Launch catalog / Playbook
Firsto
Conditional free route launch-board
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free Launch exists but the queue is ~180 days with only 5 free slots daily
- Free tier's dofollow backlink requires landing Top 3 AND embedding their badge
- Premium $19.9 launches in 24h with a guaranteed DR59+ dofollow backlink
- Account sign-up required (Sign in / Sign up on the site)
- The catalogued submission URL /projects/submit returned 404 on 2026-09-25 — the live entry is the 'Submit a Project' nav link
Requirements
- Startup/SaaS/AI tool or digital product to launch
- Registered account; launches happen daily at 8:00 AM UTC
- Free tier badge requirement for the dofollow backlink (embed from the project page)
Prepare before opening the form
- Account credentials
- Product name, tagline, URL, logo, categories/tags, pricing info, description (Markdown supported)
- Pick plan: Free (~180-day queue) / Premium $19.9 (24h) / Pro $59.9 (adds 2-week homepage feature + written mini-review)
- Optional review add-ons: Public Review $199, Private Review $299, Full Package $399
Workflow
- Sign up at firsto.co
- Use 'Submit a Project' (nav) and fill the project form
- Select a launch plan and a launch date from the plan's availability
- Project launches at 8:00 AM UTC and joins daily/weekly/monthly voting
- Every submission gets a permanent project page at /projects/<slug> (with an /llm markdown variant) — discoverable via API and search engines
Watch for
- Free queue is ~180 days — do not promise a date on the free plan
- Free-tier dofollow link is doubly gated: Top-3 ranking AND badge embed
- Premium/Pro prices are per-launch one-time fees; review packages are separate large upsells ($199–$399)
- Unusually agent-friendly: public API, MCP endpoint, llms.txt — programmatic discovery is encouraged but submission itself needs an account
- Note: /projects/submit 404'd at research time — use the 'Submit a Project' nav link instead
What counts as live
Product has a public page at firsto.co/projects/<slug> and appears in /launches with its launch date and vote count
Not verified
- Exact form fields behind the account wall
- Whether the free tier's badge is verified automatically
- Refund policy for paid launches
Sources
- Homepage — 'Agent Index': product launch platform with public APIs, MCP tools and llms.txt ↗
- Pricing — Free (queue ~180 days, 5 slots/day, DF backlink only for Top 3 with badge), Premium $19.9 (24h), Pro $59.9 (2-week homepage feature + mini review) ↗
- llms.txt — launch types, 8:00 AM UTC daily launches, public discovery API ↗