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I Built WanderWise: A Local-First AI Planner That Wants You to Close the Screen

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

I Built WanderWise: A Local-First AI Planner That Wants You to Close the Screen

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Baahar: I built an agent whose success metric is leaving the house

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

Baahar: I built an agent whose success metric is leaving the house

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8 min read
GullyGames 🌿: Less Screen Time, More Real-World Play with Open-Weight AI

Hacktoberfest: Maintainer Spotlight

GullyGames 🌿: Less Screen Time, More Real-World Play with Open-Weight AI

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bird caller recorder and offline identifier

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

bird caller recorder and offline identifier

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2 min read
🌿 Walk & Notice — AI That Gets You Off the Screen

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

🌿 Walk & Notice — AI That Gets You Off the Screen

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5 min read
Meowfolio: I Built an AI Scrapbook for the Cats You Meet Outside 🐱🌿

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

Meowfolio: I Built an AI Scrapbook for the Cats You Meet Outside 🐱🌿

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9 min read
Outside, briefly: a tiny offline AI coach for getting off the screen

Outside, briefly: a tiny offline AI coach for getting off the screen

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I Taught Local AI to Help Me Notice the World.

Hacktoberfest: Maintainer Spotlight

I Taught Local AI to Help Me Notice the World.

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TrailSnack 🫐 a trail companion that runs Gemma with zero bars, and never says "eat this"

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

TrailSnack 🫐 a trail companion that runs Gemma with zero bars, and never says "eat this"

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5 min read
Forest Echo: The AI Bird Identifier That Knows When to Shut Up

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

Forest Echo: The AI Bird Identifier That Knows When to Shut Up

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5 min read
SlumberBloom is a small garden game that only grows when you leave your phone alone.

SlumberBloom is a small garden game that only grows when you leave your phone alone.

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Grass Bingo: a daily nature card your phone checks offline, with an open-weight model

Grass Bingo: a daily nature card your phone checks offline, with an open-weight model

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4 min read
TrailKit: An Offline Trail Companion

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

TrailKit: An Offline Trail Companion

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6 min read
Butterflies don't take weekends off: 40,000 Pune sightings and a forecast that fell apart when I removed one column

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

Butterflies don't take weekends off: 40,000 Pune sightings and a forecast that fell apart when I removed one column

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9 min read
Feels: Translating Your Spotify Soundtrack into Real Outdoor Places with Local AI and SerpApi

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass Submission 🌿

Feels: Translating Your Spotify Soundtrack into Real Outdoor Places with Local AI and SerpApi

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