused GPU compute for AI inference with full data encryption. - [Comparing 5 AI Agent Frameworks (CrewAI, LangGraph, AutoGen, LangChain, Swarm)](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/ai-agent-frameworks-comparison-2025/): A practical comparison of CrewAI, LangGraph, AutoGen, LangChain, and OpenAI Swarm, with notes on orchestration style, state handling, and when each one fits. - [MAKER: A million-step LLM task with zero errors (MDAPs explained)](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/maker-million-step-agents/): An overview of MAKER and Massively Decomposed Agentic Processes (MDAPs), including the million-step Towers of Hanoi result and what it suggests about agent reliability. - [Build a Flashcards App with GitHub SpecKit + VS Code Codex (Spec-Driven Tutorial)](https://nicklaunches.com/blog/build-flashcards-app-github-speckit-vscode-codex-tutorial/): Hands-on tutorial: use GitHub's SpecKit with the Codex VS Code extension to scaffold, plan, and implement a local Flashcards app. Includes commands, slash-workflows, and a public repo structure. ## Dev resources - [Free Coding Agent with NVIDIA Nemotron: Self-Host on a Cheap VPS](https://nicklaunches.com/resources/dev-resources/free-coding-agent-nvidia-nemotron-self-host-guide/): Run a free cloud coding agent using NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Super (120B) and an open-source agent like OpenCode. Step-by-step setup on Hetzner, Netcup, or Contabo for under €5 a month. - [Self-Host Hermes Agent on a Hetzner VPS: A Practical Guide](https://nicklaunches.com/resources/dev-resources/hermes-agent-self-host-hetzner-vps-guide/): Run Nous Research's open-source Hermes Agent 24/7 on a €5 Hetzner VPS. Step-by-step setup with Telegram integration, systemd persistence, and security hardening.