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Gift app built to stop giving books people already own

After giving someone a book they already had, he used AI CLI to build a small app for gift ideas. It suggests gifts from his own 5 star book reviews and the other person's Goodreads wishlist.

How it works

  1. Gives the AI CLI his 5 star book reviews and the recipient's Goodreads wishlist
  2. It builds a small web app
  3. The app suggests gifts from both lists

Why it’s worth knowing

The app crosses his own 5 star reviews with the other person's wishlist, so the gift is something he rates and they still want.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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