I’m building The Tank — a “collective AI” that can chat + build in one place!

Hey Indie Hackers — I’m building thetank.io because I’m tired of the same loop:

• Ask AI for help → it generates code
• You paste it somewhere else → preview breaks / context is gone
• You bounce between 6 tools + 12 tabs → the “build” is fragmented
• You come back later → the code/preview/decisions are lost

What the Tank is
thetank.io is one product that does two things really well:

1. Conversation — requirements, iteration, decisions, debugging
2. Building — generates real code + shows a live split-pane preview (v0-style)

The core idea is “Collective AI”:
Instead of betting everything on one model, the Tank routes across multiple models (via Vercel AI Gateway) to pick the best brain for the job — planning, coding, debugging, and writing.

What it’s trying to feel like
If the best parts of chat AI and app builders had a baby:
• you describe what you want
• it scaffolds the app (front + back)
• it renders it live
• it remembers the build so you can return later and keep going

Where I want feedback (and eyes)
I’m currently focused on making the builder experience bulletproof:
• stable, interactive preview (no flaky fallbacks)
• persistent code + preview per chat (so revisiting a build actually works)
• clear “chat → build” behavior so it knows when to generate a real project structure

If you’ve built anything involving live previews / sandbox rendering / multi-file project execution:
What’s the cleanest architecture you’ve seen for reliable previews AND persistent builds?

If you want to poke at it (and roast it), here’s the link:
https://thetank.io