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I'm working on WishKeeper https://wishkeeper.io.

It's a webapp that lets you create wish lists and share them with family and friends. The key feature is the claim system: when someone decides to buy you an item, they can claim it so others know it's taken, but you never see who claimed what or even that it was claimed at all. The surprise stays intact. You can also split big purchases. If someone wants a $400 stand mixer, multiple people can chip in allowing family tight on cash to feel like they're contributing without having family members feel like they have to put small items on their list just so everyone can contribute.

I kept it deliberately simple. No social features, no feeds, no ads. Just lists with items, links, prices, and notes. You create a list, share the link, and you're done. No group chat gymnastics required. It's free to use. I built this because I wanted it to exist, not because I had some grand monetization plan. You can sign up and create lists without a credit card.

Suggestions welcome!

Thanks for sharing! This aligns with a workflow I've been converging on incorporating traceability and transparency into LLM-augmented workflows[1]. One of the big benefits I've realized is sharing and committing prompts gives significantly more insight into the original problem set out to be solved by the developer, and then it additionally shows how it morphed over time or what new challenges arose. Cool project!

[1]https://colinmilhaupt.com/posts/responsible-llm-use/

My girlfriend recently got into making sourdough and wanted to keep a log of all her recipes. She really wanted to explore the relationships between recipe water percentage and crumb density, or proof time and oven spring, for example. I built her https://sourdoughchronicle.com - a local first bread journal that allows peer to peer recipe and results sharing. Claude + aider had a MVP built in an hour and she's loving it! Oddly enough the comparison charts haven't made it in yet, but that's the next feature on the the to-do list.