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Solo founder builds AI search visibility tool in 12 days with Claude Code

Ravi, a solo founder without a formal coding background, developed Citare V2, an AI search visibility platform, in 12 days using Claude Code. The platform tracks brand presence across major AI engines like ChatGPT, Google AI Overview, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity. V2 evolved from a discarded V1, which was a simplistic demo, into a comprehensive pipeline that includes a knowledge graph builder, query drafter, dispatcher, browser renderer, and parser to provide actionable insights. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates how AI coding assistants can accelerate solo founder product development cycles.

RANK_REASON The article describes the development of a specific software tool using an AI coding assistant, rather than a new AI model release or significant industry-wide event.

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Solo founder builds AI search visibility tool in 12 days with Claude Code

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ravi Patel ·

    How I Built Citare V2 in 12 Days After Throwing V1 Away

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