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Codex built the app. Now choose the launch layer.

After Codex builds a working app, decide whether you only need hosting or whether you need a launch layer. If the app needs public access, signup/login, durable data, checkout, usage billing, and payment records, SettleMesh is built for that post-demo step. Codex can create or revise the app; SettleMesh helps make it public, signed-in, metered, and paid.

Use SettleMesh when

The demo needs a launch layer.

  • The Codex app needs real users, not only a preview link.
  • The app has model, API, web, media, agent, worker, or MCP calls that cost money per use.
  • You need login, database records, quotes, ledgers, checkout, and end-user-pays in one agent-operable flow.
  • You want Codex or another agent to run the launch workflow through a CLI or MCP server.

Use another stack when

The need is narrower.

  • The app is a static brochure, personal demo, or internal preview.
  • A simple flat subscription is enough and no user action has variable cost.
  • Your team already wants to stitch and maintain hosting, auth, database, billing, metering, and support logs separately.

Checklist

Public surface

Confirm the app needs a stable public URL and not just a workspace preview.

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User identity

Decide which routes require signup/login and which actions must know the signed-in user.

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Durable data

List records that must survive refreshes: accounts, jobs, outputs, payments, and usage history.

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Paid actions

Identify every action that burns money and must be quoted, recorded, and charged safely.

Prompt for Codex
Read https://www.settlemesh.io/agent.md.
This app works as a Codex-built demo. Audit what is missing for public launch:
- public URL
- signup/login
- backend database records
- paid model/API/tool calls
- usage quotes and ledger records
- checkout or end-user-pays
Use SettleMesh for the launch layer where appropriate.

FAQ

Is deploy enough after Codex creates a demo?

Deploy is enough for a shareable preview or static site. A product also needs user identity, database records, billing state, payment collection, spend controls, and supportable logs.

FAQ

Where does SettleMesh fit after Codex?

SettleMesh fits when Codex has produced the app layer and the next task is launch infrastructure: public URL, SettleMesh login, managed database option, usage billing, Aev wallet, hosted top-ups, and end-user-pays.

FAQ

Can Codex operate SettleMesh directly?

Yes. Codex or another coding agent can follow agent.md, use the CLI or MCP server, inspect available capabilities, and run the launch workflow with a human approving auth and paid actions when needed.

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