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Bind a coding agent on the Value Card you want to match with

Matching uses a verified Value Card, not every project. Issue a bind key from the card, install the NicheMatch skill, and let the agent collect complementary facts — then walk you through the current ownership check.

Why a form is not enough

Partners hesitate because they do not know if you have a thank-you page, a weekly newsletter, or a constraint against homepage banners — and they will not trust a listing nobody proved they own. The coding agent you already use fills the complementary brief, retrieves ranked partners, and coaches the current verify steps.

The agent cannot spend credits, edit live pages, or tick “verified” for you. It writes a public-safe profile and can confirm a rec only after you say yes in that chat (or you confirm in the hub). You still paste the ownership token (or submit a store listing for review).

The bind token

Open https://www.nichestarter.ai/nichematch. Publish a Value Card for the product you want partners to see. Get AI help issues a bind key. If your local agent already installed the skill, paste only that key.

Rotating the key kills the old one. It can write this listing’s complementary profile, retrieve ranked partners, and confirm a rec after you say yes. It cannot spend credits or mark the listing verified.

  1. Publish a Value Card for the product you actually want to match (other NicheReach projects can stay unmatched).
  2. On that card, Get AI help → Issue bind key → paste the prompt (or just the nmagt_ key if the skill is already installed).
  3. Let the agent GET, interview you, PATCH complementary facts, then follow listing.howToVerify.
  4. Paste the public ownership token on your site (or submit for review). That is not the bind key. The agent cannot complete that click.

What the agent is allowed to know

Public intro, pain points, who you help, thank-you URL, newsletter tool and cadence, brand voice, constraints, and complementary partner types. No API keys, customer lists, or private emails.

  • Form-thin: complementary facts are still a short form
  • Bound: key exists; keep interviewing
  • Match-ready: score ≥ 70, ranking can use the brief
  • Agent-complete: score ≥ 70 and the agent has written at least once
  • Owned listing: separate trust gate — unverified cards do not join matching

Your rec, then a local placement

Open a partner brief: both products, why they fit, public pitch and audience. Your agent writes the rec with you from that background plus your codebase. Confirm in chat or in the hub. Your partner can review the sentence — they do not block the link.

NicheMatch owns ranking, both-sides background, tracked links, and credits. After you confirm, the agent can place the rec locally only after you approve.

FAQ

Does my partner also need an agent?

No. Your agent densifies your brief, retrieves partners, and can place your side after you confirm. They can still match from the hub without an agent.

Will the agent change my website?

Not until you approve. The agent updates the NicheMatch profile and writes recs with you. File edits and publish still wait for an explicit yes from you.

Start matching complementary founders

Publish a Value Card. Accept a fit. Share a tracked link in a P.S. — no banners.