WishKit
Drop-in feature request and upvote board for apps, with a native SwiftUI SDK and a hosted backend.
The data model here is four tables and a sort function: wishes, votes, comments, statuses. An agent can produce the whole web board plus a REST API in a single sitting, and it will work fine for a side project. The part that is actually work is everything after that: a native in-app widget for each platform you ship on, anonymous device identity so the same user cannot vote fifty times, spam and profanity handling, and an endpoint that stays up for people who already installed your binary. Nothing there is hard, it is just a real backend you now own forever. Build it if you like owning it, pay if your roadmap board is not the thing you want to be on call for.
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What you give up
- A maintained SDK per platform, so every new client is your code to write and version
- Anti-abuse that someone else already tuned: duplicate votes, spam floods, garbage submissions
- Uptime you did not have to think about for users running an old build of your app
- Email or push notifications when a request they voted for ships
- Duplicate merging, tagging and the other board hygiene features that only matter once you have hundreds of wishes
Why people still pay
Because a feature request board is not the product, it is a chore attached to the product. Paying converts an endpoint you have to keep alive, patch, and defend from spam into a line item, and it gets you a native widget that matches the platform without you writing UI you do not care about. Indie developers in particular are buying the SDK and the uptime, not the CRUD.
Your build guide
The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.
Before you start
- A supported Node release, PostgreSQL, HTTPS for a shared deployment, and a backup destination. Begin with one workspace and explicit owner/member permissions.
- Implementation components: Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations. PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace.
- Scope boundary: A maintained SDK per platform, so every new client is your code to write and version; Anti-abuse that someone else already tuned: duplicate votes, spam floods, garbage submissions
Use these project rules and optional skill references alongside the prompt. Review each skill before adding it to your agent; the AGENTS.md export includes the same guidance.
Optional external skill: vercel-react-best-practices — Improve React and Next.js data fetching, rendering, bundle size and server performance. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Optional external skill: supabase-postgres-best-practices — Review PostgreSQL schemas, queries, indexes, pooling, concurrency and row-level security. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Optional external skill: web-design-guidelines — Review web interfaces for accessibility, keyboard focus, forms, navigation and interaction quality. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Project rule — data model: products, feature requests, authenticated votes, comments, moderation states and embed configurations
Project rule — preserve this invariant: An embed identifier is public and cannot authenticate a voter; server-side membership and a unique vote constraint prevent duplicate counting.
Project rule — acceptance evidence: Replay one vote request and count it once; an untrusted origin cannot invoke moderator actions and a deleted comment stays out of public responses.
Implementation plan
Phase 1
Scope and fixtures. Implement this bounded workflow: Expose a small feature-board API and embeddable widget for the owner's app. Let signed-in users submit/vote/comment and let an authorized moderator change statuses or remove abuse. Record prerequisites, select representative user-owned fixtures and document the unsupported features: A maintained SDK per platform, so every new client is your code to write and version; Anti-abuse that someone else already tuned: duplicate votes, spam floods, garbage submissions
Phase 2
Durable model. Model products, feature requests, authenticated votes, comments, moderation states and embed configurations Add migrations or a versioned document format, explicit validation, stable IDs and a visible import-error report. Preserve this rule: An embed identifier is public and cannot authenticate a voter; server-side membership and a unique vote constraint prevent duplicate counting.
Phase 3
Complete the first useful path. Implement the workflow's input, review and output interface, with clear controls and explicit empty/error states. Commit related database changes in one transaction. Use version checks for competing edits and an outbox for external notifications; retry delivery independently of saving the record.
Phase 4
Permissions and integration failure. Authorize every record read and mutation on the server using its workspace membership; validate payloads, protect mutations against CSRF, and escape user-authored HTML. Request integration credentials and permissions only for the enabled feature; show a disconnected state instead of mock results.
Phase 5
Portable handoff. Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching. Include setup, operating limits, fixture walkthrough and shutdown/restart instructions in the README.
Phase 6
Acceptance scenarios. Replay one vote request and count it once; an untrusted origin cannot invoke moderator actions and a deleted comment stays out of public responses. Repeat the workflow after restart and with a denied permission or unavailable dependency; show recoverable failure rather than a success placeholder.
WORKING SLICE Expose a small feature-board API and embeddable widget for the owner's app. Let signed-in users submit/vote/comment and let an authorized moderator change statuses or remove abuse. Build this scoped WishKit-inspired workflow with a documented data model and visible failure states. Architecture - Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations. - PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace. Prerequisites and limits A supported Node release, PostgreSQL, HTTPS for a shared deployment, and a backup destination. Begin with one workspace and explicit owner/member permissions. Outside this release: A maintained SDK per platform, so every new client is your code to write and version; Anti-abuse that someone else already tuned: duplicate votes, spam floods, garbage submissions Data model and correctness products, feature requests, authenticated votes, comments, moderation states and embed configurations Invariant: An embed identifier is public and cannot authenticate a voter; server-side membership and a unique vote constraint prevent duplicate counting. Commit related database changes in one transaction. Use version checks for competing edits and an outbox for external notifications; retry delivery independently of saving the record. Security and privacy Authorize every record read and mutation on the server using its workspace membership; validate payloads, protect mutations against CSRF, and escape user-authored HTML. Recovery and export Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching. Implementation order 1. Phase 1 — Scope and fixtures. Implement this bounded workflow: Expose a small feature-board API and embeddable widget for the owner's app. Let signed-in users submit/vote/comment and let an authorized moderator change statuses or remove abuse. Record prerequisites, select representative user-owned fixtures and document the unsupported features: A maintained SDK per platform, so every new client is your code to write and version; Anti-abuse that someone else already tuned: duplicate votes, spam floods, garbage submissions 2. Phase 2 — Durable model. Model products, feature requests, authenticated votes, comments, moderation states and embed configurations Add migrations or a versioned document format, explicit validation, stable IDs and a visible import-error report. Preserve this rule: An embed identifier is public and cannot authenticate a voter; server-side membership and a unique vote constraint prevent duplicate counting. 3. Phase 3 — Complete the first useful path. Implement the workflow's input, review and output interface, with clear controls and explicit empty/error states. Commit related database changes in one transaction. Use version checks for competing edits and an outbox for external notifications; retry delivery independently of saving the record. 4. Phase 4 — Permissions and integration failure. Authorize every record read and mutation on the server using its workspace membership; validate payloads, protect mutations against CSRF, and escape user-authored HTML. Request integration credentials and permissions only for the enabled feature; show a disconnected state instead of mock results. 5. Phase 5 — Portable handoff. Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching. Include setup, operating limits, fixture walkthrough and shutdown/restart instructions in the README. 6. Phase 6 — Acceptance scenarios. Replay one vote request and count it once; an untrusted origin cannot invoke moderator actions and a deleted comment stays out of public responses. Repeat the workflow after restart and with a denied permission or unavailable dependency; show recoverable failure rather than a success placeholder. Acceptance Replay one vote request and count it once; an untrusted origin cannot invoke moderator actions and a deleted comment stays out of public responses. Use real source data or clearly labeled fixtures. Explain unsupported input and provider failures; do not fabricate analytics, delivery receipts, accuracy claims or security guarantees. Optional agent guidance Optional external skill: [vercel-react-best-practices](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/react-best-practices/SKILL.md) — Improve React and Next.js data fetching, rendering, bundle size and server performance. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission. Optional external skill: [supabase-postgres-best-practices](https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/SKILL.md) — Review PostgreSQL schemas, queries, indexes, pooling, concurrency and row-level security. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission. Optional external skill: [web-design-guidelines](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/web-design-guidelines/SKILL.md) — Review web interfaces for accessibility, keyboard focus, forms, navigation and interaction quality. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission. Project rule — data model: products, feature requests, authenticated votes, comments, moderation states and embed configurations Project rule — preserve this invariant: An embed identifier is public and cannot authenticate a voter; server-side membership and a unique vote constraint prevent duplicate counting. Project rule — acceptance evidence: Replay one vote request and count it once; an untrusted origin cannot invoke moderator actions and a deleted comment stays out of public responses.
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Questions about WishKit
Can you build your own WishKit with AI?
Partly. The data model here is four tables and a sort function: wishes, votes, comments, statuses. An agent can produce the whole web board plus a REST API in a single sitting, and it will work fine for a side project. The part that is actually work is everything after that: a native in-app widget for each platform you ship on, anonymous device identity so the same user cannot vote fifty times, spam and profanity handling, and an endpoint that stays up for people who already installed your binary. Nothing there is hard, it is just a real backend you now own forever. Build it if you like owning it, pay if your roadmap board is not the thing you want to be on call for.
What does the WishKit build prompt cover?
The prompt starts with this scope: Expose a small feature-board API and embeddable widget for the owner's app. Let signed-in users submit/vote/comment and let an authorized moderator change statuses or remove abuse. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: A maintained SDK per platform, so every new client is your code to write and version; Anti-abuse that someone else already tuned: duplicate votes, spam floods, garbage submissions; Uptime you did not have to think about for users running an old build of your app. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.
How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?
Start with the WishKit prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.
How long will this WishKit project take?
The catalogue estimate is a weekend for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.
What would I give up by replacing WishKit?
A maintained SDK per platform, so every new client is your code to write and version; Anti-abuse that someone else already tuned: duplicate votes, spam floods, garbage submissions; Uptime you did not have to think about for users running an old build of your app; Email or push notifications when a request they voted for ships; Duplicate merging, tagging and the other board hygiene features that only matter once you have hundreds of wishes. Because a feature request board is not the product, it is a chore attached to the product. Paying converts an endpoint you have to keep alive, patch, and defend from spam into a line item, and it gets you a native widget that matches the platform without you writing UI you do not care about. Indie developers in particular are buying the SDK and the uptime, not the CRUD.
What price is this guide comparing against?
The recorded Premium plan is $15/mo (monthly per account (2 projects)), checked 2026-08-18. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.
What can I use instead of building WishKit?
No alternative is listed in this entry yet. That is a gap in this catalogue, not proof that no suitable product exists. Compare the paid product and the proposed scope before committing to a build.