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Star Trek StarFleet Command game built with Antigravity and Gemini
A Star Trek-themed game created in about an hour using Google's Antigravity IDE with Gemini. It demonstrates that an LLM coding agent on a Pro subscription can produce a playable game quickly, shared as open source on GitHub.
A Star Trek-themed game created in about an hour using Google's Antigravity IDE with Gemini. It demonstrates that an LLM coding agent on a Pro subscription can produce a playable game quickly, shared as open source on GitHub.
Subscriptions Are Not the Only Way AI Apps Can Make Money
A post analyzes AI app monetization beyond subscriptions, citing data showing only 4.5% of US consumers pay for a personal AI subscription as of August, while the top 1% of spenders account for 19.5% of all AI spending. It argues advertising and transaction fees are emerging alternatives: ChatGPT ads reached a $1B annualized run rate, and AI agents could earn commissions on purchases. Practitioners should design products for discoverability by AI agents — clear pricing, complete product data, and trustworthy reviews.
A post analyzes AI app monetization beyond subscriptions, citing data showing only 4.5% of US consumers pay for a personal AI subscription as of August, while the top 1% of spenders account for 19.5% of all AI spending. It argues advertising and transaction fees are emerging alternatives: ChatGPT ads reached a $1B annualized run rate, and AI agents could earn commissions on purchases. Practitioners should design products for discoverability by AI agents — clear pricing, complete product data, and trustworthy reviews.
HARNESS ENGINEERING FOR GEMINI AGENTS · PART 1 OF 4
Medium post details building a skills catalog for Gemini agents in Antigravity (51 skills, 59 gates)
Medium post details building a skills catalog for Gemini agents in Antigravity (51 skills, 59 gates)
Norte — desktop IDE where a Kanban board drives an AI coding agent
Norte is a desktop IDE where the main screen is a Kanban board instead of a chat window. Writing a card and moving it to Doing triggers an agent (Claude Code, Gemini, or Copilot CLI) to implement it on its own branch. Git state decides completion — a card only reaches Done when a real repo change exists.
Norte is a desktop IDE where the main screen is a Kanban board instead of a chat window. Writing a card and moving it to Doing triggers an agent (Claude Code, Gemini, or Copilot CLI) to implement it on its own branch. Git state decides completion — a card only reaches Done when a real repo change exists.
Pixel-art guild dashboard that visualizes multiple coding agents as heroes
A visual management tool that turns concurrent coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Kiro, Gemini, Cursor) into pixel-art RPG heroes in a guild, with rooms reflecting each agent's state (working, waiting, done, rate-limited). It solves the problem of losing track of multiple parallel agents, showing remaining harness usage/credits as the guild's HP. Built for developers running several coding agents at once.
A visual management tool that turns concurrent coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Kiro, Gemini, Cursor) into pixel-art RPG heroes in a guild, with rooms reflecting each agent's state (working, waiting, done, rate-limited). It solves the problem of losing track of multiple parallel agents, showing remaining harness usage/credits as the guild's HP. Built for developers running several coding agents at once.
How do I make Gemini run a saved workflow from ANY chat when I type a trigger word?
A user built a 'CRM check' workflow in Gemini that scans a CRM sheet and drafts call reminders, but typing the trigger phrase only launches web searches. Creating a Gem works, yet only inside that Gem's own chat, not universally.
A user built a 'CRM check' workflow in Gemini that scans a CRM sheet and drafts call reminders, but typing the trigger phrase only launches web searches. Creating a Gem works, yet only inside that Gem's own chat, not universally.
Google Universal Cart: AI shopping cart saving items from multiple retailers across Gemini and Search
Google's Universal Cart is an AI-powered shopping tool that lets users save products from multiple retailers into a single unified cart, accessible in the Gemini app and Google Search. Previewed at Google I/O in May 2026, it uses AI to help US shoppers stay organized and save money heading into the holiday season.
Google's Universal Cart is an AI-powered shopping tool that lets users save products from multiple retailers into a single unified cart, accessible in the Gemini app and Google Search. Previewed at Google I/O in May 2026, it uses AI to help US shoppers stay organized and save money heading into the holiday season.
Parcel - Chrome extension to save and search AI chat conversations
Parcel is a Chrome extension for saving AI chat conversations from ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini into a searchable library. It exports chats as Markdown files and stores chat histories locally so users can find past answers across multiple AI tools. It targets people who use several AI assistants and lose track of where a useful answer was saved.
Parcel is a Chrome extension for saving AI chat conversations from ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini into a searchable library. It exports chats as Markdown files and stores chat histories locally so users can find past answers across multiple AI tools. It targets people who use several AI assistants and lose track of where a useful answer was saved.
Enhanced scam protection in Google Messages using Gemini AI to detect scammers
Google is adding an 'enhanced protection' setting to Google Messages that uses cloud-based Gemini AI models to evaluate conversations with unrecognized senders for scam intent. It builds on the existing Scam Detection feature in Messages. It helps Android users avoid slow-burn mobile fraud attempts.
Google is adding an 'enhanced protection' setting to Google Messages that uses cloud-based Gemini AI models to evaluate conversations with unrecognized senders for scam intent. It builds on the existing Scam Detection feature in Messages. It helps Android users avoid slow-burn mobile fraud attempts.
Newsletter to Podcast: turn newsletters and blogs into an RSS podcast feed
An open-source Python tool that converts newsletters and blog posts into an RSS podcast feed you can subscribe to in apps supporting custom RSS. LLMs are used to generate spoken summaries of articles via the Gemini API, while full narrations use Edge TTS. It solves inbox overload by letting readers listen to written content instead.
An open-source Python tool that converts newsletters and blog posts into an RSS podcast feed you can subscribe to in apps supporting custom RSS. LLMs are used to generate spoken summaries of articles via the Gemini API, while full narrations use Edge TTS. It solves inbox overload by letting readers listen to written content instead.
Gemini Chat Quick Delete — one-click chat deletion in Gemini's sidebar
A Chrome extension that adds a trash icon next to each Gemini conversation so users can delete chats immediately, without opening menus or confirmation dialogs. It is not LLM-powered itself; it targets Gemini users who accumulate many throwaway test chats. The prompt notes faster cleanup is useful with Gemini 4 Argon rolling out.
A Chrome extension that adds a trash icon next to each Gemini conversation so users can delete chats immediately, without opening menus or confirmation dialogs. It is not LLM-powered itself; it targets Gemini users who accumulate many throwaway test chats. The prompt notes faster cleanup is useful with Gemini 4 Argon rolling out.
Reddit users compare RAG, Gemini API file search, and MCP to keep Gemini from citing outdated docs
A developer reports that Gemini gives plausible answers grounded in stale internal documentation hosted in Mintlify and versioned in Git. The thread asks how others feed docs to Gemini so it consistently prefers the latest version, weighing custom RAG setups, Gemini API file search, and MCP. The practical goal is avoiding manual doc re-uploads whenever content changes.
A developer reports that Gemini gives plausible answers grounded in stale internal documentation hosted in Mintlify and versioned in Git. The thread asks how others feed docs to Gemini so it consistently prefers the latest version, weighing custom RAG setups, Gemini API file search, and MCP. The practical goal is avoiding manual doc re-uploads whenever content changes.
Calendar0: unified calendar app for Google, Outlook and iCloud
Calendar0 is a web calendar plus tray/menu bar app for macOS, Windows and Linux that aggregates Google, Outlook and iCloud calendars in one place. It uses Gemini (with chrono and Jev) for natural-language quick event add, and offers booking links and call recording with transcription. It targets people juggling multiple calendar accounts.
Calendar0 is a web calendar plus tray/menu bar app for macOS, Windows and Linux that aggregates Google, Outlook and iCloud calendars in one place. It uses Gemini (with chrono and Jev) for natural-language quick event add, and offers booking links and call recording with transcription. It targets people juggling multiple calendar accounts.
AI Tarot app reader built with Claude
A prototype AI tarot reading app created end-to-end using LLMs as build agents. Claude acted as product manager and developer, Gemini and Midjourney generated card assets. It lets users get AI tarot readings through a deployed web app.
A prototype AI tarot reading app created end-to-end using LLMs as build agents. Claude acted as product manager and developer, Gemini and Midjourney generated card assets. It lets users get AI tarot readings through a deployed web app.
Panelize – Ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and DeepSeek side by side
Panelize is a tool that lets users send the same prompt to multiple LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek) and view their responses side by side. It solves the problem of comparing model outputs without switching between separate chat interfaces. It is aimed at people who want to evaluate or compare answers from different AI models.
Panelize is a tool that lets users send the same prompt to multiple LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek) and view their responses side by side. It solves the problem of comparing model outputs without switching between separate chat interfaces. It is aimed at people who want to evaluate or compare answers from different AI models.
Gemini bet me a free Ultra subscription that 4 Argon wouldn't drop today. I won, took the screenshot to Google Support, and caused a 2.5-hour Tier-2 escalation.
A Reddit user bet Gemini that the 'Argon' model would drop the same day, offering to upgrade from Google AI Pro to Ultra if wrong. Gemini accepted and produced an 'Argon Drop Ledger' screenshot; Argon dropped and the user sought a free Ultra subscription from Google One support, which spent hours escalating before ruling no such promotion exists. The story is a community anecdote that also confirms the Argon release reached users.
A Reddit user bet Gemini that the 'Argon' model would drop the same day, offering to upgrade from Google AI Pro to Ultra if wrong. Gemini accepted and produced an 'Argon Drop Ledger' screenshot; Argon dropped and the user sought a free Ultra subscription from Google One support, which spent hours escalating before ruling no such promotion exists. The story is a community anecdote that also confirms the Argon release reached users.
SproutVision — Quest 3 AI plant scanner HUD for growers
SproutVision is a Meta Quest 3 app that scans plants through the headset's cameras and displays a diagnostic HUD for growers. It uses Gemini for image analysis to identify plant health problems, demonstrated by diagnosing struggling basil. Built by an XR developer with no Android background using an AI coding agent, over a weekend.
SproutVision is a Meta Quest 3 app that scans plants through the headset's cameras and displays a diagnostic HUD for growers. It uses Gemini for image analysis to identify plant health problems, demonstrated by diagnosing struggling basil. Built by an XR developer with no Android background using an AI coding agent, over a weekend.
Workspace Agent browser extension giving Gemini web users agentic file-workspace coding
A feature in the open-source Better Sidebar browser extension that gives Gemini web users a full file workspace so Argon can perform agentic coding without needing Ultra or paid API access. It works by letting the model read and edit files directly instead of users copy-pasting code blocks in chat. It targets Gemini Pro subscribers locked out of Antigravity-style workflows.
A feature in the open-source Better Sidebar browser extension that gives Gemini web users a full file workspace so Argon can perform agentic coding without needing Ultra or paid API access. It works by letting the model read and edit files directly instead of users copy-pasting code blocks in chat. It targets Gemini Pro subscribers locked out of Antigravity-style workflows.
Reddit user prefers consumer Gemini interface over AI Studio, citing bugs
A Reddit user reports preferring Gemini's consumer interface to Google AI Studio, citing recurring issues and deal-breaking bugs when using AI Studio for coding tasks. The post reflects a broader sentiment that Google's developer-facing tooling feels less polished than its consumer product.
A Reddit user reports preferring Gemini's consumer interface to Google AI Studio, citing recurring issues and deal-breaking bugs when using AI Studio for coding tasks. The post reflects a broader sentiment that Google's developer-facing tooling feels less polished than its consumer product.
One line, full control…I Tricked My Own AI Agent With One Hidden Sentence
A Medium article begins a hands-on series on agent security: the author builds a tiny Gemini agent, attacks it in four ways, and measures how often it breaks.
A Medium article begins a hands-on series on agent security: the author builds a tiny Gemini agent, attacks it in four ways, and measures how often it breaks.
I compared the Argon 4 with the Opus 5.5 in vector redrawing. Here are the results. Pay attention to the contours.
A user tested Claude Opus 5.5 and Gemini on vector redrawing of an image. Opus produced the closest proportions but with crooked hair outlines and slow completion, while Gemini in Canvas mode missed coordinates and needed correction.
A user tested Claude Opus 5.5 and Gemini on vector redrawing of an image. Opus produced the closest proportions but with crooked hair outlines and slow completion, while Gemini in Canvas mode missed coordinates and needed correction.
Claire Mail — calm Gmail client for Mac and iPhone with brief, calendar and reminders
Claire Mail is a Gmail client for Mac and iPhone that combines a daily brief, inbox, Google Calendar and Apple Reminders in one view. AI features (daily brief, Ask Claire) are optional and run with the user's own key from Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, Groq, or local Ollama. It targets people who want a calmer one-email-at-a-time workflow without juggling multiple apps.
Claire Mail is a Gmail client for Mac and iPhone that combines a daily brief, inbox, Google Calendar and Apple Reminders in one view. AI features (daily brief, Ask Claire) are optional and run with the user's own key from Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, Groq, or local Ollama. It targets people who want a calmer one-email-at-a-time workflow without juggling multiple apps.
Jack-o.io: talking jack-o'-lantern using Gemini on an old phone
A Halloween project that turns an old phone into a real-time talking jack-o'-lantern. The phone runs Gemini for live voice conversations with trick-or-treaters, entirely on-device with no server. It solves the problem of an easy, cheap animated Halloween prop for anyone with a spare phone.
A Halloween project that turns an old phone into a real-time talking jack-o'-lantern. The phone runs Gemini for live voice conversations with trick-or-treaters, entirely on-device with no server. It solves the problem of an easy, cheap animated Halloween prop for anyone with a spare phone.
Roving Rails — pixel-art train tycoon game built with Gemini and published on the Microsoft Store
Roving Rails is a pixel-art train tycoon game whose code and trailer were generated using Gemini AI in a solo experiment. The developer used the LLM to handle game development end to end, from code to marketing trailer. It demonstrates that an individual without traditional game-dev resources can ship a store-approved game, and it is playable on the Microsoft Store.
Roving Rails is a pixel-art train tycoon game whose code and trailer were generated using Gemini AI in a solo experiment. The developer used the LLM to handle game development end to end, from code to marketing trailer. It demonstrates that an individual without traditional game-dev resources can ship a store-approved game, and it is playable on the Microsoft Store.
Google wants to host your personal vibe-coded apps in the Play Store
Google announced new Play Store AI features in an October 2026 update. Ask Play, launched in 2025, expands into general AI-powered app and game search with generated recommendations and comparison charts, with Gemini-based search coming soon. Google will also let people privately host and share their own AI-built apps in the Play Store.
Google announced new Play Store AI features in an October 2026 update. Ask Play, launched in 2025, expands into general AI-powered app and game search with generated recommendations and comparison charts, with Gemini-based search coming soon. Google will also let people privately host and share their own AI-built apps in the Play Store.
AIExporter - export AI chats from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini to PDF, Word, Markdown, Notion or GitHub
A free, no-account browser tool that exports conversations from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and 12 other AI chat services to 9 file formats or cloud destinations. It works locally rather than scraping the page, preserving formatting and capturing long chats that other exporters miss. Built by a recent CS grad for people who want to keep code, research, and notes from their AI conversations.
A free, no-account browser tool that exports conversations from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and 12 other AI chat services to 9 file formats or cloud destinations. It works locally rather than scraping the page, preserving formatting and capturing long chats that other exporters miss. Built by a recent CS grad for people who want to keep code, research, and notes from their AI conversations.
Krillo - a public league table of which online stores ChatGPT and Gemini recommend
Krillo is a public index of which online stores LLMs recommend. Each month it asks ChatGPT and Gemini real shopping questions per product category, phrased like a normal Dutch shopper. It gives market-wide AI visibility, unlike private dashboards where brands only track prompts and competitors they already know.
Krillo is a public index of which online stores LLMs recommend. Each month it asks ChatGPT and Gemini real shopping questions per product category, phrased like a normal Dutch shopper. It gives market-wide AI visibility, unlike private dashboards where brands only track prompts and competitors they already know.
ChatShelf — Chrome extension adding nested folders, full-message search and bulk export to claude.ai
ChatShelf is a Chrome extension that adds nested folders, full-text search across every message (not just titles), bulk Markdown/JSON export, and reusable saved prompts to claude.ai and gemini.google.com. It solves sidebar clutter for heavy chat users with many conversations. It was built largely by pairing with Claude, which wrote the Manifest V3 scaffold and panel UI.
ChatShelf is a Chrome extension that adds nested folders, full-text search across every message (not just titles), bulk Markdown/JSON export, and reusable saved prompts to claude.ai and gemini.google.com. It solves sidebar clutter for heavy chat users with many conversations. It was built largely by pairing with Claude, which wrote the Manifest V3 scaffold and panel UI.
Reddit user reports Gemini Sheets agent blocked from editing existing spreadsheet cells with PERMISSION_DENIED error
A Reddit user reports that Gemini with the Google Workspace extension can read and create Google Sheets but consistently fails to modify existing cells or append rows. The tool call aborts with a 'Blocking policy check failed [PERMISSION_DENIED]' error despite relaxed sharing settings and full Drive permissions. The post asks whether Google enforces a hard policy gate against agent writes and seeks workarounds.
A Reddit user reports that Gemini with the Google Workspace extension can read and create Google Sheets but consistently fails to modify existing cells or append rows. The tool call aborts with a 'Blocking policy check failed [PERMISSION_DENIED]' error despite relaxed sharing settings and full Drive permissions. The post asks whether Google enforces a hard policy gate against agent writes and seeks workarounds.
Critique examines multi-agent architecture, MCP integration, and model performance
Medium article critiques multi-agent architecture, MCP integration, and closed deep research features
Medium article critiques multi-agent architecture, MCP integration, and closed deep research features