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Every shipped feature, every fix, every weekly sprint. Solo founder, building in public.

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v1.5BETA
June 18, 2026

ViralVault for Agents — the MCP server

Plug ViralVault into Claude Code, Cursor or Claude Desktop. A remote MCP server exposes read-only tools so your agent can research a proven format, pull its full blueprint, and brief a generation tool like Higgsfield — without leaving the editor. Pro+; mint a token in Account → API & MCP.

  • NEWRemote MCP server at /api/mcp (streamable HTTP, bearer auth)
  • NEW20 vv_* tools — formats, hooks, ad intel, discovery, whoami
  • NEWPersonal Access Tokens — create, one-time reveal, revoke in Account → API & MCP
  • NEWConnect guide + tool reference at /mcp; the pitch at /for-agents
  • COREPlan-gated and shares your daily hook + search credit budget with the web
v1.4
May 12, 2026

Chrome Extension v2 — instant hook generation from TikTok

Generate 5 hooks for any TikTok video without leaving the tab. New keyboard shortcut: Alt+H. Plus, the extension now shows Outlier Scores on the comments page and creator profile pages.

  • NEWHook generation from TikTok via Alt+H
  • NEWScores on comments + creator profile pages
  • FIXScores now persist on infinite scroll
  • FIXBetter contrast on light-mode TikTok views
v1.3
May 5, 2026

Public boards & shareable score cards

You can now mark any board as public — gives you a /b/[slug] URL you can share anywhere. Plus every video has a "share as PNG" option that renders a custom OG-image with the Outlier Score badge.

  • NEWPublic board URLs (/b/[slug])
  • NEWShareable PNG score cards
  • NEWTwitter / X share preview optimised
  • PERFSearch results 40% faster
v1.2
April 28, 2026

AI Hook Writer v2 — feedback loop + style profiles

Thumbs up/down on hooks now actually trains the model for you specifically. Plus you can pick a style profile — punchy, professional, controversial, story-driven — and we'll bias generation accordingly.

  • NEWPer-user feedback training
  • NEW4 style profiles for hook generation
  • NEWHook history export to CSV
  • FIXNo more cut-off hooks at 280 chars
v1.1
April 21, 2026

Niche pop alerts & weekly digest

We now ping you the moment a niche's avg Outlier Score jumps 50%+ in 24h. Plus the weekly digest is here — every Monday, top 10 outliers in your saved niches, in your inbox.

  • NEWReal-time niche pop alerts (in-app + email)
  • NEWWeekly digest (every Monday)
  • NEWSlack integration for alerts
  • IMPROVEOnboarding flow now 5 steps not 8
v1.0LAUNCH
April 14, 2026

ViralVault is live. Hello world.

After 11 weeks of building in public, ViralVault is live. Outlier Score Engine, AI Hook Writer, Chrome Extension, Creator Boards. Free tier, no credit card. Built by one person.

  • COREOutlier Score Engine (5 tiers)
  • COREAI Hook Writer (GPT-4o mini, 5 hooks / video)
  • COREChrome extension (Plasmo)
  • CORECreator boards (public & private)
  • CORETrending dashboard
v0.9BETA
April 1, 2026

Closed beta — 247 founding members

We let 247 creators into the beta. They generated 12,000 hooks, saved 8,400 videos, and gave us 1,247 pieces of feedback. The product you see now is 80% built on what they told us. Thank you.

  • BETA247 founding members
  • DATA12K hooks generated in beta
  • DATA1.2M videos indexed at beta close