Under the Hood

HomeNog is a production-grade, edge-deployed home intelligence platform. Here's what powers it.

Frontend & Runtime

• Next.js 16 with React 19 — Server Actions, React Server Components, and the App Router. No legacy patterns.
• OpenNext + Cloudflare Workers — globally distributed edge runtime. Your data loads fast regardless of where you are.
• TypeScript — end-to-end type safety across the entire codebase.

Design System

• Tailwind CSS v4 — next-generation utility framework with zero-runtime compilation.
• Shadcn UI + Radix — accessible, headless component primitives with a custom glass aesthetic.
• Lucide React — lightweight, consistent SVG iconography.

AI & Intelligence

• OpenAI Vision Models — snap a photo of any appliance label and HomeNog extracts brand, model, serial number, and category automatically.
• Tiered Model Access — Plus members get access to the latest and most capable models for sharper recognition and deeper analysis.
• Google Custom Search API — automated discovery of official product images and PDF manuals.
• Client-Orchestrated Processing — distributed architecture where the client coordinates AI agents, enabling batch operations on 150+ items with real-time progress feedback.

Data & Security

• Supabase (PostgreSQL) — managed Postgres with built-in auth, storage, and real-time subscriptions.
• Row Level Security — every query is scoped to the authenticated user at the database level. There is no admin backdoor.
• Supabase Storage — S3-compatible object storage for photos and documents.
• CORS Whitelisting — strict origin validation on all API routes.

Testing & CI/CD

• Vitest — fast unit tests covering utilities, server actions, and business logic.
• Playwright — end-to-end regression suite that simulates real user flows against live preview deployments.
• GitHub Actions — automated pipelines that run type checks, unit tests, and E2E on every push. Nothing reaches production without passing.

Payments

• Stripe — subscription management, webhook processing, and secure checkout integrated directly into server actions.

How It Started

HomeNog began as a holiday break experiment in December 2025 — one product owner and an AI-assisted development workflow, building a real app in real time. The first version shipped in days.

Six months later, it's a fully featured platform with 2,000+ lines of tests, automated CI/CD, edge deployment across Cloudflare's global network, and an LLC behind it. The architecture has been audited, hardened, and rebuilt multiple times. What started as a prototype earned its production stripes.

We still ship fast. We just ship tested now too.