# zblade.dev website for Zaguán Blade

## Introduction

This website is the landing page for Zaguán Blade, my AI-Native editor. zblade isn't just one single program, it's a combination of a nice and fast GUI application paired with a very powerful backed server that handles all the AI logic.

Zaguán Blade requires an active Subscription at Zaguán AI (https://zaguanai.com/pricing) in order to work. The subscription gives you access to the AI models running on Zaguán's servers, as well as other perks like priority access to new features and improvements. Without an active subscription, zblade is just a regular text editor with no AI capabilities (albeit a very nice one).

The main features of Zaguán Blade are:
- Written in Rust + Tauri for a fast and native experience.
- AI-Native: built from the ground up to work with AI models.
- Supports multiple AI models and providers through the dedicated AI backend server.
- It aims to help you save money by optimizing what and how much context the AI models need to process.

## Implementation Details

I've decided to go with Astro as it's the best choice for building fast, modern websites with a focus on performance. Astro allows me to use components from various frameworks, but I plan to keep it simple and mostly use plain HTML, CSS, and some JavaScript where necessary.

**IMPORTANT:** If a package manager is necessary, always use `pnpm`. It's faster and more efficient than npm or yarn.

## Design

I don't yet have a clear vision for the design, but it should be fairly modern and be focused on conveying the features and benefits of Zaguán Blade to a technical programmer audience.

Nice, clean typography. Soft, yet strong color palette that is professional but also approachable. A developer to developer language vibe. Easy access to, potential, documentation, pricing, and download links.

## Last Thoughts

Zaguán Blade is my baby. It's what I want from an AI editor and created it to be "not VSCode". I did, however, take a lot of inspiration from the many VSCode AI editors on the market. This will change going forward. I have many plans on how to make Zaguán Blade unique and special, yet very usable.