launchpad

launchpad is a Claude Code plugin made by Sid Karia that takes apps built with AI from a laptop to live. It works through a production checklist for each repository, covering hosting, builds, signing, analytics, crash reports and store paperwork, and tracks every project on a local dashboard called Mission Control.

What It Is

launchpad runs inside Claude Code on the user's own Claude subscription. Pointed at a repository, it reads the project, finds each app in it, and tells the user what it will write before it writes anything. The site describes a 50-item production checklist, which it sets up or checks and keeps in Mission Control until the item passes.

How the workflow runs

After installing the plugin and activating a license key, the user runs /launchpad:onboard in the app's folder. The checklist spans eight areas: live on the web, app stores and downloads, security and data, usage analytics, legal and trust, payments and costs, builds and releases, and Mission Control and safety. Pipelines are written as GitHub Actions workflows, so the repository must be on GitHub. launchpad asks before it spends money, makes anything public, changes DNS or uploads to a store. A command can undo the project-file changes from its last run, but it cannot undo a deploy, DNS change or payment.

Supported stacks and targets

It ships six kinds of app: iOS, Android, macOS (DMG), web apps, static sites and backend services. Stacks include Flutter, Swift/Xcode, React Native, Expo, Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro, Hugo, Docusaurus, Cloudflare Workers, Express and others. Targets include TestFlight and the App Store, Firebase App Distribution, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages and Workers, and Google Cloud Run. Other stacks are recognized and scored but have no pipeline yet, and Capacitor/Ionic is listed as unsupported.

Privacy and local operation

The README states that launchpad runs on the user's machine, with keys stored in the OS keychain or an encrypted file. It sends an update check, a license check, and optional usage analytics only if the user opts in. The documentation says these never include code, project names or app keys. It works best on macOS today, and Windows and Linux users are advised to contact support first.