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I built a local AI workout planner for my gym-obsessed friend

I built a local AI workout planner for my gym-obsessed friend

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AcadFlow — I Built an AI Academic Operating System for My Friend Who Drowns in Deadlines Every Semester

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

AcadFlow — I Built an AI Academic Operating System for My Friend Who Drowns in Deadlines Every Semester

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AcadFlow — I Built an AI Academic Operating System for My Friend Who Drowns in Deadlines Every Semester

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

AcadFlow — I Built an AI Academic Operating System for My Friend Who Drowns in Deadlines Every Semester

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FocusBuddy - Offline Open-Source AI Task Chunker for Executive Dysfunction

FocusBuddy - Offline Open-Source AI Task Chunker for Executive Dysfunction

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Udhaar-Khata: Voice AI Digital Ledger for My Father Using 100% Local Open-Weights (Gemma 2 + Whisper)

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

Udhaar-Khata: Voice AI Digital Ledger for My Father Using 100% Local Open-Weights (Gemma 2 + Whisper)

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GlucoPulse: An Open-Source AI Metabolic Guardian I Built for My Friend Alex

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

GlucoPulse: An Open-Source AI Metabolic Guardian I Built for My Friend Alex

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BottleBuddy

BottleBuddy

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Linux Buddy: A Linux Learning Buddy for Students 🐧

Linux Buddy: A Linux Learning Buddy for Students 🐧

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PhishGuard AI

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

PhishGuard AI

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Two Correct Prices, Two Wrong Products: Building ShelfProof

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

Two Correct Prices, Two Wrong Products: Building ShelfProof

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My friends refuse to write Dockerfiles, so I built an AI that does it for them. You're welcome, lazy people. 🐳

My friends refuse to write Dockerfiles, so I built an AI that does it for them. You're welcome, lazy people. 🐳

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Building a Zero-Cost, NDA-Compliant Security Report Generator with Local Gemma 2B.

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

Building a Zero-Cost, NDA-Compliant Security Report Generator with Local Gemma 2B.

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tonesearch: find the angry minute in your call recordings, on your own machine

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

tonesearch: find the angry minute in your call recordings, on your own machine

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Zero-Cost, 100% Private: Building a Local Invoice & Receipt Sorter with Open-Source AI

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

Zero-Cost, 100% Private: Building a Local Invoice & Receipt Sorter with Open-Source AI

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SafePlate: Building an AI Allergy & Histamine Recipe Agent (with Sentry Agent Tracing)

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

SafePlate: Building an AI Allergy & Histamine Recipe Agent (with Sentry Agent Tracing)

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