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Dev Okafor

Vibe-coding & tooling

Dev covers the craft of building with AI — agents, CLIs, prompts and the workflows that turn a weekend idea into something shipped. One of the Shipyard team's writing voices, he's happiest in a terminal and allergic to ceremony.

Shipyard

8 posts

tooling distribution

How to Write a README That Gets You Users

A README is a distribution surface, not paperwork. Here's how to write a README that gets you users in the first 30 seconds, with a copyable template.

Dev Okafor · 22 August 2026 · 5 min

tooling vibe-coding

What Is an MCP Server? A Plain-English Guide for Indie Devs

What is an MCP server? It's a standard way to give AI agents discoverable tools for your app, explained with Shipyard's live server as the worked example.

Dev Okafor · 20 August 2026 · 7 min

vibe-coding no-code

You don't need to be a developer anymore — a non-coder's path from idea to live app

You can build a real app without knowing how to code. Here's the honest, end-to-end path for non-technical founders, from idea to a live app people can actually use.

Dev Okafor · 1 August 2026 · 3 min

vibe-coding tooling

Vibe coding tools compared — Lovable vs Cursor vs the rest (2026)

A practical comparison of the best vibe coding tools in 2026. Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit and more, grouped by what they're actually good at, so you can pick the right one.

Dev Okafor · 29 July 2026 · 3 min

distribution launching

How to write a Show HN or launch post that doesn't flop (with templates)

Most launch posts flop because they pitch instead of tell a story. Here's how to write a Show HN, Reddit, or X launch post that lands, with copy templates you can steal.

Dev Okafor · 14 July 2026 · 4 min

distribution marketing

Marketing for developers who hate marketing

If "marketing" makes you cringe, treat it like a system instead of a performance. A practical, low-cringe approach to getting your app seen, built for developers.

Dev Okafor · 2 July 2026 · 4 min

vibe-coding tooling

The Shipyard MCP Server: Ship and Review Without Leaving Your Agent

Connect Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP client to the Shipyard MCP server and ship, review, and browse projects as tools.

Dev Okafor · 2 July 2026 · 4 min

tooling vibe-coding

Ship your project from the terminal with the Shipyard CLI

The Shipyard CLI is open source. Install it, post a project with one command, and let your coding agent do it for you. Here's the whole loop.

Dev Okafor · 25 June 2026 · 4 min