Appendix: Field Notes¶
Dated material
The notes below name specific products, prices, and versions. They are current as of mid-2026 and go stale fast — check the live edition at botleaderbook.com for the latest. The durable methods live in the body chapters; only the perishable particulars are quarantined here.
Bot MVP — Product Roundup¶
(Referenced from Chapter 6: Assemble Your Team. The vendors below give you quick, easy ways to assemble scaffolding.)
Gemini Gems, as well as competitors like OpenAI Custom GPTs, Anthropic Claude Projects, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and Poe.
Visual Studio Code (formerly "github copilot in vs code" until Microsoft decided to integrate it). Cursor is a different take on this setup. YMMV.