🚀 We just open-sourced Crucible Community Edition!
A self-hosted AI debate engine that orchestrates multiple AI agents with auto-balancing LLM selection across premium providers. Different models debate and challenge each other for cross-validation.
✅ 100% self-hosted
✅ Auto-balancing LLM selection across providers
✅ Bring your own API keys (aggregator or native providers)
✅ 3-step Docker setup
✅ Real-time streaming debates
✅ PDF executive briefs
🔗 https://t.co/fVkJJzl4hh
#OpenSource #AI #SelfHosted
Hey, appreciate the honest feedback and glad you're sold on the concept!
Re: Pricing Model We chose per-session because Crucible isn't a daily chatbot; it's an on-demand Boardroom. For users making 3-4 high stakes decisions a month or quarter, a monthly sub is often just "idle money"
Re: Trust & Local A community edition (BYOK) is on our roadmap. But to bridge the "Trust Gap" today:
1. We just introduced a Free Sandbox so you can test the debate engine quality for free. https://t.co/2jqo57iSht
2. Guarantee: If the paid output isn't there, we offer a 24-hour refund.
(Sent you a DM about the Beta Partner idea!)
100+ visitors. $0 revenue.
I broke the #1 rule: I hid the value behind a paywall.
So I fixed it.
🎮 Sandbox Mode is live.
Experience the AI Boardroom roast. No login. No credit card.
Try it here: https://t.co/uL46TW2vrR
#buildinpublic#indiehackers
@zerobuildz That is actually incredibly useful especially with 5 years of data. Definitely let me know when I can try it. I need to see who I'm up against from PH.
@zerobuildz I get the fear. You know the value is there, but the user is blind to it until they see it in action. Giving them a clear example bridges that gap. What niche are you building in?
@theresanaiforit Crucible is an AI Boardroom that ruthlessly roasts your startup ideas to find the critical flaws that ChatGPT is too polite to mention. https://t.co/kOLn4A9GZF
We just went live.
Pricing: Pay-per-session ($5-$15). No subscriptions. No lock-in.
The Guarantee: If the debate sucks, hit refund within 24h. We want your loyalty, not your hostage money.
The Board is seated: https://t.co/kOLn4A9GZF
I built this because my AI assistant was kissing my ass instead of kicking my ass.
It validated a business plan that had a critical legal flaw just to be "polite."
So I fired it.
And I built Crucible: A 12-Agent AI Boardroom designed to argue with you.
Here is how it works
Most AI is designed for consensus. Crucible is designed for conflict.
1. You ask a high-stakes question.
2. We summon 12 specialized agents (Risk, Strategy, Legal).
3. They debate, cross-examine, and fight each other.
4. You get a Decision Brief (PDF) with the verdict.
Every claim, every challenge, every citation. If anyone asks "How did you get to this number?", you have the audit trail.
The Chatbot Era is ending. The Agent Era is starting.
We go live in 24 hours.
The biggest problem with AI isn't intelligence. It's the export format.
You can't forward a chat log to your investors. You can't attach a prompt history to a board pack.
The output of work isn't "conversation." It's a Decision.
It looks like it came from a Tier 1 consulting firm. Restrained typography. Neutral palette. Actionable layout.
But it cost you $5 and took 10 minutes.
The output? A defensible "Decision Brief" you can actually show your investors.
No more hallucinated growth hacks. Just rigorously debated strategy.
We launch in 72 hours.
Stop letting a generic AI write your Go-To-Market strategy.
A "jack-of-all-trades" model will burn your budget on generic ads.
You need specialists. You need a War Room.
Meet the Crucible Growth Team. 👇
In a normal chat, these perspectives get blended into a mushy average.
In Crucible, they are distinct agents with specific mandates.
The CFO is programmed to be stingy. The CMO is programmed to be aggressive.
We captured the tension of a real boardroom.