Personal Assistant Recipes research · No. 47

asked my ai what mini app it could build and launch for me. it pitched a few, then checked and told me straight up which ones already exist

From a conversation with my assistant, 30 September 2026

Recipe No. 47

Brainstorm a Tiny App with Your Assistant, Then Make It Prove the Idea Is New

Serves People with a weekend and an urge to build something

Ask the assistant to pitch small apps it could build and launch, then check each idea against existing products before building anything.

You will need

Method

  1. Ask for five tiny app ideas based on things you already ask it to do every week.

  2. Before choosing, make it search for existing apps and plugins that do each one, and drop the crowded ones.

  3. Pick the survivor and give it a design reference so it does not look generic.

  4. Have it write down what is left to launch, with what it needs from you.

See also

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    remembered a comedian's bit about only caring about 3 things a year. my ai pulled every episode list and found the exact one plus a link researchdelightFind the Exact Episode from a Half-Remembered Bit · from a chat
  3. 22
    asked my ai the real difference between a cappuccino and a latte and why burnt coffee smells off to me. then had it save my beans and taste as a preference homedelightresearchTurn Random Coffee Questions into a Saved Taste Profile · from a chat