The latest articles on DEV Community by Mehak Kuchchal (@mkuchchal). https://dev.to/mkuchchal https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fthepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2F99mvlsfu5tfj9m7ku25d.png https://dev.to/mkuchchal en Mehak Kuchchal Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:22:26 +0000 https://dev.to/mkuchchal/overthink-untangler-a-calm-helper-for-overthinkers-code-40pd https://dev.to/mkuchchal/overthink-untangler-a-calm-helper-for-overthinkers-code-40pd <h2> What I built </h2> <p>Overthink Untangler is a small Python app for people who overthink. You type<br> a worry, and an open-source AI gives a calm answer: how you feel, what you<br> can control, one small step, and a breathing exercise. It is a relaxation<br> helper, not therapy.</p> <h2> Why open innovation matters for my project </h2> <p>I used an open model (gpt-oss), so I could test it for free and change its<br> behavior with my prompt. Right now it runs through Ollama's cloud, so<br> messages leave my computer. In the future I want to run it locally for<br> better privacy.</p> <h2> What I learned </h2> <p>At first the AI assumed I had a job, so I changed the prompt to say I am a<br> student. Small prompt changes made the answers much better.</p> <h2> Code </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/Mehak-Kuchchal/overthink-untangler" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Mehak-Kuchchal/overthink-untangler</a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fmq51ssizfjq584ft11r7.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fmq51ssizfjq584ft11r7.png" alt=" " width="800" height="249"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fem246f2ms0p4p9sgxj5y.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fem246f2ms0p4p9sgxj5y.png" alt=" " width="800" height="354"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fajtdulev0msx4k8wfs52.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fajtdulev0msx4k8wfs52.png" alt=" " width="799" height="246"></a></p> devchallenge hf26challenge