🤖 AI CTO

Run an AI startup for 5 minutes. Every request is a business decision.

Choose the cheapest model that satisfies the customer. Higher profit wins. No tutorials — learn by making mistakes.

🎮 Play Options

Option A: Minimal Terminal CLI (Fastest Playtest)

Play directly in your terminal with ultra-clean, minimal text output:

# Play terminal edition
npm run play

# Or execute via npx
npx .

Option B: Visual Web App Dashboard

Play in your browser with real-time HUD stats and animated turn cards:

# Start local development server
npm run dev

🚀 Quick Highlights

• ⏱️ Fast Sessions: 20 requests per day (~3-5 minutes total).
• 🤖 Model Trade-Offs: Balance cost ($), latency (⚡), and quality (🎯) across Nano, Mini, and Large model tiers.
• 🎲 Daily Seeded Challenge: Everyone gets the same 20 daily requests for fair competitive scoring.
• ⚡ Zero Backend: Pure client-side / CLI execution.

📚 Documentation

• 📑 PRD.md — Product Requirements Document
• 📐 SCHEMA.md — Data Schemas & Pros/Cons Review
• 💬 COPY.md — Master Copywriting Reference
• ⚡ STACK.md — Tech Stack & Architecture

💻 Commands

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Play terminal CLI game
npm run play

# Start web app dev server
npm run dev

# Build web production bundle
npm run build

📄 License

MIT License