Towardsdev
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StackScope is a free public catalogue of indie launches. We find launches on Product Hunt, Hacker News and similar feeds, then crawl each site to detect its tech stack and score it for launch readiness: DNS, security headers, SEO basics. This page is what we saw on 15 August 2026; the live site may have changed since.
Towardsdev scores highly overall, with a complete set of security headers, a thorough launch checklist, and fast page loads. Main gaps: incomplete legal pages, tracking cookies set before any opt-in, and incomplete email security.
Launched on Hacker News on August 14, 2026. The site is served through Cloudflare, with a domain registered in 2021. Our crawler found 16 technologies on this site, covering security, analytics, javascript library, and advertising. The stack includes Apollo Client, Apple App Store, and Cloudflare.
It's also more locked down than the typical Hacker News launch.
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Tech Stack (16) · Scale-up stack
| CDN |
Cloudflare
(2)
|
| DNS |
Namecheap DNS
|
| Security |
Cloudflare Bot Management
|
Google reCAPTCHA
(3)
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| HSTS |
| Business email |
PrivateEmail
(2)
|
| Captcha |
Cloudflare Turnstile
|
| JavaScript library |
Apollo Client
|
React Router
|
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| Mobile |
Apple App Store
|
| Advertising |
Google Ads
|
| Analytics |
Cloudflare Web Analytics
(2)
|
Google Analytics
(4)
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| Publishing |
Medium
(3)
|
| Tag management |
Google Tag Manager
(2)
|
| Error tracking |
Datadog
(2)
|
Infrastructure
Email Security
Storage (11)
| Name | Lifetime | Detected as |
|---|---|---|
| cf_clearance | 1y | Cloudflare |
| sid | 1y | - |
| uid | 1y | - |
| _cfuvid | session | Cloudflare |
| _dd_s | < 1h | Datadog |
| _ga | 1y | Google Analytics |
| _ga_7JY7T788PK | 1y | Google Analytics |
| __cf_ob | session | - |
| Key | Size | Detected as |
|---|---|---|
| viewer-status|is-logged-in | 5 B | - |
| Key | Size | Detected as |
|---|---|---|
| _cfPre_tabId | 36 B | - |
| Database | Version | Detected as |
|---|---|---|
| default | 1 | - |
Readiness Breakdown How?
Performance How?
Broken first-party requests (2), worth fixing
- 403 /_/clientele/reports/performance/
- 403 /_/graphql
Indicative grade from a single automated render, not a substitute for Lighthouse or field data, and not part of the StackScope score.
Vibe Score Breakdown How?
| Signal | Points |
|---|---|
| AI writing signals | +5 |
This score is based on structural patterns and is not definitive. Many legitimate sites may trigger signals, and AI-built sites may go undetected. It should be treated as an indicator, not a verdict.