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Built a Local AI Code Reviewer with Ollama | Private & Open Source 🚀

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

Built a Local AI Code Reviewer with Ollama | Private & Open Source 🚀

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I talk for 30 seconds, and my to-do list writes itself (Whisper + Gemma 4, local)

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

I talk for 30 seconds, and my to-do list writes itself (Whisper + Gemma 4, local)

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🎙️ I Built a Local AI Transcriber for a Friend Who Works With Too Much Audio and Video

Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Submission 🤝

🎙️ I Built a Local AI Transcriber for a Friend Who Works With Too Much Audio and Video

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Daily Expense Tracker

Daily Expense Tracker

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Building a Privacy-First AI CRM Assistant for My Friend's Business

Hacktoberfest: Maintainer Spotlight

Building a Privacy-First AI CRM Assistant for My Friend's Business

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I Built AgentSpend: A Rust CLI That Automatically Tracks AI Agent Usage and Finds Wasted Tokens

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

I Built AgentSpend: A Rust CLI That Automatically Tracks AI Agent Usage and Finds Wasted Tokens

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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 🦥

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 🤝

"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 🤝

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 🤝

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

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lazycommit: a tiny local model writes my commit messages so I don't have to

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

lazycommit: a tiny local model writes my commit messages so I don't have to

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LazyLecture :Your Notes. Your Time. Your Study Pack.

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

LazyLecture :Your Notes. Your Time. Your Study Pack.

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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 🤝

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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Sloth Inbox: let a tiny open model sort the notes you keep avoiding

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

Sloth Inbox: let a tiny open model sort the notes you keep avoiding

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