Bear Necessities

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Inspiration

The chaos of having 100+ tabs open while coding isn't just a meme - it's a real productivity killer. As students constantly on our computers, we found ourselves losing time switching between all kinds of tabs. After one too many browser crashes and lost work sessions, we decided to turn this frustration into something useful.

What it does

Bear Necessities is a tab management extension that makes organizing your digital workspace effortless. Our AI-powered browser agent automatically groups related tabs, provides quick search across all open tabs, and includes productivity analytics to help you understand and improve your browsing habits. The unique aspect is our gamified approach - you earn points and track progress for maintaining an organized workflow, making tab management less of a chore.

How we built it

Built as a Chrome extension using React for the frontend interface Used Chrome's tabGroups API to handle tab management and tracking Context-aware categorization engine powered by AI Implemented database storage for maintaining user preferences and scores Created a lightweight scoring algorithm that rewards good tab management habits

Challenges we ran into

API-related troubleshooting, dependency installation Balancing automated tab organization with user control Optimizing performance when handling hundreds of tabs

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Developed a scoring algorithm that actually makes tab management engaging Built a fully functional product that we ourselves will use daily Maintained good performance and created an engaging interface Followed through with the layout we had in mind for the hackathon

What we learned

Installation and dependency best practices How to stay within scope efficiently for a hackathon Division of labor and constant communication builds healthy collaboration

What's next for Bear Necessities

Friend features allowing you to compete in real time Productivity utilities such as Pomodoro Timers Blacklist features allowing you to block a website while studying