What exactly happens when Actuant “launches” my app?

An agent works through the launch checklist you'd otherwise do by hand: it writes your llms.txt, robots.txt and sitemap as a GitHub pull request, submits your app to 20 curated launch directories — filling each form live in a browser you can watch, and leaving the submit button to you. Anything that touches your code arrives as a pull request; nothing merges without your approval. Launch-copy drafting, analytics installed for you, and Stripe payments set up inside your app are on the roadmap, not shipped.

Does it work with my builder?

Yes. Actuant doesn't integrate with builders — it works on the app itself: the live URL, the GitHub repo, and your domain. If your app has a URL, Actuant can audit it; if it has a repo, Actuant can fix it. Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit, Base44, Cursor, Claude Code, or hand-written all work the same way.

I've shipped five apps. Do I need five subscriptions?

No. One account covers your whole portfolio: the free plan covers 1 app, Launch covers 3, Portfolio is unlimited. Re-auditing an app you've already added is unlimited on every plan. The Signal dashboard that compares those apps side by side is still being built — today you get each app's audits, fixes and launch work in one place.

Will you spam directories with my half-finished app?

No. The audit runs first, and the agent only submits when your app clears the quality bar — that protects your launch and everyone else's. We maintain a curated list of directories that send real traffic, not a firehose of 400 link farms, and the agent never presses submit for you: it fills the form and hands the browser back.

What does the free plan actually include?

One app, unlimited re-audits of it, the full launch-readiness score and report with per-check fix guidance, and access to the MCP server for your coding agent. Agent runs are metered, and the free plan's usage is a one-time $5 of credit — roughly 16 deep audits — not a monthly allowance. Paid plans add a weekly usage allowance, monthly credit, and the agent doing the fixing and launching rather than just the diagnosing.

Can I share a report with someone else?

Not yet. Reports live in your dashboard behind your login today; public, shareable report links are on the roadmap. Anything on this site marked “coming soon” isn't built — we'd rather you buy the plan for what it does now.

The launch-readiness audit

Payment path: give people a way to pay

If there's no way to pay, you can't learn the only metric that matters — will anyone give you money. Learn what checkout signals Actuant detects and how to add a Stripe Payment Link.

Last updated 2026-07-19

This weight-6 check looks for a visible way to pay — real checkout signals, not just marketing words.

What Actuant checks

Actuant looks for concrete vendor/checkout signals: Stripe (js.stripe.com, buy.stripe.com, checkout.stripe), Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Gumroad, PayPal checkout, Snipcart, or a /checkout path. Generic words like "subscribe" or "buy now" are deliberately ignored — they match newsletters and copy, not real payments.

A checkout signal present → pass.
None found → fail ("nothing to buy means nothing to earn").

The conversion category also grades Primary call to action (weight 3) — whether the page has an obvious primary call to action at all.

Why it matters

Demand is the only launch metric that can't be faked. A single real payment tells you more than a thousand pageviews. If there's no way to pay, you can't run that experiment.

How to fix it

You don't need a full billing system to test demand — a Stripe Payment Link takes two minutes in the dashboard and gives you a hosted checkout URL you can link to from a button.

1
Create a Payment Link
In the Stripe dashboard, create a product and a Payment Link. No code required.
2
Link it from a clear CTA
"Get it for $9" beats a vague "Sign up". Even a coffee-tier price tests real intent.
3
Watch conversion
Pair it with analytics (see the Analytics check) to see how many visitors reach checkout.

Keep reading

Analytics

Launching without analytics means launching blind. Learn what Actuant's analytics check detects (~40 trackers and pixels), why it's the heaviest check, and how to add one in minutes.

Launch readiness

Launch readiness is how prepared a deployed app is to actually receive, measure, and convert visitors. Learn the fundamentals every app needs before it's worth driving traffic to.

Launch checklist

A concrete, prioritised launch checklist for apps built with Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit, or Cursor — analytics, SEO, AI visibility, social preview, payments — ordered by impact.