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Show HN: NoteTech - Create personal automations by writing notes
Author : kenstler
Score : 114 points
Date : 2024-07-24 18:00 UTC (1 days ago)
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| nbbaier wrote:
| This is interesting. I assume you're using an LLM to generate the
| code that runs these automations? Like "compiling" the prompt to
| code?
| kenstler wrote:
| Yes, but instead of "compiling" directly to generated code, we
| generate a type of DAG that defines an execution flow of pre-
| defined parameterized code modules.
| teachmetolearn wrote:
| Love the UX, AI is unlocking a completely new ux paradigm and
| kudos to you for pushing it forward!
| kenstler wrote:
| Appreciate the feedback!
| pyinstallwoes wrote:
| This is cool in a similar way that Forth is cool.
| downrightmike wrote:
| explain
| barbarr wrote:
| "It is a language that makes complexity painful, but which
| reveals that a surprising amount can be accomplished without
| introducing any." - https://blog.information-
| superhighway.net/what-the-hell-is-f...
| skybrian wrote:
| Could write some documentation with some examples of common
| commands?
|
| Otherwise, it seems like "guess the verb" in a text adventure.
|
| [Oops, edited before I saw the reply.]
| kenstler wrote:
| Hi! A good general point.
|
| We're doing a few things to try to guide the user:
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| 1. We include ~26 fully-formed "Example" and "Template" notes
| in the app - these are intended to show users what they can do,
| but they can also be copied and used as-is or edited.
|
| 2. When users write new notes, we use a custom keyboard tool
| called "AutoPrompt" to show the user what actions they can take
| in each section. It includes prompts like "Search reddit
| for...", etc. that is inserted into the text entry and the user
| completes the statement. (You can see this in the vid on our
| home page).
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| 3. If users write incorrect or wrong things in the note, they
| get a response back that instructs them what they need to
| correct.
|
| Admittedly, as a notes-based interface there's a tradeoff we're
| trying to balance on flexibility vis-a-vis unstructured text
| input, and guardrails to inform the user. Appreciate any
| further feedback you can share!
| skybrian wrote:
| That sounds useful for someone who already signed up, but I'd
| rather read them before signing up or installing anything.
| The documentation is how I decide if it's worth looking
| further.
|
| (I also don't play videos or animations, and try to ignore
| them if they autoplay. They are usually too fast or too slow.
| A slideshow that you step through is okay.)
|
| Maybe I'm not your target audience, though?
| kenstler wrote:
| Ah - I assumed you were talking about the in-app
| experience. My bad!
|
| Point well taken and we'll definitely add more details/docs
| on the site.
|
| Thanks!
| dr_kiszonka wrote:
| I just wanted to add that this information would be
| useful to me too, and I did watch the video. Also, I
| would be curious to know what integrations you already
| have and plan to add.
| kissgyorgy wrote:
| If you highlight the actions in the text with something like
| a differnet background color, it would be clear what it will
| trigger and over time the user would remember these actions.
| It would also be clearer to see them in predefined notes.
| kenstler wrote:
| Love this - thank you!
| jwong_ wrote:
| Interesting idea. I liked the AI button, but had difficulty even
| finding it since you need to click into a line item before you
| can see it.
|
| Also, I wanted to "test" my work before deploying it, but that
| seems not possible?
| kenstler wrote:
| Thanks for the feedback!
|
| Yes - at present, a note needs to be deployed before you can
| test. Then you can make a change, and redeploy. We can look at
| making this a bit more seamless in future iterations.
|
| Re: the AI button - any suggestion on how we might improve
| there?
| jwong_ wrote:
| Perhaps using the same nomenclature for both? In the tooltip
| you call it an Autoprompt, but the icon itself just says
| "AI". Also, I typed some steps in, and expected to need to
| review before deploying since I didn't have any "AI" or
| "autoprompt" to help.
|
| Maybe some sort of more obvious workflow that it's "done" and
| can be tested?
| breck wrote:
| 1. Could you make a web version? (I don't own a smartphone).
|
| 2. Are you looking for investors?
| kenstler wrote:
| 1. We can do one for web. 2. Would love to chat about it.
| breck wrote:
| 1. Awesome! 2. Great! breck7@gmail.com
| Brajeshwar wrote:
| Is there a desktop version planned? Watched the video. I'd love
| to have a Desktop version.
| kenstler wrote:
| Yes!
| poulpy123 wrote:
| Looks interesting. But you should add a note that it is not
| available in Europe (or at least France) for Android
| decide1000 wrote:
| In the Netherlands it doesn't work either
| devansh_jain wrote:
| Not available in India :(
| smusamashah wrote:
| The video shows actions on external services. Can NoteTech be
| used to automate phone activities e.g. "Turn phone silent from
| 10pm to 6am" , "When John is calling, ring at full volume" ?
| salil999 wrote:
| I think you can already do some of this in iOS with the
| Shortcuts app
| kenstler wrote:
| Presently our focus is more on enabling automations that
| integrate with external services, but we do intend to enable
| some phone actions that make sense in that context.
| stefanyas wrote:
| It's not available in my country via Play Store - any chance of
| enabling? I'm in Serbia.
| shireboy wrote:
| Fun related anecdote. I learned to program Amiga BASIC when I was
| around 12 by copying games from the back of Amiga magazine. At
| the same time, my sister was learning to read and write. As a
| nerdy big brother, I set out to write something where she could
| type plain english instructions and it would do what she typed.
| Playing Zork made this seem very feasible at least to my 12 year
| old mind. I never finished the project, but have been thinking
| about something like this again lately.
| hexcase wrote:
| Not available in Canada unfortunately. I'm excited to see, always
| looking for personal automation tools
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