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AI agents ship fast.Varel makes sure they ship right.

A production-grade Next.js core - Clerk auth, Polar billing, Convex data, Resend email - wired to a guidance layer that holds your coding agent to the quality bar on every change, and catches what it forgets before your customers do.

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One-time license · lifetime updatesCursorClaude CodeCodexCopilot
varel preflightAGENTS.md

Varel preflight gate demo: the agent change “add a gated team analytics page” runs the critical-change checklist. The billing + entitlements check catches a problem (/analytics reachable on the free plan), the agent applies a fix (entitlement gate added · plan: pro), every check passes, and pnpm check clears the change as ready to ship.

stack.lock ›next@16typescripttailwind@4clerkconvexpolarresendposthogvercelshadcn/ui— wired together

varel ▸01the problem

Agent speed without guardrails creates rework

The same foundation, two very different quality bars. Closing that gap on every change is the whole point of Varel.

review: your-saas/week-one.diff

− agents on a raw repo

  • An agent ships a feature and quietly breaks checkout
  • A production secret lands in the wrong environment
  • SEO, metadata, and OG images get forgotten - again
  • Each change drifts a little further off-architecture
  • You find out after it's live, in front of customers

+ agents on varel

  • Auth, billing, data, and email are already wired
  • Every change runs the critical-change checklist first
  • Billing and entitlements stay aligned automatically
  • SEO, sitemap, and OG images ship by default
  • Regressions get caught before handoff, not in prod
6 wks → 1 day
first billable version
5
integrations pre-wired
0
auth flows rebuilt by hand

Estimate: rebuilding auth, billing, email, data, and SEO by hand versus starting from Varel, then handing the work to an agent with repo-specific rules and a critical-change checklist.

varel ▸02how it works

From empty repo to billable launch in three steps

No new workflow to learn. It's the stack you already use, with the guardrails added.

  1. step 01
    $ varel init my-app

    Clone and configure

    Run varel init, keep sandbox and production keys separate, and one command brings auth, billing, email, and data online with sensible defaults.

  2. step 02
    $ › build the feature

    Point your agent at the repo

    Open Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or Copilot. AGENTS.md and the repo skill tell the agent how to build features the right way - and what to check before handoff.

  3. step 03
    $ varel deploy production

    Ship and charge

    Deploy preview first, sync production env only with confirmation, and start taking money - one-time licenses, subscriptions, or both, through Polar.

varel ▸03what's inside core

A production SaaS foundation, plus the guidance layer that's the actual moat

Every surface a real SaaS needs on day one - and the repo-native instructions that keep AI agents modifying it without drifting off-architecture.

the guidance layer

Generic boilerplates hand your agent files. Varel hands it the rules.

Beginners get fewer footguns; senior engineers get leverage without babysitting every edge case. The same critical-change checklist runs on every task, so quality is the default - not an afterthought.

my-app/

  • AGENTS.md

    the rules agents read first

  • .agents/skills/varel/

    repeatable feature + billing workflows

  • .cursor/ .claude/ .codex/

    every client, the same quality bar

  • scripts/agent-preflight.ts

    the checklist, executable

  • scripts/agent-mcp.ts

    agents inspect the running app

Auth and accounts

Clerk sign-in, route protection, webhook sync, and workspace-ready ownership - already wired.

Polar payments

One well-supported checkout, portal, webhook, and entitlement path for software products.

Convex data

A Convex backend behind a typed repository boundary, with a memory fallback for local safety.

Transactional email

A Resend client, React email templates, and safe development fallbacks so nothing leaks.

Dev / prod env guardrails

Agents track Clerk dev/prod, Polar sandbox/prod, Convex deployments, and Vercel scopes from the first setup.

SEO and marketing

This whole site - sitemap, robots, manifest, and dynamic OG images - ships with the core.

varel ▸04hyperdrive · operator layer

The operator layer that runs alongside Core

Hyperdrive is the optional operator layer your agent connects to. It scopes the product, plans launch-quality pages, orchestrates parallel work, and sequences provider setup - so you direct the build instead of doing it.

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Launch-quality landing pages

A conversion workflow that gates landing-page work behind a professional design-skill stack - the same one behind this page - so agents ship pages that convert, not generic templates.

New

Parallel thread orchestration

Safely fan marketing, app, and provider work out across agent threads with non-overlapping file boundaries and a coordinator that merges the results.

New

Calibration-first PRD

Start from a structured product interview, not a blank repo. The PRD is saved to docs/product-prd.md and becomes the source of truth every agent reads first.

Autonomous provider setup

Hyperdrive front-loads sign-in, MFA, and email verification, then sequences dedicated setup across Clerk, Convex, Polar, and more - with hard stops before paid or destructive actions.

Domain to launch

Generate a domain shortlist with live availability and pricing, then run the full launch sequence across Vercel, DNS, Clerk, Polar, Sanity, and Resend.

Codex, Cursor, and Claude Code

The same operator guidance works across major agent clients - installed by the CLI as Codex/Cursor MCP config and a Claude Code plugin, not a Codex-only trick.

Free for the 7-day trial, then $29/mo unless canceled · separate from the one-time Core license

varel ▸05verifiable by design

The proof is in the system.

Varel backs its promises with mechanisms you can inspect: benchmarked guidance, explicit billing boundaries, and release checks that have to pass.

  • 01 measured, not vibes

    A deterministic eval harness

    Hyperdrive's guidance is benchmarked against baseline agent runs on real provider-setup and landing-quality scenarios - so improvements are observed, not asserted.

  • 02 agentic quality loop

    Every task carries the checklist

    Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, and Copilot instructions all point back to AGENTS.md, so every agent works from the same architecture rules.

  • 03 billing boundary

    One entitlement resolver, Polar-backed

    One-time purchases and active subscriptions resolve durable entitlements through a single, normalized billing path.

  • 04 release hygiene

    What you buy stays clean

    Automated release checks keep Varel's sales and operations code out of the Core codebase you receive.

  • 05 deployability

    Checks are part of the contract

    The repo expects targeted tests while iterating and a clean pnpm check before broad handoff - the same gate the guidance layer enforces.

  • 06 docs honesty

    Product claims stay traceable

    Marketing, docs, configuration examples, and agent guidance are updated together when product behavior changes.

varel ▸06pricing

Buy Core once. Start Hyperdrive separately.

Core is the one-time private repo license. Hyperdrive is a separate Polar subscription with a 7-day free trial that converts to $29/mo unless canceled.

Ends Jul 31, 2026

Core

The private Varel core repo for launching a real paid SaaS.

$149founder price$199
Get Core
  • Full Next.js 16 + TypeScript codebase
  • Clerk auth, Convex data, Polar billing, Resend email, PostHog analytics
  • Vercel deployment and domain tooling
  • Agent guidance built in for Codex, Cursor, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini
  • Optional Hyperdrive subscription trial available separately
  • $199 after July 31, 2026
  • Lifetime updates
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Varel Hyperdrive

The operator layer for guided Varel setup and validation.

Free7-day trial$29
Start 7-day trial
  • Polar checkout with no charge during the 7-day trial
  • $29/mo after the trial unless canceled
  • Guided provider setup and validation
  • Brand/domain workflows with human approval gates
  • Browser automation and Computer Use checkpoints for dashboard-only gaps
  • Private MCP access and Claude Code plugin support while trialing or subscribed

Want us in the trenches with you?

Done-for-you setup and launch help for founders and agencies who want to move even faster.

Launch Setup Call

90 minutes to scope your stack and map the path to launch.

$499one-time
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  • 90-minute working session
  • Project scoping + stack setup
  • Env + deployment checklist
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Concierge Setup

We wire your integrations and hand you a launch-ready app.

$2,500one-time
Book a call
  • Kickoff call + done-for-you setup
  • Clerk, Convex, Polar, Resend, PostHog, and Vercel configured
  • Deployment + handoff checklist
  • Loom walkthrough

Launch Sprint

1-2 weeks: full setup plus your first business-specific feature.

$5,000from
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  • 1-2 week engagement
  • Initial project setup
  • First custom feature / module built with you
  • Best for funded founders + agencies

Not sure what you need? Book a quick call and we'll point you the right way.

varel ▸07questions

Good questions, real answers

Is this a one-time purchase or a subscription?

Core is a one-time license with lifetime updates. Hyperdrive is a separate Polar subscription with a 7-day free trial, then $29/mo unless canceled.

Do I get future updates?

Yes. Core includes lifetime updates to the private repo. Hyperdrive improvements ship through the MCP layer as the guided setup and review workflows evolve.

What is Hyperdrive?

Hyperdrive is the optional operator layer your agent connects to through MCP config or the Claude Code plugin. It scopes the product into a PRD, plans launch-quality landing pages, orchestrates parallel agent workstreams, sequences provider setup, and runs domain, browser automation, and validation workflows across Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, and capable coding agents. Access starts through a standalone Polar checkout with a 7-day trial that converts to $29/mo unless canceled.

Do I need to be good with AI coding tools?

No. Varel works as a normal Next.js codebase. But if you use Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or Copilot, the bundled AGENTS.md, repo skill, and rules make them dramatically more effective - that's where the 10x really kicks in.

Is this only for non-technical founders?

No. Beginners get a safer path because the agent has guardrails. Experienced engineers get leverage because the repo handles the repeatable SaaS plumbing and reminds agents to check SEO, billing, data boundaries, docs, accessibility, and deployability before handoff.

Can I use it for client work?

Core is the only current repo license. If you want agency or high-volume client usage terms, book a call so we can handle that explicitly instead of hiding a second public tier.

What if it's not for me?

Reach out within 14 days and we'll sort it out. We'd rather you be genuinely glad you bought it than hold onto a refund.

ready to ship

Stop babysitting agents.
Start shipping production SaaS.

Get the Core repo, point your agent at a codebase that already knows the quality bar, and have a real, billable product live this weekend.

Get Core - $149See pricing

Founder price · $199 after launch · one-time license with lifetime updates