From 559ea02d7fdbd7c3c0e98b4063fd6aa3c97f00b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: os-zhuang Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:24:14 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs(readme): bridge hero to open-source / AI-native app positioning Lead the tagline with open-source, "AI builds the whole app", "a database you own", and self-host (matching the marketing site a visitor arrives from); add a ~30s StackBlitz "try it" line; state open-source + self-host in the intro. Keeps the ObjectStack name and all technical depth. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3bcef56b98..8f828b4a50 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ ![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v4.0.1-green.svg) ![Tests](https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-6%2C507%20passing-brightgreen.svg) -> The AI-native business backend: define business objects, permissions, workflows, APIs, UI metadata, and agent tools once as structured Zod metadata. +> **Open-source, AI-native backend for real business apps.** Describe a business app and AI builds the whole thing — objects, APIs, UI, workflows, and permissions — as version-controlled Zod metadata on a database you own. Self-host it; AI agents then operate it within RBAC / RLS and audit. + +**Try it in ~30s** — boot the [HotCRM](https://github.com/objectstack-ai/hotcrm) reference app on [StackBlitz](https://stackblitz.com/github/objectstack-ai/hotcrm) (no install). · Hosted platform: **[ObjectOS](https://cloud.objectos.app)**. ## What is ObjectStack? -ObjectStack is a metadata-driven backend for building business applications that AI agents can understand, operate, and audit safely. +ObjectStack is an **open-source**, metadata-driven backend for building business applications that AI agents can understand, operate, and audit safely — self-hostable, with your data on your own database. Instead of hiding business logic inside ad-hoc SQL queries, UI state, or JavaScript strings, ObjectStack makes the business system explicit: