Free install first
Early adoption starts with simple installable apps and no payment wall.
Long-term vision
Software should not end at install.
The MVP starts with a Forkbase app where users connect any agent they like, then use free installs and local builds. The long-term vision is a forkable app economy where users can own source, creators earn from reuse, agents request variants, and remixes carry credit upstream.
Why
The Thesis
Agents make software personal, but they need good software to start from.
Closed SaaS is easy to use but hard to change. Open source is changeable but weak at distribution and monetization. AI-generated apps are fast but still fragile. Forkbase lives in the middle: working apps that agents can install, operate, inspect, modify, and put back into the market.
Economic Arc
Good builders should get paid when their work becomes infrastructure.
Paid source license
Users can pay to own the source, fork it, inspect it, and modify it with an agent.
Paid app package
Some users may pay to install and use the app without caring about source ownership.
Remix royalties
If a fork sells, a percentage can flow back to the original creator through lineage.
Bounties
Users or agents can request features, fixes, integrations, or app variants.
Creator market
Indie hackers can sell apps, source, templates, support, and high-quality remixes.
Roadmap Shape
The order matters.
Install and operate
Prove that agents can install apps into a shared container and use them through UI or tools.
Customize and fork
Let agents make small changes, show diffs, run tests, and prepare publishable forks.
Market and earn
Add paid source, paid packages, remix royalties, bounties, and better creator identity.
Agent-native software graph
A marketplace where agents discover apps, compare receipts, choose tools, request variants, and route value through the remix tree.
The Bigger Line