Devlog #1: Coding MVP

Hey there! First devlog for this project! So the idea of this project is that you write what components you have, how much time you can devote and what your budget is, and AI brainstorms 5 different project ideas you can make that fit those criteria.

The project is coded in Python. First, I generated a new API key from HackAi to use as the brain, and integrated it. Then I wrote 1 master prompt which gets sent to the AI every time and includes the info the user has given (components, time available, budget), along with instructions on what format to return each idea in (name, description, extra components needed, cost, and time estimate).

I used the rich library to make the terminal output look prettier: rendering the AI’s response as formatted markdown instead of plain text, adding colors and even a colored spinner along with some phrases (such as thinking..., brainstorming..., ect.) so the user knows somethings is happening instead of just guessing if the program has frozen or not.

Next up: I’ll probably switch to Tkinter to give it an actual GUI instead of a terminal prompt. Probably gonna have text boxes for components/time/budget, a “Generate Ideas” button, and each idea shown in its own card instead of one long markdown dump.

Follow along to see how it turns out!