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standup-sloth: a local LLM drafts your standup, and a citation check keeps it honest

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission đŸŠ„

standup-sloth: a local LLM drafts your standup, and a citation check keeps it honest

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"Bro, I'm Bored": How I Built an Open-Source AI Free-Time Planner for My Roommate

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission đŸ€

"Bro, I'm Bored": How I Built an Open-Source AI Free-Time Planner for My Roommate

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A Local AI System Reliability Agent with Gemma 3 4B

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission đŸ€

A Local AI System Reliability Agent with Gemma 3 4B

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Remembering Why I Invested — I Built Investment Memory for My Dad

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission đŸ€

Remembering Why I Invested — I Built Investment Memory for My Dad

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CrossCheck, a study tool I built for a friend that runs on an open model

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission đŸ€

CrossCheck, a study tool I built for a friend that runs on an open model

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MemoryMate — An AI Memory Assistant Built for a Friend

MemoryMate — An AI Memory Assistant Built for a Friend

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"My local model called a flagged result 'within range', so I stopped letting it do arithmetic"

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission đŸ€

"My local model called a flagged result 'within range', so I stopped letting it do arithmetic"

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Samajh — a reader for the letters my mother couldn't read

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission đŸ€

Samajh — a reader for the letters my mother couldn't read

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Prove It Outside

Prove It Outside

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What If Your City Was Hiding Secrets? I Built WAYBOUND to Find Them.

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

What If Your City Was Hiding Secrets? I Built WAYBOUND to Find Them.

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Impostor Hunt: a hide-and-seek game that only works if you touch grass

Impostor Hunt: a hide-and-seek game that only works if you touch grass

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Budget Buddy — the money app that talks like a friend, not a spreadsheet

Hacktoberfest: Maintainer Spotlight

Budget Buddy — the money app that talks like a friend, not a spreadsheet

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Wiggle Outside: weather, nearby places and a little inspiration in one short search

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

Wiggle Outside: weather, nearby places and a little inspiration in one short search

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10 min read
🔐 Vault — Privacy-First Local AI for Sensitive Legal Documents

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission đŸ€

🔐 Vault — Privacy-First Local AI for Sensitive Legal Documents

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My First Open-Source Tool; A Tiny Open-Source AI That Tells Me to Touch Grass

My First Open-Source Tool; A Tiny Open-Source AI That Tells Me to Touch Grass

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