Own Agent Design Decision Memory.

What you'd own.

Every artifact below transfers to your accounts on day one. The whole engine.

• ●VSCode extension source code with active Marketplace listing
• ●Landing page, pricing page, and Marketplace screenshots package
• ●Financial model with TAM, pricing tiers, and projections
• ●GTM playbook documenting Product Hunt and Hacker News strategy
• ●Design decision memory specification and system architecture document
• ●Existing Product Hunt profile and GitHub presence credibility
• ●Customer list and usage analytics from beta period

What Roll Digital builds for you.

Custom scope to take Agent Design Decision Memory from MVP shell to operating business.

• ▸Stripe billing integration supporting monthly and annual subscriptions
• ▸PostgreSQL backend with encrypted design memory storage and sync
• ▸Multi-tenant authentication system with email and Google OAuth
• ▸VSCode extension updated with billing UI and payment flow
• ▸Customer dashboard for managing subscriptions and design memories
• ▸Analytics instrumentation tracking activation, churn, and LTV metrics
• ▸Deployment automation and CI/CD pipeline for Marketplace releases
• ▸30-day onboarding program with email and community support

Why this could work.

Large TAM of 2M active VSCode AI coders creates paths to revenue even at modest penetration. PLG model requires no sales overhead, keeping customer acquisition costs competitive. Product Hunt and Hacker News have proven effective channels for developer tools. Developer demand for persistent context tooling is demonstrated by .cursorrules adoption. Execution requires maintaining extension quality and competing against emerging free alternatives from well-funded teams.

What you'd risk.

VSCode extension market heavily skews toward free tools. Users churn hard on paywalls, punishing monetization in reviews. Copilot, Cursor, and Windsurf now ship native memory features, eliminating differentiation. Free alternatives like .cursorrules and markdown already solve most use cases. Distribution moat is near zero: one funded free competitor burns traction overnight. Year 1 take-home is negative, extending runway to profitability.

Who this fits.

Ideal owner is a solo SaaS founder or early-stage tech operator with experience shipping extensions or desktop tools. Should understand VSCode ecosystem, AI developer communities, and PLG mechanics. Prior success with low-touch recurring revenue models helps. Needs tolerance for 2-3 year runway to breakeven and ability to iterate based on marketplace review feedback. Not ideal for venture-backed founders expecting fast scaling.

Timeline.

From contract signing to operating business.

1. Day 1
   Receive codebase, Marketplace listing, financial model, GTM playbooks
2. Week 1
   Set up PostgreSQL production database and Stripe billing system
3. Week 3
   Deploy multi-tenant auth with email and Google OAuth
4. Week 6
   Release updated extension with billing to VSCode Marketplace
5. Day 90
   Review first month churn, CAC, and revenue traction data

Pricing.

Three ways in, depending on how much you want to build yourself.