pfista

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https://pfista.com
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Comment · 28 days ago
This is great, really helped me understand how synths work
Comment · 1 year ago
MCP is quite complicated, so we decided to make it easy with native auth and hosted MCP connections and a single configuration step. Works with any client that supports MCP (like Cursor, Claude, Zed, ChatGPT, etc)

Let us know what you think!

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
Do you auto-generate specific MCP tools for the repo? Curious what the queries you would use with an AI agent to get a response back.

I'm building my own hosted MCP solution (https://skeet.build) and have been deliberately choosing which tools to expose depending on the use case- since there are tool limits due to the context window for apps like Cursor.

Comment · 1 year ago
my favorite is implementing issues from linear
Comment · 1 year ago
> Why does it need to be connected to your bank at all? It just needs the account, routing, and check numbers.

To prevent fraud

Comment · 1 year ago
Varo is one. But even the ones that do support it like "Chime" have online comments like this:

"Chime is great for everything else, but their check features are absolute trash and will cause you frustration. Just don't do it and find another option."

> Do you restrict writing checks that are for an amount greater than the current account balance? Lastly, I’m wondering how you handle deliberate check fraud. Victims will try to sue all associated parties. How does your liability work in those cases?

That is one of our fraud signals. We have systems in place to review payment amounts, address, frequency, etc that can cause additional KYC checks to be preformed via Plaid before we'll send the check.

Comment · 1 year ago
Hah!

Yes, it's pretty incredible actually

Comment · 1 year ago
Thanks, appreciate the comment!

> Cash App us a lump of cash and we’ll send it somewhere by check

Funny thing about sending checks is it's just an account and routing number in a special font on a piece of paper. We don't touch any customer funds.

> Am I missing something that differentiates what you do from what they do?

We have a simpler UI with a focus just on sending the check, so having your contacts prefilled make it quick and easy. But, if your bank already supports this then probably not for you!

If we grow the app enough, we'll add more features like scheduled / recurring payments and tracking for delivery and when the check is deposited.

Comment · 1 year ago
Was a great company. Closest thing to it today IMO is Mercury
Comment · 1 year ago
Believe it or not I still have the Tanner Goods leather wallet that they gave as a gift for referring people to their app.

Best wallet ever

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