[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"navigation_en":3,"/blog/how-to-build-a-saas-with-ai-data":4},[],{"post":5,"surround":294},{"id":6,"title":7,"body":8,"description":270,"extension":271,"meta":272,"navigation":289,"path":290,"seo":291,"stem":292,"__hash__":293},"blog_en/blog/how-to-build-a-saas-with-ai.md","How to Build a SaaS with AI Coding Agents – Step-by-Step",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":259},"minimark",[11,15,23,30,33,38,45,48,70,84,86,90,93,99,114,120,122,126,141,167,169,173,176,181,187,190,192,196,199,219,221,225,228,239,241,245,252],[12,13,14],"p",{},"In the past, building a software business required a massive team or months of solo coding. You had to manually write every login function, style every button, and debug every database query.",[12,16,17,18,22],{},"In 2026, the game has changed. You can now ",[19,20,21],"strong",{},"build a SaaS with AI agents"," that act as your personal engineering team. 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We recommend using ",[19,134,135],{},"Cursor"," combined with ",[19,138,139],{},"Claude 3.5 Sonnet"," (or the latest model).",[142,143,144,150,161],"ol",{},[52,145,146,149],{},[19,147,148],{},"Index Your Project:"," Let Cursor scan your files so it knows exactly how your auth and database work.",[52,151,152,155,156,160],{},[19,153,154],{},"Use a Developer Log:"," Create an ",[157,158,159],"code",{},"AGENT.md"," file. List your technical choices, your preferred styling rules, and how you handle state.",[52,162,163,166],{},[19,164,165],{},"Reference Your Docs:"," If you are using a specific library, provide the AI with the documentation URL.",[31,168],{},[34,170,172],{"id":171},"step-3-writing-productive-prompts","Step 3: Writing Productive Prompts",[12,174,175],{},"The secret to building with AI isn't just \"asking.\" It is about providing context. 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