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DakshinVani: A Local Gemma Agent

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission đź’¸

DakshinVani: A Local Gemma Agent

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# 🚨 Oops, I Shipped a Secret. ChangeGuard Didn’t.

# 🚨 Oops, I Shipped a Secret. ChangeGuard Didn’t.

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Duelo de Fotos: a photo duel for two, judged by a local Gemma that is sometimes confidently wrong

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

Duelo de Fotos: a photo duel for two, judged by a local Gemma that is sometimes confidently wrong

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Touch Grass, Week 1 Dev Challenge hacktoberfest 26

Hacktoberfest: Contribution Chronicles

Touch Grass, Week 1 Dev Challenge hacktoberfest 26

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The Almirah: a 7B local vision model and 3D cabinet that keeps my friend's family papers off the cloud

The Almirah: a 7B local vision model and 3D cabinet that keeps my friend's family papers off the cloud

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Scope-Creep Guard: A Local Gemma AI That Tells Clients "That's Out of Scope" (So You Don't Have To)

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission đź’¸

Scope-Creep Guard: A Local Gemma AI That Tells Clients "That's Out of Scope" (So You Don't Have To)

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Ripple: One Blog Post, Every Social Platform, Written by Gemma in Your Browser

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission đź’¸

Ripple: One Blog Post, Every Social Platform, Written by Gemma in Your Browser

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MenuGuard AI 🍽️ — Helping Restaurants Fix Menu Mistakes with Open-Weight AI

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission đź’¸

MenuGuard AI 🍽️ — Helping Restaurants Fix Menu Mistakes with Open-Weight AI

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I built an AI that writes resale listings — then refuses to publish the ones it can't prove

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission đź’¸

I built an AI that writes resale listings — then refuses to publish the ones it can't prove

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I Built an Open-Weight AI That Prices Etsy Shops, On Your Laptop

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission đź’¸

I Built an Open-Weight AI That Prices Etsy Shops, On Your Laptop

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🌱 I Built an AI That Wants You to Stop Using It — Meet TerraLens

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

🌱 I Built an AI That Wants You to Stop Using It — Meet TerraLens

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Receipt Box: a private receipt sorter for freelancers, powered by Gemma

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission đź’¸

Receipt Box: a private receipt sorter for freelancers, powered by Gemma

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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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🛍️ DukaanAI: Building an AI Marketing Assistant for Local Shops with Open-Weight AI

🛍️ DukaanAI: Building an AI Marketing Assistant for Local Shops with Open-Weight AI

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🌿 TouchGrass — Go Outside. Take a Shot. Let Local AI Judge It.

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

🌿 TouchGrass — Go Outside. Take a Shot. Let Local AI Judge It.

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