Automattic debuts a platform to deploy vibe-coding apps amid a changing internet

Automattic, the owner of WordPress.com, launched Spacefast, a service that provides infrastructure such as databases, authentication, file uploads, emails, and analytics for vibe-coded websites and apps. Users can connect Spacefast with agents and chatbots including ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor, or link a Git repository, and the product competes with Lovable and Emergent while offering more openness. The product is headed by Batuhan Icoz, was soft-launched in September, and comes as Automattic navigates recent leadership turmoil and layoffs.