Questions about access, payments and your account are answered in the help center.
What is ArcLab?
35 written modules you read online. Each one covers one way AI-built apps break with real users and ends with a ready-to-use spec, so your AI builds the fix in your own app.
Can’t I ask my AI to fix this?
Only for the problems you know about. Your AI builds what you ask for and leaves out what you don’t mention, like a check that stops a double charge. ArcLab shows you what to ask for, gives you the engineering term, and provides the spec.
I don’t know the engineering terms. Is that a problem?
No. ArcLab’s public pages explain every term in plain language, and the free check shows the approach on your own app before you buy. Inside, the modules use the engineering terms on purpose, because they are the terms you will give your AI, and each spec tells you exactly what to ask for.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Your AI writes the code. You should have built at least one app with an AI tool and be comfortable reading short code examples. ArcLab is not for someone who has never built anything.
Is this a tool or something I read?
Something you read and work through. There is nothing to install. You read a module, choose what to build in a scenario, write a spec for your own app with the module’s guidance, and hand it to your AI. Each module ends with a short quiz.
What do I get for $29?
All 35 modules in 7 tracks, plus the 9-module Build & Ship bonus track. Every module ends with a spec for your own app, the prompt to hand it to your AI, and a checklist to check the result. One payment, lifetime access, including modules added later.
Does ArcLab change my code?
No. ArcLab never touches your project. It shows you what to build and gives you the spec and the prompt. Your AI does the building, and you check the result against the module’s checklist.
Which AI tools does it work with?
Claude Code, Codex and Antigravity, and any AI coding tool that can read a file in your project. ArcLab does not plug into them. Each spec is a text file: add it to your project, use the prompt provided, and check the result against the checklist.
How long does it take?
Reading a module takes about 5 to 10 minutes. The scenario, the quiz and your spec take longer, depending on your app. There are no deadlines, and access does not expire.
Can I try it before I buy?
Yes. Create a free account and run the free check, “Is your app safe to share?”: one complete module with three checks on your own app. If you buy and it is not for you, there is a 14-day refund, as long as you haven’t completed more than one module.
What if it isn’t for me?
14-day refund, as long as you haven’t completed more than one module. Email hello@arclab.systems and we refund the full price.
Are there limits I should know about?
Modules open in order: finish Systems Foundations to open the other tracks, and pass each module’s quiz to open the next. Specs are text files you download; there is no plugin. The modules use short code examples in JavaScript, TypeScript and Python.
What happens after I pay?
Your workspace opens, usually within a minute. Sign in with the same account and start with Systems Foundations, Module 01.