Bootstrapware Onboard

First-run setup inside your product, not a digital adoption platform.

Embed a setup checklist in React. Pass a host-asserted user id and workspace key. Choose BYO progress at $9.99 or Hosted at $19.99. Free for local/demo. No seat tax. No MAU tax.

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Free local · BYO $9.99 / mo · Hosted $19.99 / mo. Workspace pricing. No seat tax.

Onboard embed: first-run setup checklist with workspace and invite complete, billing ready, and an optional import.

Try it

Same widget. Local data only.

Complete steps below. This is the real @bootstrapware/onboard package with a local adapter; nothing is sent to Bootstrapware.

Local adapter · progress stays in this browser

Persona:

Scenario:

onEvent log

No onEvent calls yet.

Blocked steps show "Complete {title} first."
Optional steps can be skipped. Dismiss hides the widget without 100% progress.
Snooze hides without stealing focus from the page. Resume from the hidden message.
Failed persist: try Mark complete on Invite a teammate in the failed-persist scenario.
Facts: toggling hasBilling reconciles without a duplicate onEvent when already complete.
Copy-only: complete the step, then bump revision — no second onboard.flow_completed.
Add required: complete the first step, then add a key — setup reopens.

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How it works

Three steps. Your auth stays yours.

Onboard embed at 0% with blocked invite, billing, and import until the workspace step is done.

Embed the checklist

Install @bootstrapware/onboard. Pass a local adapter, a BYO adapter, or flowId + publishable key for Hosted.

Onboard embed after completing Create your workspace, with invite, billing, and optional import unlocked.

Assert identity and scope

user={{ id, name }} and workspaceKey. Call completeStep from your app on real actions. Pass facts for reconciliation.

Onboard embed at 100% with required steps complete and the optional import skipped.

Store or Host

BYO: implement getProgress/completeStep on your API. Hosted: progress lives with us; summaries export from the dashboard.

Privacy by design

Config is hosted. Progress depends on the mode.

Onboard is embed-only. Your app asserts identity. BYO keeps progress on your backend. Hosted stores progress records and integration-reported summaries; never host context or flags. MCP never receives those payloads.

Required setup complete with an optional import still open. Progress is host-driven; Bootstrapware never sees host context or flags.

BYO / local

Progress stays on your systems
You implement adapter methods including reportOutcome
We host published flow configuration only
Side effects via onEvent, not Bootstrapware webhooks

Hosted ($19.99)

Progress records and summaries stored as opaque metadata
Dashboard export for integration-reported outcomes
Live writes require authorToken from your BFF
Cancel: freeze writes, export 30 days, then delete

Privacy model Security

Capabilities

The boring first-run checklist, already built.

AI can sketch a todo list. Owning dual-scope progress, fact reconciliation, completion semantics, and published flow config is still a weekend you do not want.

Checklist with dependencies

Required and optional steps, blocked copy when prerequisites are unmet, and mixed user/workspace scope in one flow.

BYO or Hosted

BYO ($9.99): you own progress via an OnboardAdapter. Hosted ($19.99): progress and integration-reported summaries live on Bootstrapware.

Host-asserted identity

Pass user={{ id }} and workspaceKey. Bootstrapware does not authenticate end users. Live Hosted requires author tokens minted from your BFF.

Facts and eligibility

Reconcile sticky facts on mount. Gate items and whole flows by role, plan, or flags. Presentation-only rules never override stored progress.

Dismiss and snooze

Dismiss hides the widget without showing 100% progress. Snooze tucks it away without stealing focus. Resume when ready.

Operational webhooks

Hosted flow events with identifiers only. Never host context or flags through MCP. BYO uses onEvent on your backend.

Full feature reference

Install

One package. Typed React component.

Publishable keys may appear in the browser. Secret keys stay in Route Handlers. Your app asserts user.id.

pnpm add @bootstrapware/onboard

"use client";

import { Onboard, createLocalAdapter } from "@bootstrapware/onboard";
import "@bootstrapware/onboard/styles.css";

export function SetupChecklist({ user, workspaceKey }: { user: { id: string }; workspaceKey: string }) {
  return (
    <Onboard
      user={user}
      workspaceKey={workspaceKey}
      adapter={createLocalAdapter({ storageKey: "product-onboard" })}
    />
  );
}

Full quickstart →AGENTS.md rules

Fit

Built for small production SaaS.

Onboard embed at 100% after host-complete required steps. Buy this for a first-run checklist, not a digital adoption platform.

Buy this if

You need a first-run setup checklist inside your authenticated product
Your app already knows who the user is and can assert ids plus workspace scope
You want host-complete, facts, mixed user/workspace progress, and optional skip
You are bootstrapped and $500+/month for a DAP feels absurd
You (or your coding agent) need a clean npm install and typed docs

Buy something else if

You need product tours, hotspots, or a visual flow builder
You want MAU-based pricing, NPS, A/B tests, or a customer data platform
You require Bootstrapware to authenticate end users
You need email/SMS nudges or realtime co-browsing

Pricing

Workspace pricing. No seat tax.

Dev

Free

Local/demo adapters and test keys forever. Full embed UX for evaluation.

BYO

$9.99 / mo

Live flow config and publishable fetch. You store progress via OnboardAdapter.

Hosted

$19.99 / mo

BYO plus Hosted progress writes and summaries export.

Onboard has its own ladder. Stack discount: 2nd product 25% off list, 3rd+ 35% off. Full pricing and stack discounts.

Guides

Answers for the prompts people actually give.

Onboard for Next.js →Embed a setup checklist in React →BYO vs Hosted →Host-asserted identity →Give this to your coding agent →Add Onboard with Cursor →Onboard quickstart →

All guides

Comparison

Userflow is probably better than us.

If you need product tours, adoption analytics, and a visual builder, buy Userflow or Appcues. If you need a first-run checklist with host-complete and mixed progress at $9.99 / $19.99, you probably do not need that.

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Agent-native

Tell Cursor to add a setup checklist. Hand it the docs.

Copy the AGENTS.md rules into your repo. Your coding agent gets explicit Path A/B/C rules for identity, BYO vs Hosted, keys, and what never to send through MCP.

Install @bootstrapware/onboard. Add a Client Component using Onboard
with a host-asserted user.id and workspaceKey. Prefer createLocalAdapter for demos,
OnboardAdapter for BYO, or flowId + publishableKey for Hosted.
Never send host context or flags through MCP. Keep secret keys server-side.
Follow https://bootstrapware.co/onboard/docs/agents

Agent integration rules →

Honest limits

Deliberately smaller. Still production-grade.

Not product tours, welcome modals, or a visual builder.
Not MAU billing, NPS, A/B tests, or inferred click tracking.
Not an end-user auth product; your host asserts user id.
Hosted stores progress metadata; you own integration-reported summaries content.

FAQ

Questions founders ask first.

Is this a digital adoption platform?

No. Onboard is a first-run setup checklist embed. We do not sell tours, visual builders, CDP, A/B tests, NPS, MAU billing, or inferred click tracking.

What is the difference between BYO and Hosted?

BYO ($9.99) hosts flow config only; you store progress via an adapter. Hosted ($19.99) stores progress and integration-reported summaries on Bootstrapware. Local demo adapters stay free.

Does Bootstrapware authenticate my end users?

No. Your host app asserts an opaque user.id and workspaceKey. Live Hosted requires authorToken minted server-side from your session.

How is this different from Userflow or Appcues?

Those products excel at product tours and adoption analytics. Bootstrapware sells the narrow embed: checklist, host-complete, facts, mixed progress, at $9.99 / $19.99 without MAU tax.

Does Onboard have MCP?

Yes, for flow configuration only, like our other products. Userflow also offers MCP. Our difference is the embed contract, host-complete/facts, mixed progress scope, and pricing.

Will an AI coding agent be able to integrate this?

Yes. One npm install, typed props, AGENTS.md with Path A/B/C, MCP for flow config (never host context), and framework guides for prompts like "add a setup checklist to this Next.js app."

Before you spend the weekend building a setup checklist, or $500+/mo on a DAP, try this.

Production software without venture pricing.

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