MKStack: Vibe Coding for Everyone
A comprehensive guide to building Nostr apps without coding experience using Stacks, MKStack, and AI-powered vibe coding with Dork.
Derek Ross
derekross@grownostr.org
The purple pill helps the orange pill go down.
Developer Relations at Soapbox.
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Revive Your Legacy Website with MKStack
Transform your old website from a static archive into a dynamic, Nostr-powered hub. Breathe new life into legacy content with AI-powered modernization and live decentralized feeds.
How to Prompt Better Projects
A comprehensive guide to prompting AI effectively in Shakespeare. Learn the techniques to build better projects through clear, purposeful prompts.
Debugging in Shakespeare
Learn systematic debugging approaches for Shakespeare that go beyond basic prompting. Identify issues, gather evidence, and communicate problems effectively.
How to Export Your Nostr Keys from diVine
Learn how to export your Nostr private key from diVine mobile app and diVine Login to use with other Nostr applications and signers.
Which AI Model Should I Use with Shakespeare?
Choosing the right AI model can transform your development experience in Shakespeare. With access to 40+ models across multiple providers, you have the flexibility to match the perfect AI to your project type.
How to Configure AI Providers in Shakespeare
Shakespeare's flexible AI provider system gives you maximum flexibility to choose from dozens of AI providers. With support for 40+ models across cloud providers, local installations, and custom APIs, you're never locked into a single vendor.
How to Use Local AI Models with Shakespeare
Want complete control over your AI-powered website building? Local AI models offer enhanced privacy, faster responses, and dramatically reduced costs in your development workflow.
Announcing Soapbox Signer: A NIP-07 Browser Extension for Nostr
A browser extension that keeps your Nostr keys secure while letting you use any Nostr application seamlessly. Available now for Chrome and Firefox.
AI-First Development on Mobile: Shakespeare Changes the Game
Unlike dedicated mobile coding apps that have failed to gain traction, Shakespeare is a Progressive Web App that delivers a full development experience on mobile with Nostr Git sync.
Three Years of Building And What Comes Next
After three years of building apps, running services, and growing the Nostr community, Derek is reflecting on the journey, and what comes next. From founding NostrPlebs and NostrNests to launching the Grow Nostr Initiative and bringing Nostr Booths to conferences worldwide, it's been a wild ride. Now, a major change is on the horizon. This article is a milestone grounded in gratitude and a belief that we have to build the future we want to live in.
Announcing the Shakespeare Community: Connect and Learn
Join the Shakespeare Community to connect with builders, attend workshops and events, become an ambassador, and get help with your AI-powered web development projects.
Nostr Web App UX Testing Script
As Nostr adoption grows and more web applications integrate decentralized identity, payments, and social functionality, it's critical to ensure a seamless and reliable user experience across platforms, devices, and authentication methods. This UX testing script was created to validate core functionality, such as login via popular signing tools (Alby, nos2x, Amber, NAK), zapping on both mobile and desktop, and contact list management, while also ensuring consistency across browsers and operating systems. The goal is to catch usability issues early, maintain trust in decentralized apps, and support a smoother on-boarding experience for new and existing Nostr users.
Your Guide to All Things Nostr at Bitcoin 2025 Las Vegas
Welcome to fabulous Nos Vegas! From purple pills to rooftop parties and more. Hereās the full schedule you donāt want to miss!
Launch Lancaster 2025 Post Mortem
At the recent Launch Music Festival, a volunteer initiative successfully introduced over 120 musicians to Bitcoin, Nostr, and Value-for-Value (V4V), resulting in participating artists earning almost 1M sats over three days. Musicians enthusiastically embraced these decentralized technologies, recognizing them as a solution to the failings of the current digital music industry. However, the on-boarding process highlighted significant usability issues with our apps of choice. Resolving these app issues is essential for effective on-boarding, with an ideal future event involving sponsors providing vouchers to all attendees to encourage hands-on Bitcoin transactions and demonstrate V4V, especially as the Launch conference plans to integrate V4V more broadly, presenting a large opportunity for further adoption.
Nostr: Fixing the Deplatforming of a Nation
Centralized platforms are vulnerable to government bans and censorship, as seen with the deplatforming of TikTok in the U.S., leaving millions disconnected. Nostr, as a decentralized protocol, cannot be banned or controlled by any single authority, giving users the freedom of choice and the ability to not have their voices taken away with the stroke of a pen.
Unlocking Nostrās Potential with Notedeck
Notedeck is not just another Nostr appāitās a transformative Nostr browser that functions like an operating system, complete with micro-apps for unparalleled customizations and ecosystem wide integrations.
Making Waves in 2025 with Nostr
The ultimate goal with Nostr isnāt just to make ripplesāI want to create waves. Waves that transform social media for the better. Waves that expand outward and help change the world. With more tools than ever at our fingertips, itās time to ride the wave and make it count. š
Nostr 2025 Predictions
All of my predictions for 2023 came to fruition, and half of my 2024 predictions hit the mark. Now, itās time to look ahead and see how Iāll fare for 2025. The bullishness never stopsāletās keep the momentum going! š
Reflecting on my Nostr 2024 predictions
Looking back on my 2024 predictions, I had a mix of hits and misses. Maybe I wasn't bullish enough?
