The latest articles on DEV Community by Charvi Upreti (@charviupreti). https://dev.to/charviupreti https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1666199%2F3b03d171-4b56-486f-a180-8dac29916b60.jpg https://dev.to/charviupreti en Charvi Upreti Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:17:14 +0000 https://dev.to/charviupreti/prompt-jar-a-tiny-local-ai-for-creative-blocks-3084 https://dev.to/charviupreti/prompt-jar-a-tiny-local-ai-for-creative-blocks-3084 <p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-weekend-2026-10-01">Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>I built Prompt Jar for a friend who loves stationery and arts &amp; crafts. You tell it your topic, colors, craft supplies, and time, and it gives you a tiny creative idea. Or just hit Surprise Me and see what happens. ✨</p> <p>This is my first open-ended AI hackathon, apart from a bit of tinkering on Kaggle. I wanted to take a simple idea and build my own little version of it, join Hacktoberfest, and learn along the way.</p> <h2> Demo </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/charviupreti/prompt-jar/blob/main/demo.mp4" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/charviupreti/prompt-jar/blob/main/demo.mp4</a></p> <h2> Code </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/charviupreti/prompt-jar" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/charviupreti/prompt-jar</a></p> <h2> How I Built It </h2> <p>Built with Flask, Gemma 3 1B, and Ollama.</p> <p>The basic app is working, and I'm still tweaking the AI generation to make it follow the user's preferences more reliably. </p> <h2> Why Does Open Innovation Matter? </h2> <p>AI runs locally, so we can get past an art block without ending up browsing online for ideas and procrastinating. ✨</p> devchallenge weekendchallenge hf26challenge