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AR15.Build
A production marketplace and research platform that demonstrates full-stack product engineering, applied AI pipelines, complex search and data modeling, and durable revenue infrastructure.
Positioning
A small team shipping production-grade infrastructure and AI pipelines that most funded startups do not have.
Overview
What this project demonstrates
AR15.Build is a full-stack production product built entirely in-house. It combines product discovery, structured data, search, content workflows, monetization, and operational tooling in a single platform. For Spectrum Labs, it serves as a concrete example of the type of product, AI, and platform work that can be designed and shipped for other companies.
Core framing PCPartPicker-style workflow for AR-15 builders
Good Fit For
Marketplace and catalog-heavy products with complex data models
AI-assisted enrichment, classification, and content workflows
Search, discovery, and comparison experiences
Revenue systems, partner integrations, and operational tooling
Core Delivery Areas
Greenfield product architecture and end-to-end implementation
Search-driven user experiences with structured product data
Operational systems that support growth without constant manual intervention
Resilient platform design for products that need to make money and stay online
Platform Stack
Backend services in Go for product logic, workflows, and structured data operations
Frontend application in SvelteKit and TypeScript for fast, app-like user experiences
Search and analytics systems supporting discovery, attribution, and product insight
Internal tooling to support ongoing operations, enrichment, and iteration velocity
AI Pipeline
Hybrid LLM pipeline design with local routing and frontier-model enrichment
Metadata extraction, classification, duplicate resolution, and long-form content generation
Custom orchestration for batching, retries, result collection, and scheduled execution
Applied Product Capabilities
Component compatibility engine
Direct integration with multiple affiliate and revenue channel partners
Click and attribution analytics for affiliate and marketplace flows
Web Push notifications, Google OAuth, and social auto-publishing
Marketplace gift claiming and seller notifications
Privacy-first analytics via self-hosted Plausible
What A Client Could Hire Spectrum Labs To Do
Turn a niche market idea into a production web product with real monetization
Build AI-assisted back-office workflows that improve data quality and content coverage
Design systems that connect product UX, operational tooling, and revenue mechanics
Ship custom software that would otherwise require multiple vendors or SaaS products
What’s Next
A white-label chatbot SaaS product for firearm brands and retailers built on the same AI stack
Continued expansion of the live FFL dealer and gunsmith directory, including deeper listings coverage and geo-targeted landing pages