Inspiration

A U.S. Census Bureau suggests that a person in the U.S. could move 11–12 times in their lifetime. Moving can be exciting, but figuring out housing, costs, routes, and local services takes a lot of work. I wanted to make it easier.

What it does

MoveFlow helps you plan a move through a conversation. It brings together rental options, cost estimates, routes, and local services in one place. You can also update your plan as your needs change.

How I built it

I built MoveFlow with Next.js, TypeScript, and a self-hosted MCP server for the Alexa+ hackathon. I used OpenAI, Neon, RentCast, Mapbox, and TomTom for planning, saved plans, housing, routes, and local searches.

Challenges I ran into

Getting the MCP UI to work smoothly in Codex chat took some trial and error. Getting access to a flight API was also harder than I expected, so the current flight examples are illustrative and can't be booked.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I'm proud that I built a working MCP server and dashboard that can take a simple moving request and turn it into a useful plan.

What I learned

I learned how to build MCP tools for a multi-step workflow, ask for missing details, and bring data from different providers together.

What's next for MoveFlow

I want to improve the experience across more assistants, add real flight data, and make MoveFlow even more helpful throughout the moving process.

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