Case study
Chrome Micro-SaaS
One cloneable stack so a new browser product is auth, billing, and AI — then only unique logic.
Template real; first product In progress- Chrome MV3
- TypeScript
- React
- Vite
- Express
- Firebase
- Cashfree
- Stripe (optional)
- Vercel
What exists
- Engineering playbook + Cursor rules
- Production starter template (Phases 1–8 foundation done as of 2026-08-15)
- MV3 extension (TypeScript): popup login/logout, Chrome OAuth
- Express backend: health, /me, auth middleware, Stripe + Cashfree (India default), AI /api/v1/ai/chat
- Dashboard: six pages, Firebase Auth
- First product: Review Response Generator — detect → generate → copy (in progress, not a launched store listing)
Architecture
Animated diagram of the system from documented facts.
Stack
- Chrome MV3
- TypeScript
- React
- Vite
- Express
- Firebase
- Cashfree
- Stripe (optional)
- Vercel
Status
Template real; first product In progress
Template is real. A KYC/template host is live. It is not a Chrome Web Store listing. Later product slots are placeholders — not shipped.