Feed Bower

Inspiration

RSS feeds are overwhelming. Inspired by bowerbirds curating their nests, we built Feed Bower to bring back the joy of content discovery.

What it does

AI-powered RSS aggregator that organizes feeds into keyword-based "bowers." Amazon Bedrock discovers relevant feeds and categorizes articles automatically. Includes gamification and multi-language support.

How we built it

Next.js + Go Lambda + AWS (Cognito, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Amplify) + Amazon Bedrock (Claude 3.5 Sonnet) + Terraform + GitHub Actions CI/CD

Challenges we ran into

Username-based Cognito auth, Amplify monorepo config, OIDC setup, Bedrock Agent integration with fallbacks, orphaned data cleanup

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Fully serverless architecture, AI-powered discovery with fallbacks, complete CI/CD, clean code with tests, intuitive UX

What we learned

Bedrock Agent patterns, Cognito auth strategies, Amplify/Terraform best practices, DynamoDB design, React/Go Lambda development

What's next for Feed Bower

Guest users, social features, AI recommendations, browser extension, mobile app, article summarization

Built With

• amazon-web-services
• amplify
• go
• lambda
• nextjs