PIT STOP AI

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Inspiration

Inspired by the Code Quantum 2026 racing track, I wanted to build a "Digital Pit Stop." When you're on a time crunch, you shouldn't have to stay stuck in the "slow lane" of long-form articles. I set out to create a tool that refuels your brain with the most critical info at F1 speeds.

What it does

PIT STOP AI acts as a virtual pit crew for your browser. It scrapes any URL to provide:

Smart Summaries: Strips away the "loose scrap" (ads/nav) to find the "engine" of the content.

Interactive TOC: Auto-generated sections that let you scrollTo key insights.

Study Mode: Instant Flashcards and Quizzes to test your knowledge.

Technical Refuel: A "Simplify" feature that translates complex jargon (like Cyber Zero-Days) into plain English.

How we built it

The Power: Llama 3 running on Groq's LPU hardware for near-zero latency.

The Chassis: HTML/CSS/JS with a dark racing aesthetic, developed using VS Code Live Server.

The Logic: Built with Claude AI's assistance, utilizing DOMParser and CORS proxies (allorigins.win) to fetch and clean webpage data.

Challenges we ran into

Many challenges since the API key was a free version this is limited due to how much info it can take based on the website, so the tokens wont be ate as quickly as anticipated!

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Speed: Achieving "F1 speed" responses by leveraging Groq's hardware.

Privacy: Building a secure system where API keys are never stored on disk, only in session memory.

UI/UX: Successfully mapping the complex data of a webpage into a "Driver's Checklist" format.

What we learned

I learned the importance of DOM filtering—it’s not enough to just get the text; you have to filter out the noise to let the LLM perform at its best. I also gained experience in rapid prototyping with AI and managing secure API headers in a frontend-only environment.

What's next for PIT STOP AI

For the future I Plan to add a feature where you don't need a API to use this software, like all you need is a username and password for easy save and use. I plan to put a disclaimer to not use personal login info for online safety, as well as have a 30 day till the chat log data deletes so you can save that chat log your machine to future use and reference as well as leave a count down to let the user know to save that info before its delete!

As well as add add hyper links to valuable resources like famous people like department of chair or like cybersecurity terms so you can expand you learning further!

This acts as a skeleton for future plans yet to come! I'd have to add security for the sake of chances of Dos attacks and ect!

Built With

• claude
• groq
• llamallm
• vscode