Reviewers see Pickaxe as an easy, practical no-code way to turn prompts, knowledge bases, and workflows into shareable AI tools, especially for websites, internal automations, and niche use cases. They repeatedly praise how fast it is to go from idea to working app, without needing Python or API setup, and say the team keeps improving it. The main caveats are narrower: customization can feel limited, especially for interface and user-flow control, and a few users mention loading issues or weak input and conversation management.
Hey Product Hunt, I’m Chris from Pickaxe 👋
We’re building Pickaxe to help people sell agents as a service, using the expertise they already have. If you know how to solve a problem for someone, we want to help you turn that knowledge into an agent they can use and pay for, with your own brand and customer experience.
Our biggest update is always-on personal agents. These agents can run automatic checks and work inside their own computer to carry out tasks. If you’ve used Muse or GrokBot, the idea will feel familiar. With Pickaxe, you can customize that experience with your own skills, knowledge, and tools, then offer it to your customers.
For someone selling their expertise, that opens up a lot. You can build an agent that knows what to check, what matters, and how to approach the work, then have it keep working between conversations. I’m excited about helping people turn the processes they’ve developed over years into services their customers can use every day.
You can also use a personal agent’s MCP deployment to sell access to its skill library. Instead of handing over a Google Drive folder full of Markdown files, customers connect through MCP to use the skills you maintain. You can control who has access, push updates as you improve the library, and charge a subscription. That lets you offer your expertise as an ongoing service, with customers getting access to new and improved skills over time.
We’ve been working on this for months. Alongside the new agents, we’ve added branded client portals, more flexible access groups, and expanded billing options for subscriptions, one-time purchases, and usage credits. There are lots of smaller improvements throughout the building and selling experience, too. Getting all those pieces to work together has been a big part of the work.
To celebrate the launch, we’re giving Product Hunters $100 in free AI credit to try Pickaxe. You can claim it here: pickaxe.co/upvoteplease.
We would love to hear what you think, what you’d build, or what you would like to build. I’ll be here to answer any questions.
I absolutely love Pickaxe!
I have built my latest business entirely on the Pickaxe platform and been using it for over a year now. I was so over running complicated businesses and the stress that comes with dealing with all the technical issues, the day-to-day operations, dealing with staff etc. That has been my life for the past 15 years, until Pickaxe came along.
I walked away from the stress of businesses running my life and built a subscription business around something I truly love and care about personally. It is almost completely passive, because Pickaxe handles everything once you set it up once. I never have to worry about fixing issues, hosting, things breaking, or all the things that came with previous online businesses.
The pickaxe team have the best support. Danny especially has helped and guided me through getting my studio working perfectly.
So grateful to the Pickaxe team and wish you so much success with your new launch!
I have been using Pickaxe for over 1 year now with over 18000 uses and it has done a phenomenal job for me being able to deploy and embed my agent in a private community. It is one of the top selling points for my business. I would recommend Pickaxe to anyone who wants to take their ai agent game to the next level!!
@maxcineswaby Appreciate the support! We're working hard to make building and selling AI agents accessible to everyone!
the first thing i ever did in Pickaxe was create an agent called "Wave Watch Wilson," that acts as my own personal Surfline via a web-scrape and outbound email alert action to let me know how the surf is looking at all my spots. costs a few bucks a month as opposed to a Surfline sub at 100s a year!
@carson_cruz1 A very rad usecase of Pickaxe!
I have Claude Code building very sophisticated systems for me via MCP and the published Skill. The Wingman agent even fills the Knowledgebase for me. Very powerful.
@ken_lyle Always happy to see how you are using the platfrom to the fullest. Hope you can make the most of personal agents! Thanks for the support Ken!
Pickaxe is a strong product. Intuitive, easy to understand. I've been on the platform since the sumo launch and they continue to make it better and better.
@jonathan_welle Thanks for the support! We will continue to try and make it more useful and powerful!
I am using Pickaxe on my website since 2023 to assist client in planning their travel journeys. Iam happy with the product.
Hey,
I'm Abdelhak, big fan of what you guys are building here. Being able to turn custom prompts into actual micro-SaaS products without messing around with code/APIs is such a timesaver. Upvoted! Good luck with the launch baseline!