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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 💸

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

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A 1B model isn't smart enough to read a contract. So I never asked it to.

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

A 1B model isn't smart enough to read a contract. So I never asked it to.

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tripkit: Gemma writes the caption, but it guessed the wrong country

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

tripkit: Gemma writes the caption, but it guessed the wrong country

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6 min read
I Built an Invoice Sorter That Never Uploads Your Bills (100% Local AI)

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

I Built an Invoice Sorter That Never Uploads Your Bills (100% Local AI)

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I was tired of manual bookkeeping, so I wrote an offline receipt parser with Ollama

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

I was tired of manual bookkeeping, so I wrote an offline receipt parser with Ollama

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LedgerLens Enterprise: Confidential Freelance Audit and Discrepancy Engine

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

LedgerLens Enterprise: Confidential Freelance Audit and Discrepancy Engine

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Stitch Desk is a local-first order assistant for boutiques and tailors.

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

Stitch Desk is a local-first order assistant for boutiques and tailors.

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ReceiptSorter: receipts in, expense sheet out, with open models on your own laptop

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

ReceiptSorter: receipts in, expense sheet out, with open models on your own laptop

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Every answer comes with a page number

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

Every answer comes with a page number

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ScopeGhost: An Open-Weight AI Scope Auditor for Freelancers and Agencies

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

ScopeGhost: An Open-Weight AI Scope Auditor for Freelancers and Agencies

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# LocalLead AI: Finding Business Opportunities with Open-Weight AI

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

# LocalLead AI: Finding Business Opportunities with Open-Weight AI

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Haggle: rehearse your freelance rate against a lowballing client who lives in your browser tab

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

Haggle: rehearse your freelance rate against a lowballing client who lives in your browser tab

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Shoebox: a receipt and invoice sorter for freelancers that never uploads a thing (local vision model)

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

Shoebox: a receipt and invoice sorter for freelancers that never uploads a thing (local vision model)

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PaperKeep

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

PaperKeep

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What If Your Local Kirana Store Could Predict Tomorrow's Demand? Meet DukaanDost

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

What If Your Local Kirana Store Could Predict Tomorrow's Demand? Meet DukaanDost

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