Foodlink

Inspiration: Wastage from school dining halls, restaurants, and the need to turn surplus waste into food donations for students in need.

What it does: Connects surplus food from dining halls to nearby students in real-time using AI, geo-mapping, and image verification.

How we built it: Used React for frontend, Node.js for backend, and integrated Fetch.ai, Claude 4, and Letta for AI-powered food routing and image analysis.

Challenges we ran into: integrating the backend with the frontend and syncing real-time food data.

Accomplishments that we're proud of: Successfully built a working prototype that connects food sources to students instantly.

What we learned: How to build AI-driven apps, Learned how to integrate LLMs with real-time applications, and the power of AI in solving social issues.

What's next for Foodlink: Launch on more campuses, partner with food vendors, and expand to community shelters and nonprofits.

Built With

• cursor
• fetch
• google
• javascript
• python
• replit
• rest
• vercel
• visual-studio
• vscode