Ephemeral Apps Are Almost Here
I recently built a Harvest clone in 18 minutes, a Trello clone in 19 minutes, and a Confluence clone in 16 minutes. All three were generated entirely by Claude Opus 4.6 from requirements documents. All run in Docker. All work.
Single Serving Applications - The Clones
I'm systematically replacing my SaaS subscriptions with Single Serving Applications -- purpose-built, AI-generated apps designed for an audience of one. Each clone is built by Claude Opus 4.6 from a requirements document, runs via Docker Compose, and costs essentially nothing to operate.