Exam AI – something I built during the MeDo hackathon

Eszter Kovacs — Mon, 04 May 2026 07:30:20 +0000

I didn’t go into the MeDo hackathon with some big, polished idea. I just wanted to build something I’d actually use.

So I made Exam AI.

The problem is simple: studying for exams is chaotic. You read notes, search things, forget half of it, and then try to cram everything at the end. I wanted something that helps you actively think, not just passively read.

How it actually works ⚙️

You give Exam AI a topic — anything you’re studying.

From there, it:

generates exam-style questions 🧠
lets you try to answer them yourself ✍️
then gives you explanations, not just the “correct answer” 💡

So instead of rereading notes, you’re constantly testing yourself and filling in gaps as you go.

The useful part is that it adapts to how you interact with it. If something isn’t clear, you can push further, ask again, or go deeper into a specific concept. It’s less like a static quiz and more like a back-and-forth.

What surprised me 😄

The biggest surprise wasn’t even the idea — it was how quickly it came together. I didn’t get stuck in setup or overengineering. I could just iterate and focus on whether it’s actually helpful.

That said, it wasn’t effortless:

the quality depends a lot on how you phrase things 🤔
it’s easy to overbuild instead of keeping it simple
making explanations actually useful is harder than it sounds

I had to keep asking: would this help someone who’s stressed before an exam?

What’s next 🔮

If I keep working on it, I’d make it more personal — adapting to what you’re weak at instead of treating every topic the same.

Right now it’s simple, but that’s kind of the point.

It’s a small tool, but it solves a real problem: turning studying into something active instead of passive.

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🎃 My Kiroween Hackathon Experience — I Built a Spooky Landing Page with MCP Integration using Kiro IDE

Eszter Kovacs — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:17:39 +0000

I joined the Kiroween hackathon with one goal: build something fun.
A few late-night ideas later, I ended up creating a Halloween-themed, API-powered landing page — entirely by myself, inside Kiro IDE.

👻 What I made

Spooky Landing Page with MCP Integration — an animated, glowing UI that pulls real-time spooky quotes via MCP.
It reacts, flickers, whispers Halloween mood into the screen.

Features:

🔮 MCP + ZenQuotes API connection
💀 Animated UI states (ghost / moon / crystal ball)
🎨 DiceBear avatar generation
⚡ Smooth transitions + spooky sound cues

Short project — big vibes.

🧰 Built in Kiro IDE

I didn’t code this traditionally — I built it through conversation.

Using Kiro IDE, I generated components, refined effects, and integrated MCP endpoints quickly.
It felt less like typing code, more like designing an idea in real time.

🏁 Why this mattered to me

I learned how fast a solo developer can move when the tooling flows with creativity.
Kiro IDE helped me think, build, and refine — not just code.

Small project, but it left a big smile.👻🔥

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