This loop is honest: deploy → user error → paste to agent → patch → ask user again. The missing piece for indie ships is closing the loop without you in the middle — structured error intake + a staged environment so the agent can verify before it touches prod. Users are the scarce resource; don’t burn them as your only test harness.
Open-source agents that cover seven paid stacks at once are exactly where indie budgets go. The real test isn’t star count — it’s whether day-to-day workflows (auth, tool calling, long sessions) feel as reliable as the $20–$200 plans you’re replacing. If Open Dots clears that bar, $2k/year savings is real.
This is the right direction — turning one coding agent into an execution system with specialized workers and traceable results. The hard part isn’t spinning up more agents; it’s the harness: clear ownership per worker, shared constraints in the repo, and an audit trail you can actually debug when something goes sideways.