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      <title>Touch-Grass</title>
      <dc:creator>Aditi Patel</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/gurjaraditipatel1/touch-grass-2f13</link>
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      <description>&lt;h1&gt;
  
  
  🌱 Touch-Grass AI — Your Digital Detox Companion
&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Touch Grass. Touch Life. Feel Better.&lt;/strong&gt; 🌿&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;🔗 &lt;strong&gt;Live Demo:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://touchgrass-ai.streamlit.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;touchgrass-ai.streamlit.app&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;TouchGrass AI is a fun, interactive web application designed to encourage people to take a break from their screens, spend more time outdoors, build healthy daily habits, and reconnect with the real world.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instead of endlessly scrolling, turn your outdoor time into an adventure! Complete daily missions, track your progress, and make every day a little greener. 🌍&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  ✨ Features
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🏡 &lt;strong&gt;Daily Missions&lt;/strong&gt; — Discover fun activities that encourage you to step outside.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🎮 &lt;strong&gt;Play Together&lt;/strong&gt; — Explore interactive activities and challenges.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🎯 &lt;strong&gt;Daily Goals&lt;/strong&gt; — Set outdoor time targets and work toward healthier habits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📊 &lt;strong&gt;My Journey&lt;/strong&gt; — Track your progress with interactive checklists and a 100-point scoring system.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🗺️ &lt;strong&gt;Adventure Planner&lt;/strong&gt; — Get ideas for outdoor activities and plan your next adventure.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🌿 &lt;strong&gt;Fun &amp;amp; Interactive UI&lt;/strong&gt; — Enjoy a colorful, beginner-friendly experience.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📥 &lt;strong&gt;Download Your Plan&lt;/strong&gt; — Save your outdoor adventure plan for later.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🎯 Why TouchGrass AI?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Spending too much time in front of screens can make it easy to forget the world outside. TouchGrass AI encourages small, achievable steps toward a more balanced digital lifestyle.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Whether it's taking a short walk, enjoying nature, or spending time with friends, every little step counts!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🛠️ Tech Stack
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Python&lt;/strong&gt; — Application logic&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Streamlit&lt;/strong&gt; — Interactive web interface&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ollama&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;cloud code&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Git &amp;amp; GitHub&lt;/strong&gt; — Version control and collaboration&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🚀 Run Locally
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Want to run TouchGrass AI on your own machine?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  1. Clone the repository
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&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;git clone https://github.com/gurjaraditipatel-blip/touchgrass-ai.git
&lt;span class="nb"&gt;cd &lt;/span&gt;touchgrass-ai
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  2. Create a virtual environment
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&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;python &lt;span class="nt"&gt;-m&lt;/span&gt; venv .venv
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  3. Activate the environment
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Windows PowerShell:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight powershell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="o"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="nf"&gt;venv&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="n"&gt;\Scripts\Activate.ps1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="w"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;macOS / Linux:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;span class="nb"&gt;source&lt;/span&gt; .venv/bin/activate
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  4. Install dependencies
&lt;/h3&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;pip &lt;span class="nb"&gt;install&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="nt"&gt;-r&lt;/span&gt; requirements.txt
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  5. Run the application
&lt;/h3&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;streamlit run app.py
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The app will open in your browser, usually at &lt;code&gt;http://localhost:8501&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  📸 Screenshots
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Screenshots of the application can be added here to showcase the interface.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://dev.totouchgrass-ai/screenshot"&gt;TouchGrass AI Home&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🌍 Hacktoberfest &amp;amp; Contributions
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Contributions are welcome! 💚&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you'd like to improve TouchGrass AI, you can help by:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🐛 Fixing bugs and improving existing features.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🎨 Enhancing the UI and user experience.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🌱 Adding new outdoor challenges and daily missions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📈 Improving progress tracking and goal-setting features.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📚 Improving documentation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;♿ Making the app more accessible.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🧪 Adding tests and improving code quality.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  💡 Future Improvements
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;💾 Persistent user progress and saved goals.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🏆 Badges, streaks, and achievement tracking.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🌤️ Weather-aware outdoor activity suggestions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;👥 More multiplayer challenges.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📱 Improved mobile experience.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🤖 Optional AI-powered personalized activity recommendations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🔒 Privacy &amp;amp; Data
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;TouchGrass AI is designed to be simple and accessible. The current version uses in-app logic for its activities and scoring. Progress may not persist after a session or app restart.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Avoid entering sensitive personal information into the app.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  💚 Our Mission
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We believe technology should help us live better—not keep us glued to our screens.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Take a break. Step outside. Touch grass. 🌱&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Made with 💚 for a healthier digital lifestyle.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;⭐ If you like this project, consider giving it a star on GitHub!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;🔗 &lt;strong&gt;Try it now:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://touchgrass-ai.streamlit.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TouchGrass AI — Live App&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>intro</title>
      <dc:creator>Aditi Patel</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/gurjaraditipatel1/intro-59lk</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/gurjaraditipatel1/intro-59lk</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;i am aditi patel. i am software engineer. excited to learning new things&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Intro</title>
      <dc:creator>Aditi Patel</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/gurjaraditipatel1/intro-473f</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/gurjaraditipatel1/intro-473f</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I am new to community , happy to be the part of dev .&lt;/p&gt;

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