CapyLog

Inspiration

You may know someone or have caught yourself in ruminating thoughts such as, “Why are people always ignoring me?.” Instead, try rephrasing that sentence to, “Some of my coworkers don’t seem to listen when I’m speaking. I should try using a different tone when speaking with them next time.” Humans tend to give greater weight to negative information compared to positive, which can sometimes lead us to overlook its impact on our well-being. CapyLog provides an alternative perspective to one’s recollection of personal events and seeks to retrain your brain through the use of cognitive reframing.

What it does

CapyLog is a journaling application designed to reframe negative thinking into a more positive outlook. By leveraging advanced AI technology, CapyLog not only helps you adjust negative mindsets through the use of daily journal entries but also provides a friendly Capybara chatbot companion to interact with and talk to. With CapyLog, users are prompted to be more mindful of the words they use to communicate with others on a day-to-day basis.

How we built it

• Cohere: A leading AI platform providing enterprise-grade AI, offering unparalleled ease-of-use, accessibility, and data privacy. Cohere's AI capabilities power our journaling transformation and chatbot functionalities.
• Passage by OnePassword: A secure passwordless authentication solution that guarantees user data privacy and security, making sure your journal entries and interactions remain confidential.
• Next.js: A React framework that enables functionality such as server-side rendering and generating static websites for React-based web applications.
• Tailwind CSS: A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom designs, ensuring a sleek and intuitive user interface.
• MongoDB: A NoSQL database that offers scalability and flexibility with querying and indexing, perfect for handling dynamic journaling content.

Challenges we ran into

• Ran into minor difficulty configuring Cohere AI, but after consulting with sponsors and reviewing additional documentation, we were successfully able to implement it into our web app.
• We needed to set aside some time to access more up-to-date resources and documentation for Passage by 1Password.

What we learned

• Challenged ourselves to use an AI API for the first time

What's next for CapyLog

• Generate daily prompts for journaling that encourage users to write down their thoughts
• More capybara character actions to increase the interactivity with the users
• Adding weekly summary for further self-reflection
• More responsive platforms across iOS, Android
• Pushing email notifications to remind users on a daily basis

Built With

• cohere-ai
• figma
• mongodb
• next.js
• passage-by-1password
• react
• tailwind-css
• typescript