Devlog #02 – UI Overhaul & Progress

Hey everyone ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

I completely redesigned the ReFlow UI today. The old beige version felt flat and didn’t match the calm atmosphere I wanted for an addiction recovery tool.

Claude helped brainstorm the new green and yellow color scheme – green for growth and healing, yellow for warmth. It works way better.

But I built the actual functionality myself. The Get Started button with localStorage checks, the addiction name and reason inputs, the confirmation dialog if you already have data saved - all my code. The canvas river skeleton is in place, and I spent time planning how to animate water levels smoothly.

Also got the AI companion working with DeepSeek’s free API after struggling with Gemini (CORS) and OpenRouter (rate limits). The companion has strict guardrails so it won’t judge, give medical advice, or say anything harmful.

Right now at about 3.5 hours. The river animation is the last big piece before shipping.

The AI API is not ready yet, just some static answers a user can get.

This project is personal. I know what addiction feels like, and I wanted to build something that doesn’t punish you for slipping – just shows you the river can always flow again 🤍