This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady
What I Built
InterruptIQ — Attention Gateway & Focus Intelligence Platform 🧠⚡
InterruptIQ helps engineering teams protect their focus by evaluating when notifications should be delivered, delayed, or batched instead of interrupting developers constantly.
Its Focus Report (Shadow Mode v0) analyzes interruption patterns and simulates notification policies without modifying real messages.
Key features include:
- 🧠 Focus-state inference using calendar boundaries and activity patterns.
- ⚡ Deterministic, explainable notification policies.
- 📊 Focus reports and an interactive policy simulator.
- 🔍 User feedback on potentially harmful notification delays.
- 🤖 An AI-assisted architecture for offline decision evaluation.
Demo
Code
Explore the source code: InterruptIQ on GitHub
Built with TypeScript, Fastify, React, Vite, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Docker.
How I Built It
I built InterruptIQ as a TypeScript monorepo with a Fastify backend, React simulator, and shared domain logic.
The core policy engine uses deterministic rules to evaluate focus states and notification timing. The architecture also includes a local embedding-engine package and supports an offline AI-critique approach for evaluating historical decisions.
I chose shadow mode first so the system can evaluate potential benefits and risks before any live notification handling is introduced.
Why Does Open Innovation Matter?
Open source makes notification decisions transparent, testable, and adaptable. Developers can inspect the rules, evaluate privacy practices, experiment with local AI models, and contribute improvements without depending entirely on a closed platform.
My Agent Session
Not linked yet.
The Lazy Payoff
InterruptIQ aims to reduce unnecessary context switching and manual notification management, giving developers more uninterrupted time for deep work.
Rather than claiming unmeasured time savings, the Focus Report is designed to evaluate potential benefits alongside user feedback about harmful delays.
Prize Categories
- Open-Source AI
- Developer Productivity / Developer Tools
I’ll verify the official partner-category names and eligibility before final submission.
Built by @vedant21-ctr
InterruptIQ — Protect attention. Preserve context.
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