Why I'm building an AI commerce engine that shows its work (and how you can help)

Nitish Kumar — Fri, 29 May 2026 07:07:40 +0000

Hey devs 👋

I'm Nitish — a full-stack developer and AI automation engineer. For the past 7 years, I've built SaaS platforms, AI agents, and e-commerce integrations for startups and agencies.

And I kept seeing the same problem:

Most "AI commerce tools" aren't actually AI.

They're if-then scripts wrapped in a chat UI.

They drain budgets with unpredictable credits.

They hide decisions behind black boxes you can't audit.

So I decided to build the antidote.

Introducing ClarityCommerce — an AI commerce engine built on genuine reasoning, not rules.

The Tech Stack (so far):

Next.js 15 (App Router) + TypeScript
Multi-model AI router: DeepSeek V3.2 (primary), Gemini 2.5 Pro / Claude 4 Sonnet (fallback)
Cost-aware token routing: auto-downgrade to cheaper models when margin <70%
Zod + Server Actions + Resend for waitlist flow
Vercel Edge Functions + Cloudflare for global low-latency
Explainable AI Dashboard: every decision leaves a verifiable trail

Why this matters:

Sellers get transparency: see why the AI recommended a price change
Founders get predictability: flat-rate pricing, no credit anxiety
Devs get control: open architecture, clear API contracts, no vendor lock-in

I'm writing this because:

I want brutal feedback on the architecture before we scale
I'm looking for 5-10 technical co-builders for the MVP phase
I believe the future of AI commerce is explainable, compliant, and affordable — and I'd rather build it in public than in silence

If you're a developer, AI engineer, or technical founder:

What would you change about this stack?
Have you built explainable AI systems before? What worked?
Would you use a commerce AI that showed you its decision trail?

Drop your thoughts below 👇 I read every comment.

Want to follow the build or join the beta?
→ Waitlist + technical roadmap: https://claritycommerce.nitishkumar.pro/

→ My portfolio (past SaaS/AI work): https://www.nitishkumar.pro/

Built with transparency.

— Nitish

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Hey Dev.to! I'm Nitish, a Full-Stack & AI Engineer. I build scalable web apps and AI agents using React, Node, Python & LangChain. Excited to share code, AI workflows, and dev tips here. Portfolio: https://www.nitishkumar.pro/

Nitish Kumar — Thu, 28 May 2026 07:21:27 +0000

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Why I'm building an AI commerce engine that shows its work (and how you can help)

BuildInPublic #AI #Ecommerce #NextJS #TypeScript #LangChain #DevCommunity #IndieHackers #SaaS #OpenSource

Hey Dev.to! I'm Nitish, a Full-Stack & AI Engineer. I build scalable web apps and AI agents using React, Node, Python & LangChain. Excited to share code, AI workflows, and dev tips here. Portfolio: https://www.nitishkumar.pro/

Nitish Kumar | Systems Engineering & Cloud Architect