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Northwest Registered Agent?
BUILD FIRST
- A non-sensitive or read-only version of the core experience
- A manual review step wherever correctness or trust matters
- A narrow companion tool that removes a real piece of work
LEAVE FOR LATER
- Regulated decisions, payments, or irreversible actions
- Claims of correctness, compliance, or uptime that the MVP cannot support
- Sensitive integrations until security, support, and auditability are ready
RESEARCH NOTES
What this tool actually does.
Northwest Registered Agent is a US registered agent and business formation service. Core product: registered agent service at a flat $125/year (unchanged for 20 years; $100/year per state for 5+ states), with LLC formation at $39 plus state filing fee and the first year of registered agent service included free. It bundles a 'Business Identity Suite': free domain name, open-source website, phone line, business email, and business address to shield personal info. Differentiators: 'Privacy by Default' (never sells data, lists its own address on public filings), free mail scanning (up to 5 documents/year) done in-house with no outsourcing, 'Corporate Guides' (in-house support staff, no sales teleprompters, no shareholders, no hidden fees), and instant account access to state forms, tips, and reminders. Rated 4.7/5. It handles service of process and official mail, files articles of organizat
RESEARCHED BUILD PROMPT
Give this to your coding agent.
Build a focused replacement for a service like Northwest Registered Agent: a registered-agent and business-formation web app. Workflow: a user forms an LLC/corporation, appoints the service as registered agent, and gets a business identity (domain, email, phone, address) plus document handling. Requirements: (1) onboarding flow to collect business name, state, owner details, and entity type; (2) pricing display ($125/yr agent, $39 + state fee formation, first year free) with a transparent no-hidden-fees calculator; (3) a dashboard showing account status, state forms, compliance reminders, and a mail-scanning inbox where incoming documents are uploaded (limit ~5/yr free tier); (4) a privacy-by-default policy page stating data is never sold and the service's address is used on public filings; (5) an in-house support/contact area ('Corporate Guides') with no sales scripts. Technical: use a modern stack (e.g., Next.js/React front end, Node or Python API, Postgres), auth, and a document-upload/storage service. Do NOT copy Northwest's brand, logo, name, copy, or UI; build an original interface. Out of scope: real state filing integrations, payment processing, actual mail scanning hardware, multi-state tax advice. Deliver a README with setup steps and important limitations (no real legal filing, demo data only, no production mail handling).