I built an AI content workspace for creators - here's what I learned as a solo dev

draftOS — Fri, 15 May 2026 22:04:22 +0000

A few months ago I tried starting a blog. Got stuck immediately - not on the technical side, but on the content side. What do I write? Is this even worth posting? Does anyone care?

As a developer I did what developers do. I built something.

The problem I was actually solving

Most creator tools are either too generic (Claude, ChatGPT) or too complex (Notion, AI agentic workflow). Neither understands creator formats propely — what a hook is, how a carousel differs from a script, what's trending in a specific niche right now.

The blank page problem isn't a creativity problem. It's a structure problem.

What I built

draftOS — draftos.io

Brief in → scripts, hooks, carousels, weekly plan out in ~30 seconds
Script Studio with a built-in teleprompter — write and film in the same place
Live trend signals from YouTube, TikTok and Instagram ranked by niche
draftOS Brain — remembers your voice and what you've already posted, gets sharper over time
Built with Go backend, React frontend, deployed as a PWA.

What surprised me building it

Filming is a bigger bottleneck than writing. Even with a perfect script most people freeze on camera. Putting the teleprompter inside the same tool removed that friction completely.

Trend data without niche context is useless. Showing a food blogger generic trending topics helps nobody.

AI output gets repetitive fast without memory. The Brain was the hardest thing to get right.

Still MVP, pre-revenue, built solo(frontend vibe code, backend Golang)

Would love feedback from any devs who also create content — what tools do you actually use?

DEV Community: draftOS

I built an AI content workspace for creators - here's what I learned as a solo dev