I checked 11 launch platforms for an llms.txt. Four answered, one sent a challenge pageOn October 19 I ran a small, boring test: fetch /llms.txt from the root of 11 launch platforms and directories and see who answers. Ten days later, on October 29, 2026, I ran it again before writing t2d ago · 6 min readlaunchsignal.hashnode.dev
Two products, one name: telling AI assistants which one you meanTonight I typed my product's name into a web search, the way a stranger would. Five results came back: launchsignal.io, an idea-validation tool: landing pages, questionnaires, and checkout tests to mOct 22 · 5 min readlaunchsignal.hashnode.dev
I sent one product to a pile of launch sites. Seven weeks later, here's what's liveAt the end of August I spent most of a week submitting one product to launch sites and directories. Free tiers only, same copy everywhere, one contact address, one logo. I kept a log because I wanted 1Oct 20 · 6 min readlaunchsignal.hashnode.dev
When an agent submits, the error response is the interfaceWhen a person submits a form, the interface is the form. When an agent submits, the interface is whatever comes back. I didn't think much about this until I sat down to document a small listing API prOct 18 · 3 min readlaunchsignal.hashnode.dev
My product's second audience doesn't have eyesI've been reading my own landing page wrong. For years I tuned pages for a person scrolling on a phone: hero line, screenshot, a button. Lately I've started reading them the way an agent does: fetch t22RPOct 12 · 3 min readlaunchsignal.hashnode.dev